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Mira Sethi
Born
Mira Sethi

1986 or 1987 (age 37–38)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationLahore Grammar School
Alma materCheltenham College
Wellesley College
University of Oxford
Occupation(s)Actress, journalist
Parent(s)Najam Sethi (father)
Jugnu Mohsin (mother)
RelativesAli Sethi (brother)
Moni Mohsin (aunt)

Mira Sethi (born 1986 or 1987[1]) is a Pakistani journalist and actor.

The daughter of journalists Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, she attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College then graduating from Wellesley College in 2010; she spent her junior year abroad at Oxford University.[1] At Wellesley, she studied English and South Asian studies, and, at her 2010 graduation, was the student commencement speaker.[1] Sethi was a Robert L. Bartley fellow and an assistant book editor at The Wall Street Journal and also contributed political commentary for the newspaper, particularly on the subject of Pakistan.[2][3] Her career at the Journal lasted about two and a half years.[4]

In 2011, Sethi returned to Pakistan to pursue an acting career.[5] Her first role was playing Natasha in the ARY Digital serial drama Silvetien. She followed it with Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai, which aired on Hum TV. Sethi continues to write both fiction and journalism. She reports that, as of 2015, she is working on a collection of short fiction.[4]

Television

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pakistan's Mira Sethi is Chosen as 2010 Student Commencement Speaker at Wellesley College" (Press release). Wellesley College. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Mira Sethi". People. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ^ Sethi, Mira (14 March 2011). "Pakistan's Army Is the Real Obstacle to Peace". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. ^ a b Maheshwri, Neha (20 April 2015). "Mira Sethi's connection with Hillary Clinton". Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Writer Mira Sethi on satisfying craving for acting through Zindagi's show 'Shikkan'". Indian Express. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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