Profile interview by Linn Bjork for
Meena, thank you for joining me today. Let’s do this. You just moved to Dubai, how do you like it?
Dubai is... quite a sight to behold. The last time I was here I was a child and it was all basically sand. It’s perplexing to see all the buildings, the people and basically the birth of one of the world’s greatest cities, an alternative to London or New York, for example. It’s perplexing and truly a statement of progress and hard work.
Speaking of Yale, you graduated there with honors. That’s a pretty impressive feat. How did you end up in that school in the first place?
Well, I was born and raised in Kashmir and it was wonderful, I loved it. My parents were very accomplished people and they made sure I had every option available, in terms of education and traveling. I was very fortunate. I wrote an essay back when I was in High School, in Murray, in which I talked about the existing tensions between India and Pakistan which gathered a lot of attention from my teachers and supervisors.
They ended up sending the essay to several schools and next thing I knew Yale was offering me a scholarship.
Can you talk about your experience in Yale?
Yeah, sure. I loved the campus, it reminded me of home, with all the green and the nature. I loved how much I grew there, how many people I met and how many friendships I developed. I had some amazing professors, for example, I studied Foreign Policy but James Berger was so good that my favorite class ended up being Literature. Who would’ve thought, you know?
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