New Delhi, June 27 -- Do too many cooks spoil a broth or make it special? Can too many writers produce an engaging book or do they mess it up? These are the questions that come to mind as you read The Good Reporter, written by 10 women who are part of the feminist collective that has produced Khabar Lahariya for 24 years.

By now, the name Khabar Lahariya is known. What began as a small four-page newspaper produced by six women from Bundelkhand, one of the poorer regions in Uttar Pradesh, soon made its mark by the courageous reporting by women who were barely literate when they began. They learned everything on the job-writing, editing, production and distribution. Their story inspired the 2022 documentary by Rintu Thomas and Shoshit Ghos...