Youth Ki Awaaz

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Youth Ki Awaaz
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Available inEnglish and Hindi
Websitewww.youthkiawaaz.com
CommercialYes
Launched2008; 17 years ago (2008)

Youth Ki Awaaz is a user-generated Indian youth media platform on social justice issues. It was founded by Anshul Tewari in 2008.[1] Youth Ki Awaaz is a mixed English-Hindi phrase meaning "Voice Of Youth".

In 2015 Quintillion Media, led by Raghav Bahl and Ritu Kapur, invested Rs. 4 crore (US$600,000) in Youth Ki Awaaz.[2] On March 31, 2018 Juggernaut Books announced association with Youth Ki Awaaz for digital books.[3]

Recognition[edit | edit source]

The platform received the "Social media for empowerment" award at the 2013 Manthan South Asia Awards[4] and the Laadli Media Awards for "gender sensitivity" in 2016.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Charley Locke (14 July 2016). "Global Digital News Brands See Growth Opportunity in India". WIRED.
  2. Biswarup Gooptu (7 September 2015). "Raghav Bahl-led Quintillion Media invests Rs 4 crore in YouthKiAwaaz". The Economic Times.
  3. Books, Juggernaut (31 March 2018). "Announcement: Juggernaut Partners with Youth Ki Awaaz for Digital Books - the lowdown". the lowdown. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. "Of chai, change and winning ideas". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. "Express journalists among 51 honoured at Laadli Media Awards". The Indian Express. 18 March 2016.

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