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
BornOctober 1990
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Delhi (journalism)
OccupationJournalist, Founder
TitleFounder, Youth Ki Awaaz
Parent(s)Vinay Tewari
Reena Tewari
RelativesPiyush 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.

Fearful using ad-revenue might influence the content presented on his site, Tewari developed a viable business model that generated income for YKA through offline events and non-profit sponsorships.[3] YKA has become India's #1 youth portal for media,[4] now with four million monthly readers and 75,000 users.[5] In his current role, Tewari leads YKA's business development and strategic vision.[6]

Honors and awards

Tewari was selected as a United Nations ITU Young Innovator in 2012.[7] Tewari was named an Ashoka Fellow in 2015.[8] Subsequently, he was named an INK Fellow.[4] In 2018, Tewari was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in Asia for Media, Marketing & Advertising.[5]

He serves on the board of Jhatkaa as a trustee, an organization whose mission is to build empower the Indian citizenry from the grassroots.[9] He is also on the Board of Directors of Collectively, a World Economic Forum and Unilever collaborative non-profit.[6]

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.

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References
  1. Sachan, Dinsa (2017-05-26). "Citizen Media Platforms Are Breaking the Silence in India". Vice. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  2. Grover, Priyamvada (4 June 2018). "Citizen-led journalism shapes news when all else fails: Media entrepreneur Anshul Tewari". The Print (Web).
  3. "#LeadYoung - Anshul Tewari Created India's Largest Youth Media Platform at Age 17". Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  4. "Stories, Ideas and Perspectives | 300+ Inspirational talks by remarkable people from INK events -". inktalks.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  5. "Anshul Tewari". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  6. Tewari, Anshul. "Anshul Tewari on about.me". about.me. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  7. ITU (2013-03-01). "ITU Young Innovators Competition winner gives India's youth a voice". ITU News. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  8. "Anshul Tewari". Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  9. www.indiaspora.org http://www.indiaspora.org/participant/anshul-tewari/. Retrieved 2019-04-29. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "Meet Anshul Tewari and Youth Ki Awaaz". Obama Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
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