Pooja Pande
Chambal Media, India
Co-CEO
Pooja Pande is a writer, editor, and TED speaker whose passion for intersectional feminism led her to Chambal Media. She is currently the co-CEO and is part of the core leadership team at Chambal Media, which houses the award-winning rural news platform Khabar Lahariya and Chambal Academy, founded with the mission to bring into the digital revolution in India, the perspectives and involvement of women on the margins. Her books include 'Red Lipstick' (Penguin Randomhouse, 2016), a literary-styled memoir of celebrity transgender rights activist Laxmi, and 'Momspeak' (Penguin Randomhouse, 2020), a first-of-its-kind feminist exploration of the institution and experience of motherhood in India. Her third book is slated for a 2023 release.