We are passionate about telling the story of rural India – the good, the tough and the vibrant stories and insights of village life. We want urban India to read, watch and listen to Village Square and tap into the shared humanity that unites us all.
About Us
Village Square Team
Sameer Kapoor
Village Square, Advisor
Sameer Kapoor is a management professional with a storied career across varied industries. He has helmed the leadership roles at companies like NDTV, Scholastic India and Hindustan Times, among others. After an intriguing chapter as an angel investor and entrepreneur, Kapoor transitioned to the development sector, currently providing his expertise as a Senior Advisor to the Development Alternatives Group. His domestic and international experience has seen him navigate both line and staff functions in multinational corporations and Indian companies.
Lyndee Prickitt
Village Square, Advisor
International journalist and award-winning digital storytelling pioneer, Lyndee Prickitt loves telling stories. As Director of Village Square she’s driven to find insightful stories coming out of rural India, too often ignored by mainstream media. She believes everyone has a compelling story – it’s just a matter of helping them share it. She also co-hosts the critically acclaimed world news podcast for kids, Newsy Pooloozi, with her ten-year-old desi daughter. She also contributes to Monocle, the New Statesman and BBC regional radio, where she first started her career.
Sanjana Kaushik
Village Square, Manager
Sanjana Kaushik firmly believes that young minds have the power to radically change the world. She should know, as someone who started volunteering in old age homes and working with specially abled people at 19. Bitten by the social work bug, she left her first job at a fitness start-up to become a development professional, working in health, education and livelihood projects. She is passionate about her work at Youth Hub, especially creating spaces for young urban India to be inspired by and with young rural India.
Pallavi Srivastava
Associate Director of Content
Pallavi Srivastava has over 20 years of experience as a print and online journalist, during which she has worked with leading Indian publications such as The Times of India, The Indian Express and The New Indian Express, among others. As Associate Director of Village Square, she is keen to see that stories from the hinterland reach the hearts of the urban readers.
Novita Singh
Associate Director of Video
Novita Singh, is a hands-on filmmaker with 14 years of experience who often shoots and edits her own feature films. She has directed several documentaries on varied topics from the recent farmers protest to adventure sports. Having worked solo for the last 8 years, she is happy to be part of a garrulous team and to hone her video news skills. She loves to hike, read non-fiction and knows a thing or two about soju.
Yukti Kharbanda
Village Square, Officer (Outreach Initiatives)
Yukti is the office administrator who keeps Village Square running smoothly. She has been actively involved in social activities since her college days. She gained leadership experience through Leaders for Tomorrow and found her creative path after joining Village Square. She believes that creativity and a curiosity-driven environment nurture new dreams. Over the past year, she has embraced new challenges and showed dedication to the success of various projects while uplifting others. Yukti enjoys travelling, exploring diverse cuisines, and immersing herself in India’s cultural heritage, which enhances her understanding of the world.
Prachi Sharma
Village Square, Officer (Capacity Building Programs)
Prachi is a development professional with a strong interest in gender and youth empowerment. She holds a postgraduate degree in gender studies and a diploma in Development Management, which have equipped her with a solid academic foundation in these fields. Prachi’s passion for research is evident in her published papers – many for esteemed journals, where she shed light on important social issues. Additionally, Prachi is a performance artist who believes art is a transformative medium that can challenge societal norms, provoke critical thinking and encourage people to reflect on their existence.
Join Village Square
At Village Square we are always looking for enthusiastic people interested in getting others fired up about rural India.
We have a series of Youth Hub engagements – from internships to fellowships – that are offered around the year.
We sometimes have vacancies for full-time or consultancy positions too listed on our Careers page.
And we are always, always, always looking for good writers, photographers and videographers who want to pitch their rural India story ideas to us – see our Write For Us page for more details!