Asma Rafat is a multimedia journalist and podcaster based out of New Delhi who focuses on gender and social justice. Asma, who grew up and studied in Bhopal, has previously worked with The Times of India, Times Internet, Channel News Asia (ANI) and The Free Press Journal, where she has mostly written, made videos and recorded podcasts on gender, social justice, culture, and business. Asma has appeared on international radio shows, giving interviews/talks on gender and social justice. Asma was a media fellow at the Delhi Assembly Research Centre (DARC). In 2016, Asma took on the roles of publisher and editor for the magazine "Mumbai on Wheels," a monthly directory focused on the city of Mumbai. She considers this venture a milestone in her career. Poetry, for Asma, is a means of catharsis, and for introverts, she believes it is a powerful tool of self-expression. Her grandfather was the first to inspire her to write. She learned to write Urdu from him at a very young age, and her love for Urdu has only grown. Asma launched a merchandise brand 'I AM URDU' intending to promote the Urdu language among a wider audience. Her goal was to simplify Urdu, making it more accessible for people to understand, relate to, and use in their everyday lives. Asma has a master’s degree in journalism from Jamia Millia Islamia's AJK Mass Communication Research Center, New Delhi and a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Saifia College, Barkatullah University, Bhopal.