Born in 2007 and brought up in CSN, India, Ruqaiyya approaches writing not as a way to report the world, but to interrogate it, from human rights to the inner workings of the mind.

Her academic work reflects that same curiosity. She has authored and published independent research in the IJISRT journal, covering neuroscience and cognitive psychology. She also mentored a high school student whose first research paper was published, a role that speaks to how seriously she takes the craft of writing.

Outside of academics, Ruqaiyya crochets while listening to true crime podcasts and calls it multitasking. She reads widely and enjoys indie music of all kinds. For her, journalism is less a career path and more a commitment to asking better questions and producing writing that truly means something.