Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Writing with Fire Profiles Dalit Women Journalists' Digital Transition
Writing with Fire is a documentary about women journalists in India.
They work for a newspaper called Khabar Lahariya.
The newspaper is run by Dalit women in Uttar Pradesh.
The film shows how the reporters do their jobs in local communities.
It also follows their hopes and ambitions.
The journalists face challenges while reporting from the ground.
They move from using print journalism to digital journalism.
The film was the first Indian feature documentary to receive an Academy Award nomination.
Writing with Fire was directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh.
The documentary follows women journalists working for Khabar Lahariya.
Khabar Lahariya is a newspaper run by Dalit women in Uttar Pradesh.
The reporters transition from print journalism to digital journalism.
The film became the first Indian feature documentary nominated for an Academy Award.
- Who
- Women journalists of Khabar Lahariya, directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh.
- What
- A documentary following the journalists' work, ambitions, challenges and transition from print to digital journalism.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- To document the reporters' work and experiences while reporting from the ground.
- Film
- Writing with Fire
- Directors
- Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh
- Subject
- Women journalists of Khabar Lahariya
- Organization
- Khabar Lahariya
- Location
- Uttar Pradesh
- Journalism shift
- From print to digital journalism
- Award milestone
- First Indian feature documentary to receive an Academy Award nomination