Bilal Khan

Journalist & Writer

Mumbai

is a freelance journalist who loves to reveal grassroots issues, and write positive and inspiring stories. He aspires to change society for the better through his writing.

Bilal Khan

Journalist & Writer

Mumbai

is a freelance journalist who loves to reveal grassroots issues, and write positive and inspiring stories. He aspires to change society for the better through his writing.

US-returned software engineer promotes organic farming and builds a Rs 25 crore turnover retail chain
Software engineer Madhu Chandan quit a thriving business in the US and returned to India to take up organic farming in Karnataka’s Mandya district. Today, he works with 1,200 farmers and owns a Rs 25 crore turnover retail chain.
The Weekend Leader
Farmer’s Son Couldn’t Get Admission in IIT; Innovations Made him Their Guest Lecturer
Anand Pandey, an engineer from Sultanpur village, Uttar Pradesh, did not want to be part of the rat race. Now, at the age of 31, he has won a couple of awards while also earning in lakhs.
The Better India
Rural Sultanpur's 'covid warrior' pradhans battle vaccine hesitancy
Pradhans, officials and doctors in Sultanpur district observed that Muslims appeared to be more hesitant about taking the vaccines than other communities.
101Reporters.com
Growing Up Gay In Lucknow: The Story Of How Lovepreet Singh Started Rehbar Trust
“I was called mittha, gud, and different homophobic slurs in my college and office," Lovepreet, a Lucknow based gay shared.
Gaysi Family
How a struggling salesperson with Rs 5,000 salary turned to farming and built a Rs 2.5 crore turnover company
Dreaming of a well-paying job for a secure life, Umesh Deokar did his mechanical engineering, but failed.
The Weekend Leader
“Won Panchayat Elections in 6 Days”: The Story of Kanpur’s Newly Elected Transgender Village Head Kiran Kajal
Kiran Kajal, who is a transgender woman from Kanpur, was also disowned by her family just because she belongs to the third gender community. Little did the family know that she will one day have everything from money, to fame to respect.
Gaylaxy Magazine
The Pitfalls of Being Gay & Married, And How to Handle the Marriage Pressure
Many gay men and lesbian women in India get married under social pressure, locking them in unhappy marriages, sometimes with tragic outcomes.
Gaylaxy Magazine
Starting in a 12 sq ft shop, this duo built a Rs 20 crore turnover vada pav chain in five years
Two youngsters who met in college and fell in love with each other started a vada pav and pav bhaji shop in a 12 sq-ft space. Five years later, Akshay Pramod Rane, 29, and Dhanashree Gharat, 25, are owners of Jugaadi Adda, a Rs 20 crore turnover 34-outlet eatery chain.
The Weekend Leader
Mumbai Society Converts Waste Into Fertilizer, Grows 90 Kgs Organic Veggies Per Month
Mumbai-based Emgee Greens society claims to be garbage free for over two years. They’ve even recycle old cupboards and sinks into farming beds for their organic plants that supplements the residents’ vegetable needs.
The Better India
A Bet Found Me My Life-long Boyfriend
The more we would spend time together the more the love between us would intensify. I have met many men before but meeting Ashton was different. It was as if we were made for each other.
Gaysi Family
Dating Scam with Queer People, Here is How to Handle it Wisely
Gautam Yadav from Humsafar trust informs that 90% of the time, scams with queer people happen to those who are not out about their queer sexuality. Gaylaxy talked to LGBTQ activists to find out how one can avoid such scams and what steps can one take if they fall for it.
Gaylaxy Magazine
Mumbai's ration shops cheating the poor, hoarding their food
According to Prashant Kale, Additional Deputy Controller of Rationing (Mumbai), the government collected Rs33,78,978 from ration shop vendors in the city between April 2020 and January 2021 in fines for stealing rations from consumers.
101Reporters.com
UP district's crappy claim of no open defecation
Dilapidated toilets, cashless pradhans and open defecation, 101Reporters witnessed this in other villages of Sultanpur too. So can the district or the state of Uttar Pradesh claim itself to be free of open defecation?
101Reporters.com
Govt's welfare schemes fail to reach the differently abled in Mumbai
Even though Maharashtra has 11% of the country’s differently-abled population, the administration has failed to extend services and schemes to the community.
101Reporters.com
How a Self Help Course Helped Me Rebuild My Family’s Rs 5 Crore Restaurant Business
Hari Kotian, along with his brother, Prasad, speak of how they tweaked their family Udupi restaurant into a fast food chain in Mumbai called DP's fast food.
The Better India
In UP's Sultanpur district, it's all work and no pay for MNREGA workers
According to media reports, there are 57.13 lakh workers employed under the MGNREGA in UP. Reports also say that the state employs the most people under the scheme in the country and increased the daily wage from Rs 182 to Rs 202. The residents claim that despite working from April to June this year to dig a pond under the harsh sun, they were not paid for their work.
101Reporters.com

About

Bilal Khan

journalist

Having more than four years experience in journalism. Bilal Khan has been writing about civic issues, Muslims issues, social issues and positive stories.

Apart from having experienced in news organization he has a knowledge of digital marketing as he has worked with digital marketing organization for some time.

Bilal Khan is an economic graduate, and holds a journalism degree from Kishinchand Chellaram College (Mumbai). He has also done TV Journalism from K. J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research (Mumbai).