- Source: Medha Shri Dahiya
Medha Shri Dahiya is an Indian journalist. She has worked in the media industry for 15 years with a focus on global literature, multidisciplinary arts, human experience, social issues, creative lifestyle, Hindi film industry and leadership
Life and Education
Dahiya was born and raised in India. She developed a passion for literature and writing early on, which later shaped her career in journalism and creative fields. She studied at Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai. Dahiya pursued her higher education in English Literature at Miranda House, University of Delhi. In December 2013, she cleared the UGC NET exam in English Literature.
Career
Dahiya has worked with largest Indian English daily The Times of India and Hindustan Times. She currently serves as the India Head of Customer Success at Wildr, a troll-free social media app. In 2020, she took charge as the Editor-in-Chief, os.me, a blogging platform. Later, she worked at Explurger as Content and Communications Head. Explurger is a social media application founded by Sonu Sood.
She is an advisor of Kalinga Literary Festival. She is on the advisory board of NGO, Meals of Happiness.
Controversy
In an interview, Dahiya quoted hairstylist Sapna Bhavnani saying, "Salman Khan dances like a monkey in stupid movies." After the interview appeared in Hindustan Times, Sapna was bashed online. Sapna then landed in a Twitter fight with Medha Shri. Sapna accused Dahiya of using 'clickbaity title'. This was widely covered by media houses. Later, in an article in Hindustan Times titled Hey! ‘Unethical’ Media, You Didn't Misquote Me. And I will Sulk, Dahiya wrote, '[Sapna Bhabnani] insisted she was saying so ‘on record’, and repeatedly said, ‘you can quote me on this... you quote me on this’, while giving this particular quote."
In an article in Times of India, Dahiya broke the news that Indian film actors Sushmita Sen and Preity Zinta had enrolled for Bachelor's Degree at School of Open Learning, Delhi University, but withdrew their admission without completing their degrees.
References
External links
Medha Shri Dahiya Author Page
Official Website of Kalinga Literary Festival announces Medha Shri Dahiya as the advisor
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Medha Shri Dahiya
- Om Swami
- Miranda House
- Motilal Nehru School of Sports
- Ira Trivedi
- Ma Anand Sheela
- Sushmita Sen
- Francesc Miralles
- Twinkle Khanna
- Akshay Kumar