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👋🏽Hey there! My name is Mohammed Rayaan and I am a journalist based in Chennai, India. I currently work as a Sub-Editor for The Hindu BusinessLine. ✍🏽I have worked as features writer for DT Next, an English daily newspaper owned by the Dina Thanthi Group of Publications. Previously, I was with News Today, an English evening daily. I have written for Talk Media, a weekly newspaper. My byline has appeared on 30 Stades, Live Wire and The Opinioc.

💪🏽In the last four years, I have developed effective reporting skills and have written on a variety of beats including human-interest features. I have also worked with startups and entrepreneurs to create content for their businesses. I am passionate about journalism, creating sustainable newsrooms, community building and the creator economy.

🏆In March 2022, I won a full scholarship from the Facebook Journalism Project to pursue the 100-days online Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism (City University of New York). As part of the course, I started The Chennai Emailer — a local journalism project that brings out original human-interest features & news compilation from Chennai.

📰If you have a pitch for The Hindu BusinessLine, then send it ONLY to my email rayaanthehindu@gmail.com. I'll get back if I'm interested. (No calls or WhatsApp📵) 💌​For anything else, shoot me a message here if you would like to connect with me! Cheers :)

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  • For PR professionals looking forward to send me a pitch to cover a story, email me at rayaanthehindu@gmail.com.
  • I also do content writing for clients. You can reach me at rayaancontent@gmail.com
  • For queries related to my newsletter, you can reach me at thechennaiemailer@gmail.com
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A few features published so far:
  1. 📰How to do better local journalism
  2. 🥤How Fruit Shop on Greams Road began
  3. 🏰How Madras Inherited is inspiring residents to care about heritage conservation
  4. 🔍How The Old Curiosity Shop on Mount Road has endured the pandemic
  5. 🌳How Chennai's naturalists adopt creative ways to teach environmental conservation

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"I remember the day we ran for our lives as the city burnt..." - The Capital; a short story thriller.

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