From top student to Principal Correspondent — Lalitha Iyer broke barriers as one of the early women in Indian journalism, writing on everything from politics to women's welfare. A career story about the path to a dream career in journalism. Hear it on My First Job.

About this episode

Lalitha Iyer built a long, successful career in journalism — as Principal Correspondent at The Week magazine, after years at Eenadu — writing on everything from politics to beauty to wellness. In this episode of My First Job, she traces her path from top student to one of the early women breaking barriers in Indian journalism, and how she used storytelling to uncover issues of women's welfare and development.

In this episode, you'll learn:

- What it took to go from top student to a career as a journalist at na ...