In Pictures: Who Is Yana Mir? Kashmiri Girl Whose UK Parliament Speech Is Going Viral
By: Aleesha Sam | February 23, 2024
Yana Mir, is a journalist and Kashmiri activist and a Youtuber from Jammu and Kashmir.
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Yana Mir is also a Senior Anchor at a Hindi news channel Bharat Express, and also a Ted Talk speaker.
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Mir is also associated with NGOs working towards empowering women and youth in Kashmir.
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Born in Kashmir's Anantnag, Mir after studying in Kashmir, completed her further studies at Delhi University and Mumbai College respectively.
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Yana Mir runs her own you tube channel named Yana Mir with over 20 lakh subscribers to the channel and 165 video uploads.
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Through Yana's social media handles has been vocal about numerous social issues and has shared her interviews and other social works through it
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"I am not a Malala Yousafzai, because I will never have to run away from my home country," said Yana Mir in the British Parliament building during her speech.
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The 'Malala' remark has created storm on internet garnering appreciation nationwide.