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{{Short description|Indian journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Medha Shri
| image = Medha Shri Dahiya.jpg
| citizenship = Indian
| alma_mater = Miranda House
| occupation = Journalist
}}

'''Medha Shri Dahiya''' is an Indian journalist.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 November 2023 |title=Medha Shri Joins Wildr As Head Of Customer Success |url=https://everythingexperiential.com/article/medha-shri-joins-wildr-as-head-of-customer-success-498958#:~:text=Medha%20Shri%20has%20been%20appointed,chief%20for%20the%20blogging%20community. |website=Business World Everything Experential}}</ref> She has worked in the media industry for 15 years<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=25 November 2020 |title=HT's Medha Shri Joins os.me as Editor-in-Chief |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/announcements-news/hts-medha-shri-joins-osme-as-editor-in-chief-109247.html |archive-url= |work=Exchange 4 Media}}</ref> with a focus on global literature,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dahiya |first=Medha Shri |title=Sir Elton John's autobiography is warm, moving and a hit |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/sir-elton-john-s-autobiography-is-warm-moving-and-a-hit/story-Y5LLxxMGA9zHE83TqGqnUN.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> multidisciplinary arts,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dahiya |first=Medha Shri |title=The Jaipur Literature Festival 2019, an arts and literature stupor |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/more-lifestyle/the-jaipur-literature-festival-2019-an-arts-and-literature-stupor/story-lT0TDetJ1u0H2m3MJHcbvJ.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> human experience,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Griffs |first=Gigi |title=What does an editor-in-chief do and why does it matter? |url=https://www.bynder.com/en/blog/3-reasons-you-need-an-editor-in-chief/ |website=bynder.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=World Cancer Day: I am not a cancer survivor, I am a fighter, says Anchal Sharma |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/spiritual/a-chinese-womans-bold-spiritual-journey-to-india-article-110401761#:~:text=Medha%20Shri%20Dahiya%20is%20a,social%20media%20network%20in%20India. |work=[[Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Shri |first=Medha |date=9 April 2010 |title=Social fretworking: meant to vent! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/love-sex/social-fretworking-meant-to-vent/articleshow/5538731.cms |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> social issues,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shri |first=Medha |title=OS.ME By Spiritual Leader Om Swami Helps Millions Find Peace & Purpose, Digitally! |url=https://www.travelandleisureasia.com/in/people/os-me-by-spiritual-leader-om-swami-helps-millions-find-peace-purpose-digitally/ |work=<nowiki>[[Travel and Leisure India]</nowiki>}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 October 2009 |title=NGOs put up a play at Dilli Haat |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/delhi/ngos-put-up-a-play-at-dilli-haat/articleshow/5123810.cms |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> creative lifestyle,<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Dahiya |first=Medha Shri |date=31 August 2015 |title=I look at variety when I pick up a project: Radhika Apte |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/i-look-at-variety-when-i-pick-up-a-project-radhika-apte/story-2OznuOvbKRkc9mqPZssmmL.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> Hindi film industry<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 June 2016 |title=Nothing is handed to my kids on a platter, they have to earn it: Akshay Kumar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/nothing-is-handed-to-my-kids-on-a-platter-they-have-to-earn-it-akshay-kumar/story-3MjXxXWiFsCHcGlTG85LUL.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=18 Sep 2015 |title=Whoever brings a return on investment, gets money: Salman Khan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/whoever-brings-return-on-investment-gets-money-salman-khan/story-G8KVEwXlYOo1UA1Q5VE6pK.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |pages=23}}</ref> and leadership<ref>{{Cite news |title=A Chinese Woman's Bold Spiritual Journey to India |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/spiritual/a-chinese-womans-bold-spiritual-journey-to-india-article-110401761#:~:text=Medha%20Shri%20Dahiya%20is%20a,social%20media%20network%20in%20India. |work=[[Times Now]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dahiya |first=Medha Shri |title=A Chat with Maneka Gandhi is Lit |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/don-t-fear-author-maneka-is-here/story-mORamPR5qvQlXExSM5u3KI.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=6 February 2024 |title=Medha Shri Dahiya, India Head of Customer Success At Wildr, Shares Insights on Interim Budget 2024 |url=https://zeenews.india.com/video/news/medha-shri-dahiya-india-head-of-customer-success-shares-insights-on-interim-budget-2024-2716974.html |archive-url= |work=Zee News}}</ref>

