Seema Chishti

Seema Chishti is a journalist and writer from Delhi, India. She is currently one of the editors of the digital news portal The Wire. She was editor for the Hindi and Delhi Bureau head for the BBC and a deputy editor at the Indian daily The New Indian Express. She has also published the book Sumitra and Anees: Tales and Recipes From a Khichdi Family and co-authored Note By Note: The India Story (1947–2017).

Chishti was married to Sitaram Yechury, politician and previous general secretary of CPIM.

Early life and education Seema is daughter of Anees Chishti and Sumitra Chisthi.

Chishti has a bachelor's from St. Stephen's College, Delhi and a master's degree in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Chishti was married to Sitaram Yechury, politician and previous general secretary of CPIM, and member of parliament, before his death in 2024.

Books

Sumitra and Anees: Tales and Recipes From a Khichdi Family Note By Note: The India Story (1947–2017)