#Day21: Delhi Journalist Who Loved Kashmir ‘More Than Any Place’ Is No More

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Sumegha Gulati

Sumegha Gulati, a Delhi based Journalist, is no more. RIP!

Young and in ever love with Kashmir, Gulati was a suffering from bone marrow cancer. She left this world around 12:20 on Friday when she was in Mumbai.

An independent journalist with The Caravan Magazine and The Scroll, Sumegha spent a considerable time in Kashmir interning with Greater Kashmir in 2009.

Screenshot of last Facebook update of Sumegha Gulati. (Downloaded on July 29, 2016 @ 04:20 PM)

A resident of New Delhi, she studied journalism from Asian College of Journalism Chennai before moving to University of Delhi. She worked with The Hindustan Times, The Indian Express before starting working independently.

As soon as the news of Gulati’s death spread, Kashmiri journalists expressed their sorrow by writing on FB wall of Sumegha Gulati.

A friend of Sumegha, Trisha Mahajan, told Kashmir Life that Sumegha was suffering from some infection yesterday after which she was admitted in a Mumbai hospital.

“She lived with her father, mother and brother in New Delhi,” Mahajan said, “her brother was recently married.”

“Sumegha, your gentle and bright face will always inspire me to be affectionate and brave in the days to come. Our last conversation is as memorable as heart-wrenching and will always keep me going in the tough times. May God give you eternal rest and the family the strength to bear the great pain,” wrote Manzoor ul Hassan, a Srinagar based Journalist.

A picture available on FB account of Gulati reads:

To Sumegha

Who loved Kashmir more than any other place on earth.

— From Bhai.

This, from an unknown, friend!

Sumegha had last updated her Facebook, where was mostly available at, on July 27 seeking immediate help for some a fellow patient.

Her FB status read:

“Hello. This is urgent. We need AB- and B- blood at ACTREC in Navi Mumbai for a fellow, preferably before 5 today. Patient’s family also arranging. Hopefully they may get it but If anyone of u can make it, please inbox me.”

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