Gaon Connection

Gaon Connection is India's biggest rural media platform that covers news from villages, provides information on kheti & kisani (farming), health, agriculture, politics, national and international news.

Gaon Connection is an effort to give voice to rural India. “In an era where India’s media industry concentrates on the urban concerns, Gaon Connection strives to give rural citizens a voice of their own.” says Neelesh Misra, co-founder of Gaon Connection.

A journalist by profession, Neelesh started his rural venture leaving his plush job at a leading daily, with an intention of giving back to the society. Started in December 2012 along with Karan Dalal, an IT Professional, Gaon Connection was inaugurated by Akhilesh Yadav, the then chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. His parents returned from Canada to set up a school in rural UP and dedicated four decades of their life to the service of rural citizens. Neelesh wanted to continue his parents’ legacy and led to the setting up of Gaon Connection.