Shehla Rashid Shora

Social, Political Activist

Indian Habba Kadal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

Quick Info

ProfessionSocial, Political Activist
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth30/04/1988
Age38 years
BirthplaceHabba Kadal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

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Bio/Wiki

NicknameShora

Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University
  • National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India
Qualifications
  • M.A. in Sociology from JNU
  • Pursuing M. Phil. in Law and Governance at the JNU

Personal Life

ReligionIslam
Hobbies
  • Writing Blogs
  • Reading
  • Travelling

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsInformation removed after request.

Family

FatherAbdul Rashid Shora
MotherZubaida Shora (a nurse in Srinagar’s SK Institute of Medical Sciences, SKIMS)
SisterAsma (elder)

Career

Political PartyJammu and Kashmir People’s Movement (joined in March 2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. She hails from the Habba Kadal area in Srinagar.
2. She pursued Computer Engineering at the National Institute of Technology in Srinagar.
3. Following her graduation, she started her career as a software engineer at HCL Technologies.
4. In 2013, she showed support for Pragaash, an all-girls' music band in Kashmir.
5. She participated in the 2014 election for the Gender Sensitisation Committee against Sexual Harassment.
6. She secured the position of Vice President in the JNU Student Union during the 2015 elections.
7. She became a member of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement in 2019 but later stepped back from active political involvement.
8. She is the first Kashmiri woman to be elected as an office-bearer of JNU Students’ Union in 2015.
9. She has research interests in Technology & Politics and is an academic.
10. She rose to prominence in 2016 leading student protests at JNU for the release of Kanhaiya Kumar and others arrested on sedition charges.
11. She now works as a college teacher in Kashmir.
12. She was involved in organising the 'Occupy UGC movement' to protest the withdrawal of non-NET fellowship.
13. She led a protest march to the Ministry of Human Resources Development demanding an increase in graduate student stipends.
14. She has been active in Kashmir human rights advocacy since 2010, including organising a youth leadership programme.
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