In this episode, AFPC-USA's Editorial Supervisor Alan Herrera, Ankita M. Kumar speaks at length about her journalistic journey that took her from Mumbai, India, and eventually to the United States, breaking significant barriers along the way.

Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ankita has previously worked for Politico, Deutsche Welle (DW) and The Economist Group and has had her work published in The Wire and Outlook, among others. Ankita is the recipient of several fellowships to support her reporting on India and is a 2023 AFPC-USA Professional Excellence awardee.