Manju Latha Kalanidhi is the City Editor, The New Indian Express, a mainstream English newspaper in Hyderabad, India. A journalist with over 18 years of experience and now in a leadership role leading a group of reporters, sub-editors, designers, and photographers, she's in a strategic position to tell the world about her vibrant city. Her mantra: Be the change you want to see. She has always used every opportunity to highlight burning societal issues and bring them to the notice of the powers that be. From writing cover stories on gender issues (about youngsters coming out and telling the society) to quirky subjects such as the Death Cafe (where average citizens sit and discuss about death over coffee and cake) to thought-provoking stories on citizen activism and if it really pays in life to telling the reader about the art of seduction through the voice of a sexual scientist, she covers it all. Her mission in life is to touch the life of every citizen in her city. She is also known for her social initiative Rice Bucket Challenge, an Indian spin to the Ice Bucket Challenge, which has garnered 2 lakh kg of rice across the world since 2014. A TedX Speaker and recipient of the UN-iCongo Karamveer Chakra award, JFW Women Achiever Award 2014, L'oreal Social Influencer 2015 nominee, she has over 80K followers across social media.
