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'''''Balaknama''''' is an Indian newspaper which is run by children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/sports/these-delhi-children-run-the-world-s-only-newspaper-published-by-street-kids-248939.html|title=These Delhi Children Run The World's Only Newspaper Published By Street Kids|work=India Times}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Based out of [[Delhi]]'s slums, ''Balaknama'' is completely staffed by children who live and work on the streets. The sixteen-page editorial publishes stories and reports based on the lives of street children. It explores issues like [[sexual abuse]], [[child labour]], [[police brutality]], and also covers feel-good stories. |
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2003|09}} |
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| language = [[Hindi]], [[English]] |
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| circulation = 8,000 |
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| circulation_date = May 2023 |
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| website = {{URL|https://balaknama.org}} |
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'''''Balaknama''''' ([[Hindi]] for "Voice of Children") is an Indian newspaper which is run by children living in the slums of [[Delhi]]. It reports on issues such as [[sexual abuse]], [[child labour]] and [[police brutality]]. |
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== History == |
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⚫ | In November 2013, Balaknama's story was made into a TV documentary titled |
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''Balaknama'' was launched in September 2003<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-17 |title='Balaknama', a newspaper run by street children |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/watch-balaknama-a-newspaper-run-by-street-children/article66520817.ece |access-date=2023-05-28 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> by Childhood Enhancement through Training and Action (Chetna), an Indian charity, with the organisation Badhte Kadam (Hindi for "Stepping Forward") to report on the estimated 80,000 street children living in [[Delhi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Sunder |first=Kalpana |date=2023-05-12 |title=Streets ahead: a landmark for the Delhi newspaper run by homeless children |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/may/12/streets-ahead-a-landmark-for-the-delhi-newspaper-run-by-homeless-children |access-date=2023-05-28 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It launched with just 35 reporters.<ref name=":1" /> |
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⚫ | In November 2013, ''Balaknama''<nowiki/>'s story was made into a TV documentary titled "Slumkid Reporters". The documentary aired on [[Channel 4]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Greenslade |first=Roy |date=31 October 2013 |title=The 'slumkid reporters' telling of children's street life in India |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/oct/31/channel4-india |work=The Guardian}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The paper's circulation increased from 4,000 in 2014 to 5,500 in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Basu |first=Anasuya |date=2015-12-29 |title=The street children who run a newspaper in India |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-35118791 |access-date=2023-05-28}}</ref> By December 2015, the paper's network had expanded to seven cities across India, with over 10,000 children working for the paper.<ref name=":1" /> The newspaper had 14 regular reporters in [[Delhi]] itself and many others in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Haryana]], with illiterate children contributing by dictating their stories to other reporters.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Sharma |first=Manoj |title=Balaknama: Making headlines that matter |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/static/making-headlines-that-matter/ |access-date=May 28, 2023 |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> In the same month, ''[[India Today]]'' called ''Balaknama'' the "world's unique newspaper for and by street and working children".<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2015 |title=These children run Balaknama, a newspaper of their own. What's your excuse? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/these-children-run-balaknama-a-newspaper-of-their-own-whats-your-excuse-279692-2015-12-30 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Coverage and operation == |
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⚫ | Based out of [[Delhi]]'s slums, ''Balaknama'' is completely staffed by children who live and work on the streets. The sixteen-page editorial publishes stories and reports based on the lives of street children. It explores issues like [[sexual abuse]], [[child labour]], [[police brutality]], and also covers feel-good stories.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Sultan |first=Zainab |date=27 December 2015 |title=India's slum kid reporters tell stories of street life |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/12/india-slum-kid-reporters-stories-street-life-151227052830502.html |access-date=28 May 2023 |work=[[Al Jazeera]]}}</ref> |
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It is edited by volunteers of Chetna, an NGO which works with street and working children.<ref name=":2" /> The paper is sold for Rs. 5 and is published in Hindi and English, with funding provided by Chetna, as well as private donations and advertising.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== External links == |
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* {{Official website|https://balaknama.org}} |
Revision as of 12:38, 28 May 2023
Type | Monthly newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
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Founded | September 2003 |
Language | Hindi, English |
Circulation | 8,000 (as of May 2023)[1] |
Website | balaknama |
Balaknama (Hindi for "Voice of Children") is an Indian newspaper which is run by children living in the slums of Delhi. It reports on issues such as sexual abuse, child labour and police brutality.
History
Balaknama was launched in September 2003[2] by Childhood Enhancement through Training and Action (Chetna), an Indian charity, with the organisation Badhte Kadam (Hindi for "Stepping Forward") to report on the estimated 80,000 street children living in Delhi.[1] It launched with just 35 reporters.[3]
In November 2013, Balaknama's story was made into a TV documentary titled "Slumkid Reporters". The documentary aired on Channel 4.[4]
The paper's circulation increased from 4,000 in 2014 to 5,500 in 2015.[5] By December 2015, the paper's network had expanded to seven cities across India, with over 10,000 children working for the paper.[3] The newspaper had 14 regular reporters in Delhi itself and many others in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Haryana, with illiterate children contributing by dictating their stories to other reporters.[6] In the same month, India Today called Balaknama the "world's unique newspaper for and by street and working children".[7]
Coverage and operation
Based out of Delhi's slums, Balaknama is completely staffed by children who live and work on the streets. The sixteen-page editorial publishes stories and reports based on the lives of street children. It explores issues like sexual abuse, child labour, police brutality, and also covers feel-good stories.[3]
It is edited by volunteers of Chetna, an NGO which works with street and working children.[6] The paper is sold for Rs. 5 and is published in Hindi and English, with funding provided by Chetna, as well as private donations and advertising.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Sunder, Kalpana (12 May 2023). "Streets ahead: a landmark for the Delhi newspaper run by homeless children". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "'Balaknama', a newspaper run by street children". The Hindu. 17 February 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Sultan, Zainab (27 December 2015). "India's slum kid reporters tell stories of street life". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ Greenslade, Roy (31 October 2013). "The 'slumkid reporters' telling of children's street life in India". The Guardian.
- ^ Basu, Anasuya (29 December 2015). "The street children who run a newspaper in India". BBC News. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b Sharma, Manoj. "Balaknama: Making headlines that matter". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "These children run Balaknama, a newspaper of their own. What's your excuse?". India Today. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2023.