Anshul Tewari
Anshul Tewari is the founder and editor-in-chief of Youth Ki Awaaz (meaning "the voice of youth" in Hindi)[1] a user-generated content publishing platform aimed at the youth of India and centered around social issues,[2] which is also the largest youth-based media platform in India.[3]
Anshul Tewari | |
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Born | October 1990 |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | University of Delhi (journalism) |
Occupation | Journalist, Founder |
Title | Founder, Youth Ki Awaaz |
Parent(s) | Vinay Tewari Reena Tewari |
Relatives | Piyush Tewari (brother) |
Youth Ki Awaaz
When he was 17 years old, Tewari founded Youth Ki Awaaz (YKA) in 2008 while still in high school as a platform for Indian young people to share stories and issues that mattered to them, who felt issues relevant to them had been neglected by mainstream media.[3] He continued working on YKA while at the University of Delhi, where he studied journalism.
Honors and awards
Tewari was selected as a United Nations ITU Young Innovator in 2012.[4] Tewari was named an Ashoka Fellow in 2015.[5] Subsequently, he was named an INK Fellow.[6] In 2018, Tewari was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in Asia for Media, Marketing & Advertising.[7]
He serves on the board of Jhatkaa as a trustee, an organization whose mission is to build empower the Indian citizenry from the grassroots.[8] He is also on the Board of Directors of Collectively, a World Economic Forum and Unilever collaborative non-profit.[9]
Tewari participated in the Obama Foundation’s Town Hall in New Delhi on December 1, 2017.[10]
Personal life
Tewari's brother is Piyush Tewari, a social entrepreneur focused on improving road safety and access to emergency medical care in India.
References
- Sachan, Dinsa (2017-05-26). "Citizen Media Platforms Are Breaking the Silence in India". Vice. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- Grover, Priyamvada (4 June 2018). "Citizen-led journalism shapes news when all else fails: Media entrepreneur Anshul Tewari". The Print (Web).
- "#LeadYoung - Anshul Tewari Created India's Largest Youth Media Platform at Age 17". Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- ITU (2013-03-01). "ITU Young Innovators Competition winner gives India's youth a voice". ITU News. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- "Anshul Tewari". Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- "Stories, Ideas and Perspectives | 300+ Inspirational talks by remarkable people from INK events -". inktalks.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- "Anshul Tewari". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- "All you want to know about #AnshulTewari". www.indiaspora.org. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- Tewari, Anshul. "Anshul Tewari on about.me". about.me. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
- "Meet Anshul Tewari and Youth Ki Awaaz". Obama Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-29.