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Yana Mir Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

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Age: 29 Years
Marital Status: Unmarried
Hometown: Srinagar

Yana Mir

Bio/Wiki
Real nameYana Mirchandani [1]Hindustan Times
Profession(s)• Journalist
• Social Activist
• Content Creator
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)in centimeters- 168 cm
in meters- 1.68 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 6”
Eye ColourHazel
Hair ColourBlack
Career
Awards2024: Diversity Ambassador Award from UK MP Theresa Villiers in London
Personal Life
Date of Birth13 April 1995 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)29 Years
BirthplaceSrinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Zodiac signAries
NationalityIndian
HometownSrinagar
College/University• IEC University, New Delhi
• University of Mumbai
Educational Qualification(s)• Bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication from IEC University
• MBA at the University of Mumbai [2]LinkedIn - Yana Mir
ReligionIslam
Yana Mir's post on X about being an Indian Muslim

Note: According to some sources, she is not a Kashmiri Muslim. [3]Hindustan Times
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Yana Mir's Instagram post about having a non-vegetarian meal
Relationships & More
Marital StatusUnmarried
Family
Husband/SpouseN/A
ParentsFather- Name Not Known (died in January 2024) [4]India Today
Mother- Name Not Known
SiblingsBrother- 2
Irfan Attari (journalist)
Yana Mir with her brother

Yana Mir

Some Lesser Known Facts About Yana Mir

  • Yana Mir is the first female vlogger from Kashmir.
  • She was born in a family of different ethnicities, including Gujarati, Bihari, and Sindhi. [5]X – Yana Mir

    A childhood image of Yana Mir

    A childhood image of Yana Mir

  • In March 2018, she joined Noel Jansen Handbags in Mumbai as the head of marketing.
  • In February 2019, she became the editor-in-chief of TRK News (The Real Kashmir News).
  • In 2020, she launched her YouTube channel, named ‘Yana Mir,’ where she shares daily life vlogs and conducts interviews with various individuals. As the first female YouTube vlogger from Kashmir, she brings attention to the political situation in Kashmir from a grassroots perspective. Her YouTube channel has over 200k subscribers.

  • In July 2021, she was recruited for the position of editor-in-chief at iTV Network.
  • She is Vice President at All JK Youth Society, a social organization focused on empowering youth and women in the valley.
  • She once organized a fashion show in Kashmir, which became the first internationally acclaimed fashion show in Kashmir.
  • In August 2022, she delivered a speech at a Josh Talks Aasha event.

    Yana Mir during her Josh Talks Aasha speech

    Yana Mir during her Josh Talks Aasha speech

  • In September 2023, she held the position as a senior anchor at Bharat Express in Delhi.
  • In November 2023, she began working remotely as a freelance writer for Firstpost.
  • During her speech at the ‘Sankalp Divas’ event hosted by the UK Parliament in London in February 2024, Yana Mir urged the international media community to avoid creating divisions among the people of Jammu and Kashmir. She strongly criticized Pakistan’s propaganda campaign aimed at damaging India’s global reputation. Mir emphasized feeling entirely safe and free in Kashmir, highlighting its integral role within India. In her speech, she said,

    I am not a Malala Yusufzai, because I am free and safe in my country, India. In my homeland, Kashmir, which is part of India. I will never need to run and seek refuge in your country. I will never be a Malala Yusufzai but I object to Malala for defaming my country, my progressive homeland, by calling it oppressed. I object to all such toolkit members from social media and international media, who have never cared to visit Indian Kashmir but fabricate stories of oppression from there. I urge you to stop polarising Indians on the grounds of religion. We won’t allow you to break us. This year on Sankalp Divas, all I hope for is that our perpetrators living in the UK and Pakistan will stop maligning my country in international media or on international human rights forums. Stop unwanted selective outrage, and stop trying to polarise Indian society by reporting from your UK living rooms. Thousands of Kashmiri mothers have already lost their sons because of terrorism. Stop coming after us and let my Kashmiri community live in peace. Thank you and Jai Hind.” [6]The Times of India

  • On Yana Mir’s return to India from London on 26 February 2024, she revealed that she faced harassment at the airport. Upon arriving at Delhi airport, she got offended by the treatment she received from customs officials in Delhi. In a post on X (previously Twitter), she shared her experience and wrote,

    What I said in London about India: I am free and safe in India. How I was welcomed back to India: Madam scan your bag, open your bag, why (do) you have Louis Vuitton shopping bags? Did you pay for them? When are the bills??? What Londoners think of me: Indian media warrior. What Delhi customs thinks of me: Brand smuggler.” [7]Times Now

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