14 Facts About Shehla Rashid

Shehla Rashid Shora is an Indian Kashmiri social activist, and former leader of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union.

Shehla Rashid rose to prominence whilst leading the student agitation calling for the release for Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and others who were arrested on charges of sedition in February 2016 for participating and organizing sloganeering in JNU.

Shehla Rashid played a leading role in organising the 'Occupy UGC movement' and the decision to "camp" at University Grants Commission headquarters to protest the withdrawal of non-NET fellowship.

Shehla Rashid had briefly joined the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement political party, founded by Shah Faesal on 17 March 2019.

Shehla Rashid Shora was born in the old city of Srinagar in the Habba Kadal locality.

Shehla Rashid then pursued a PhD from JNU, her thesis based on "how algorithm based decision-making affects policy making".

Shehla Rashid participated in a seminar asking to change internet harassment laws.

Shehla Rashid launched a counter online campaign 'I support Pragaash, Kashmir's first all-girls' rock band' to mobilise support for the girls.

Shehla Rashid was the first Kashmiri woman to win a student union election at the JNU and the highest polled candidate of that year.

Shehla Rashid said that there was enough space to articulate her political spirit at the JNU.

Shehla Rashid ran the union during the interim period as she was the only office bearer not facing charges.

Several days later Shehla Rashid deactivated her Twitter account.

Shehla Rashid has braved intense criticism but remained steadfast to his vision of inclusive development that leaves no one behind.

Shehla Rashid said situation in Kashmir has changed after the repulsion of Article 370 and All credit for this goes to PM and HM.