Charkha Development Communication Network

Founded in 1994 by the visionary social activist, Sanjoy Ghose, Charkha is an innovative non-profit organization that works towards the social and economic inclusion of rural marginalised communities through the creative use of media. Rural marginalized communities often remain unheard and have little access to information that they can use to overcome their social and economic disadvantages. Charkha is committed to empowering these communities by building their capacity to speak up at the local, state and national levels and access available resources to obtain their rights and entitlements. With its pan-India network of rural development writers, Charkha taps the power of media and communication technology to improve the quality of life of the most marginalised communities. Charkha Features, India’s only Trilingual Feature Service in English, Hindi and Urdu, disseminates development stories written by these trained rural writers to the mainstream media, giving voice to the unheard India.