Ankita M. Kumar
Ankita M. Kumar is an award-winning Indian journalist and documentary filmmaker based in the Bay Area. Her first film, Far from Home, won several awards and was picked up for distribution by New Jersey-based BayView Entertainment. Ankita’s articles have been published in several Indian and international publications, including The Wire, Outlook India, Indian Express, Dainik Bhaskar, San Francisco Chronicle and Deutsche Welle. She has received awards from the SF Press Club and the Foreign Correspondents’ Club for her reporting. In 2023, Ankita was elected as a regional director to the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). She also serves on the board of SPJ Northern California. Ankita is also on the awards committee of SPJ and AAJA and has judged several awards for investigative, feature and documentary reporting, including the 2026 News and Documentary Emmys.
Ankita has a Masters degree in Journalism and Media Innovation from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she was a Richard Schwarzlose scholar. She also holds a Masters degree in History and International Relations from the London School of Economics and a Bachelors degree with distinction from Lady Shri Ram College (LSR), University of Delhi. Ankita’s dissertation on youth participation in politics was awarded Distinction at the LSE.
TEACHING SCHEDULE:
| Sec. | Title | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | J234 Reporting on India (By application only) Spring 2024 | M 6–9pm | B1 North Gate — B1 North Gate |