Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava
Founder and Director

Kumar Sambhav Shrivastava is an award-winning journalist, researchers and social entrepreneur who specializes in innovative research methods for accountability and equity-based reporting. He is the founder of Land Conflict Watch, a pioneering data research initiative that tracks land and environmental conflicts in India. In the past, Kumar served as India Research Lead for Princeton University’s Digital Witness Lab and was an AI Accountability Fellow with the Pulitzer Center. His work has been recognised with numerous accolades, including the National Award for Excellence in Journalism, the RedInk Award, and the Shriram Award for Financial Journalism. Land Conflict Watch has garnered international and national recognition, winning the World Summit Award and the Digital Empowerment Foundation’s e-Champion Award.