Shahina K. K.

[7] Based in the state of Kerala, she is frequently cited by various mainstream media networks on issues related to gender equality and women's rights.

[13] She was arrested through the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for reporting on police misconduct in an investigation in the state of Karnataka,[14] been subjected to anonymous rape threats,[15] and false reporting by the Bharatiya Janata Party affiliated newspaper Janmabhumi that she was an accused in a bomb blast case.

She holds a PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from Kerala Press Academy, Kochi, and an LLB Degree from Government Law College Ernakulam.

[18] She played a leadership role in intervening in the problems of women in visual media in Kerala and building a community.

[20] She covered the rural areas of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka with unique investigative stories.

[21] The story on Thalaikkoothal -a geronticide practice in rural Tamil Nadu- won Shahina the Chameli Devi Jain award for the best woman reporter of the country in 2010.

[25] She did a spectrum of stories ranging from the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case[26] to the menstrual apartheid practices among the tribal hamlets of Kerala as an out station correspondent of a national magazine.