Hello there!

Thanks for visiting The Chennai Emailer. It is run by me—Mohammed Rayaan😊✌🏽. I am a journalist/writer based in Chennai, India.

I won a 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 this newsletter as my passion project to bring out the best of local journalism from this city that I call home.

A bit more about me:

I work as the Deputy Manager for Content at AshokaX. I recently graduated from the Young India Fellowship at Ashoka University. I spent my time here learning from fellow cohorts and upskilling myself in my journey to build a sustainable local journalism platform and a career in media.

I’ve worked as a Sub-Editor for The Hindu BusinessLine. Previously, I have worked as an entertainment and features writer for DT Next, an English daily newspaper. Earlier, I was also associated with News Today, an English evening daily. 📰

My bylines have appeared on LiveWire, Better India, and on The Opinioc, a publication in the Medium. You can also find my writings on ScrollStack. I have worked with start-ups and entrepreneurs and have created content for their businesses. 👨🏽‍💻

When I am not a journalist, I write stories of my own, read many books or magazines and watch OTT. Visit my personal site www.rayaanwriter.com if you’d like to connect with me.

For queries related to this newsletter, you can reach me at [email protected] | Cheers! 😊❤️