Hi! I'm Rayaan — a journalist, ghostwriter & newsletterist from India.
I help Founders and Professionals with Zero Online Presence become Thought Leaders using Speculative Journalism and Fiction Writing frameworks.
How writing has helped me win $$$ worth of opportunity.
I was an engineer who disliked his college days. To escape, I read and wrote a lot. That hobby opened up a world of opportunities I never expected an engineering degree to hand me.
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY
Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program led by Jeremy Caplan. Won a $4,000 scholarship to pursue it.
A fully-funded trip to Thailand
My first international trip, after I wrote to Alan Soon and Rishad Patel asking if I could join Splice Beta.
Young India Fellowship, Ashoka University
Their generosity extended to sponsoring nearly $3,000 toward YIF — and Ashoka University waived the rest of the fees (almost ₹8 lakhs).
Honouring my late mother with my brothers.
My brothers, Mohammed Haneef and Mohamed Shariq, and I started Fathima Fowzia Foundation in memory of our beloved mother, whose quiet strength and compassion shaped who we are.
Our foundation is registered with the Government of India non-profit, working across Education, Healthcare, and Livelihood to support orphans, elder citizens, single parents, and those seeking medical care. We are constantly on the lookout for donors. For more information, visit — fathimafowziafoundation.com.
₹4,21,634
Funds disbursed
12
Projects completed
4 states
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & West Bengal
All of this came through writing with intent.
Writing dozens of applications
To tap a chance at higher education — even when the odds and the fees said otherwise.
Writing cold emails
To people whose work I admired, asking how they do what they do. The connections eventually became mentors and friends.
To reach this level of writing persuasively came after spending years learning the art. Today, I have a writing career where I work remotely, from the comfort of home. I'm here to share how writing can open doors of chances for you, too.
My Views on AI + Writing
I don't use AI to write or edit
I'm old-school — I use notebooks to handwrite ideas, then MS Word or Google Docs to pen essays, with basic in-built grammar checks.
Writing is one of life's gifts
I strongly believe using AI to 'write' takes away the joy of experiencing one of the real miracles of being human.
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