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Add to Lightbox DownloadChitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India: Dalit women come together for a conference led by the women's group Vanangana in Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India February 12, 2006. Chitrakoot district has a high level of poverty, feudalism, violence. Some of the women are a part of a group that brought out a newspaper in the local dialect for a rural audience, and to create awareness. Khabar Lahariya, is a fortnightly rural newspaper produced by the group of seven, predominantly dalit and kol women. The publication began in May 2002 and presently has a print run of 1500. In Chitrakoot district, as in other parts of India, mainstream newspapers do not reach large sections of the rural population nor do they meet their local news and information needs. Khabar Lahariya provides a mix of news, information and entertainment. Khabar Lahariya's hallmark is the local. Its strength is credible investigative reportage. It covers current political news, stories on the functioning of panchayats, the bureaucracy, schools, hospitals and reports atrocities on women and marginalized sections of society.(Photo by Ami Vitale)
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