Travel Writer, Researcher, