Do you cover rural India? Are you passionate about telling untold stories from India’s often forgotten – but rich and vibrant – villages? Do you write with colour and anecdotes to make your stories come alive? Do you have an unusual story or provocative assertion – backed by data – about how village life is changing (or not!)?
Then why not write for us?
We have several strands covering an array of topics from rural India, and when the story fits we cover peri-urban areas too.
Field Journal is our (unpaid) blog space for development professionals or interns who have a story to tell, a reflection to share or an idea to spin-out. Whether you’re a researcher, practitioner, field investigator, district officer, manager or intern – we want to hear from you! This strand is typically a more relaxed, first-person blog format. You can write as little as 400 words or as many as 900 words. But be descriptive – set the scene – and then tell us what and, especially, who you encountered, why it/they had an impact on you and what your main take-away was (even if it’s that some experience left you more confused and in search of answers than ever before). And, of course, any good piece is made better with anecdotes – people love reading them – and photos*. Ideally we’d like a photo of you in the field too.
In Videos is the space where we publish stories in the audio-visual format. The videos are published on the Village Square website as well as our YouTube channel. They can be on a variety of subjects, such as rural livelihood, education, environment and gender issues, as also interesting places to discover, festivals, cuisines and success stories. We pay Rs 4,000-6,000 per video feature.
So send in your ideas today!
Village Square doesn’t pay for stories that have been previously published or supported through grants.
You’ll find our pitch form here. (We aim to reply to the pitches in 7-10 days after the proposals are submitted.)
And if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to drop us a line at info@villagesquare.in.
