Aarefa Johari is a journalist from Mumbai, India, with over 11 years of experience covering gender, culture, communities, urban development and more. She began her career as a reporter and features writer with Hindustan Times, a national daily broadsheet. Since 2014, she has been reporting for Scroll.in, a leading digital news publication in India, where
Founded in 2014, Scroll.in is India’s leading digital news organization. Scroll.in’s reporters pursue in-depth and investigative stories that bring insight, hold the powerful accountable, making them a trusted news source for millions. In 2018, the news organization was recognized as the Best News Website in South Asia by the World Association of Newspapers and News