== Career ==
Dahiya has worked with largest Indian English daily The [[The Times of India|Times of India]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Medha Shri/Author/Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-MEDHA-SHRI-479204465.cms |website=The Times of India}}</ref> and [[Hindustan Times]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=News/Author/Medha Shri Dahiya |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/author/medha-shri-dahiya-101608310497621 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> She currently serves as the India Head of Customer Success<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=6 December 2023 |title=Medha Shri joins social media app Wildr as Head of Customer Success |url=https://www.medianews4u.com/medha-shri-joins-social-media-app-wildr-as-head-of-customer-success/ }}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |title=WildrCoin Waitlist Launched, Users Register to Get Rewarded for Positivity! |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/wildrcoin-waitlist-launched-users-register-to-get-rewarded-for-positivity20240112184559/ |work=[[Asian News International|ANI]]}}</ref> at Wildr, a troll-free social media app. In 2020, she took charge as the editor-in-chief,<ref>{{Cite web |title=HT's Medha Shri joins as Editor-in-Chief of OS.ME |url=https://www.exchange4media.com/announcements-news/hts-medha-shri-joins-osme-as-editor-in-chief-109247.html |website=Exchange 4 Media |date=25 November 2020 }}</ref> os.me, a blogging platform. Later, she worked at Explurger as Content and Communications Head. Explurger is a social media application co- founded by [[Sonu Sood]].<ref name=":2" />

She is an advisor of Kalinga Literary Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Medha Shri |url=https://kalingaliteraryfestival.com/speakers/medha-shri-dahiya/ |website=[[Kalinga Literary Festival]] |date=14 October 2021 }}</ref> She is on the advisory board of NGO, Meals of Happiness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Team |url=https://mealsofhappiness.org/our-team/ |website=Meals of Happiness}}</ref>

== Controversy ==
In an interview, Dahiya quoted hairstylist [[Sapna Bhavnani]] saying, "[[Salman Khan]] dances like a monkey in stupid movies."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dahiya |first=Medha |date=22 August 2016 |title=Salman dances like a monkey in stupid movies; misuses people: Sapna Bhavnani |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/salman-dances-like-a-monkey-in-his-stupid-f-all-movies-sapna-bhavnani/story-3U9vvcnt3mGR0JRfZuImeJ.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> After the interview appeared in ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', Sapna was bashed online.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joshi |first=Shriya |date=23 August 2016 |title=Sapna Bhavnani Got Candid About Her Dislike For Salman And Didn't Hold Anything Back |url=https://www.storypick.com/sapna-bhavnani-interview/ |website=(Storypick)}}</ref> Sapna then landed in a Twitter fight with Medha Shri.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Khare |first=Sameeksha |date=23 August 2016 |title=Sapna Bhavnani Calls Salman a Pig, Fights With Reporter in Tweets |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/sapna-bhavnani-calls-salman-khan-a-pig-fights-with-reporter-in-tweets |work=[[The Quint]]}}</ref> Sapna accused Dahiya of using 'clickbaity title'.<ref name=":3" /> This was widely covered by media houses. Later, in an article in ''Hindustan Times'' titled "Hey! ‘Unethical’ Media, You Didn't Misquote Me. And I will Sulk", Dahiya wrote, '[Sapna Bhabnani] insisted she was saying so ‘on record’, and repeatedly said, ‘you can quote me on this... you quote me on this’, while giving this particular quote.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 August 201 |title=Hey! 'Unethical' media, you didn't misquote me. And I will sulk |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/hey-unethical-media-you-didn-t-misquote-me-and-i-will-sulk/story-gcxnsZndLuiZoQLRBxyRxI.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>

In an article in ''The Times of India'', Dahiya broke the news that Indian film actors [[Sushmita Sen]] and [[Preity Zinta]] had enrolled for [[Bachelor's degree|Bachelor's Degree]] at [[School of Open Learning]], [[Delhi University]], but withdrew their admission without completing their degrees.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shri |first=Medha |date=16 July 2019 |title=Preity, Sush in DU? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/preity-sush-in-du-/articleshow/4780212.cms |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.hindustantimes.com/author/medha-shri-dahiya-101608310497621 Medha Shri Dahiya Author Page]
* [https://kalingaliteraryfestival.com/speakers/medha-shri-dahiya/ Official Website of Kalinga Literary Festival announces Medha Shri Dahiya as the advisor]

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