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Twenty Years of Independent Journalism.

Bharat Chronicle has been India's most trusted independent news platform since 2006. We exist to serve one master: the public's right to know.

2006
Founded
240M+
Monthly Readers
1,400+
Journalists
2006
State Bureaux

We exist to serve the public's right to know.

Bharat Chronicle was founded on a single conviction: India deserves journalism that is fearless, thorough, and irreversibly committed to fact. In two decades, we have grown from a Delhi broadsheet to a digital platform serving 240 million readers across every state, every language, every corner of this vast republic.

Our independence is non-negotiable. We accept no government advertising. We take no political lines. Our only obligation is to our readers — and through them, to the democratic health of the nation we cover.

Read Our Editorial Standards →
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Independence
No government funding. No political allegiances. Editorial decisions made solely by editors, never advertisers or owners.
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Accuracy
Every claim verified by at least two independent sources. Corrections issued within 24 hours, prominently displayed.
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Inclusion
India is not one story. Our 28 state bureaux ensure voices from every region, community, and language are represented.
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Privacy
Reader data is never sold. Sources are protected by law, protocol, and our organisational culture.

Leadership Team

The editors, journalists, and technologists who lead Bharat Chronicle's newsroom.

Anjali Krishnaswamy
Editor-in-Chief
Former South Asia bureau chief of Reuters. 24 years covering Indian politics and constitutional affairs.
Rahul Venkatesan
Executive Editor, Digital
Pioneer of India's data journalism movement. Previously led innovation at The Hindu and Scroll.
Dr. Priya Chandrasekhar
Chief Correspondent, Economy
Oxford economics doctorate. India economic correspondent for the Financial Times for 12 years.
Arjun Mehrotra
Chief Technology Officer
Architected the IndiaStack API integrations now used across 14 government portals. IIT Bombay alumnus.

Our History

Two decades of independent journalism in India's fastest-changing media landscape.

2006
Founded in New Delhi
Bharat Chronicle launched as a 16-page daily broadsheet with 42 journalists and a single Delhi bureau.
2009
First State Bureaux
Expanded to Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad. Regional coverage triples readership.
2013
Digital-First Strategy
Launched bharatchronicle.in; becomes fastest-growing English news site in India by year-end.
2018
10 Regional Languages
Published in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Odia.
2021
OTT & Podcast Launch
BC Studios launches original video journalism and podcast network; 28 active shows at launch.
2024
240 Million Readers
Becomes India's most-read independent digital news platform. Winner of the Ramnath Goenka Award.

Awards & Recognition

Recognised nationally and internationally for journalistic excellence.

2024
Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism — General Reporting
2023
International Press Freedom Award — Committee to Protect Journalists
2022
Data Journalism Award — Best Investigative Dataset, ICFJ
2021
South Asian Journalism Award for Environmental Reporting
2019
WAN-IFRA Digital Media Award — Best Mobile News Experience