Wikipedia:Gaon Dastak

Gaon Dastak. is a Weekly Hindi Newspaper started in 2018 and online news website  registered in the Country of India. It targets rural India, Indian politics and news of farmers and youth across the country. Its editor is Mahendra Kudiya. Gaon Dastak website attracts around 50,000 unique visitors daily which includes politicians, policy planners, journalists from major newspapers and television channels. And the Gaon Dastak Newspaper reaches about 5 lakh people in rural areas in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar. It has been quoted by mainstream media like APN News Channel Two Circles Youth Ki Awaaz Alt News and The Independent etc. It provides platform for young voices from the Farmer communities to be vocal about their understanding. Their views are published in the 'FARMER' section of the website

Notable events
In February, thousands of birds were dying due to the outbreak of bird flu in India, causing a rumor to spread rapidly on social media. In which it was claimed that birds were being killed due to Jio's 5G internet testing, Gaon Dastak first brought this rumor to the media, which was later put to break by the famous ALT News of India for Fact Check.

In India, the Twitter account of the people who raised their voice against the government for the peasant movement was closed by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs. Against this policy of the government, the Gaon Dastak had run a hashtag, due to which all the closed accounts were restored by Twitter.

History
Gaon Dastak was founded by Aashish on 2 January 2018. Aashish is follower of Jat religion.Over the years, it became a leading national daily.

Editions
Gaon Dastak prints editions in Uttar Pradesh and the three states of Haryana, Bihar, Rajasthan