Born in Srinagar, the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir, Sameer is a Journalist and a Development Professional. He worked as Aspirational District Fellow with the Govt of India. He was posted in Naxal hit Bijapur district in Bastar Division of Chhattisgarh State of India. A Computer Science graduate with post graduation in Mass Communications & Journalism, Sameer has a Certificate Course in - [Public Policy & Defining Problems] And [Speaking Effectively & Leading Self] from Harappa Education. He has done Defence Course (Batch 2014) from Ministry of Defence, Govt of India, at Maritime Warfare Centre (Kochi). A former staffer at India Today and ScoopWhoop, he reports on Defence & Security, Kashmir Politics, Education, Health & Nutrition And lately on Development Journalism.