Recently, Samaniya had started working with a radio station in Baramulla after completing her graduation, and the trouble started for her after her picture in her studio went viral.
Radio Jockey Samaniya Bhatt thought she had got her dream job when she was recently offered a radio jockey job in Baramulla.
Her picture in her studio got viral on the internet. This is when the trouble started for her.
Islamists in Kashmir threatened her for not covering her head and wearing proper Islamic dress. She was trolled on social media platforms and threatened online.
She is the youngest female RJ of North Kashmir.
“I’ve completed graduation in Mass Communication from Govt Degree College, Baramulla. I applied for an RJ job among 250 others. I along with 3 male participants got selected”, Daily Excelsior quoted her.
In March this year, the Indian Army launched its first community radio station, “Radio Chinar”, in Sopore, Baramulla, North Kashmir, to bridge the gap between the Army and the eoplpe of Kashmir.
Talking about her passion, Samaniya told ANI, “Journalism was my passion from childhood. I have been working with ‘Kashmir dispatch’ for three years and worked on the ground. When I got to know Radio Chinar will have its first radio station in north Kashmir, I thought of giving it the first try. I never thought I would be a Radio Jockey or work in a radio station ever.”
