Tara Chettur Menon , is an intrepid journalist who has turned a spotlight on various issues such as environment , violence against women , child right issues , tribal forest land rights ,human trafficking and gender violence in her native India. She has traveled across the country covering issues related with river pollution, women rights and discrimination against tribals.Tara was awarded with many fellowships and awards for her story which made impact on society . In one of the awarded investigative story titled Dark Diwali she documented about tribal children. Tara writes about the disastrous impact of electricity shortage in a tribal community in Madhya Pradesh .shortage of teachers especially women teachers adds fuel to the fire as it prevents girl from attending the school. Other awards includes Laadli media National ward and International Maja Koene social justice award for her persistent work on issues of marginalized sector. She has also been felicitated with Corona warriors award recently .