Mira Sethi | |
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 Sethi in 2023 | |
| Born | Mira Sethi January 12, 1987 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Education | Lahore Grammar School Cheltenham Ladies' College |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, journalist |
| Parent(s) | Najam Sethi (father) Jugnu Mohsin (mother) |
| Relatives | Ali Sethi (brother) Moni Mohsin (aunt) |
Mira Sethi (born January 12, 1987)[1][2] is a Pakistani actor and writer.[3][4][5] The daughter of journalists and politicians Najam Sethi and Jugnu Mohsin, Sethi attended Lahore Grammar School and Cheltenham Ladies' College. She graduated from Wellesley College 2010 and spent her junior year at the University of Oxford.[6] At Wellesley, she studied English and South Asian studies, and she was the student speaker at her commencement ceremony.[6] Sethi was a Robert L. Bartley fellow and an assistant book editor at The Wall Street Journal[7] for about two years[8] and also contributed political commentary for the newspaper, particularly on the subject of Pakistan.[7][9] In 2011, Sethi returned to Pakistan to pursue an acting career.[10] Her first role was playing Natasha in the ARY Digital serial drama Silvatein, followed by Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai, which aired on Hum TV.
- ^ ""Hello! Mira Sethi" – Good Times". www.goodtimes.com.pk. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "Pakistan's Mira Sethi Chosen as 2010 Student Commencement Speaker". web.wellesley.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Mira Sethi". penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Mira Sethi has managed to stun audiences in 'Dil Banjaara'". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "FEATURE: The Pakistani Drama Serial in a Nutshell by Mira Sethi". Good Times. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Mira Sethi". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ Maheshwri, Neha (20 April 2015). "Mira Sethi's connection with Hillary Clinton". Times of India. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ Sethi, Mira (14 March 2011). "Pakistan's Army Is the Real Obstacle to Peace". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Writer Mira Sethi on satisfying craving for acting through Zindagi's show 'Shikkan'". Indian Express. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.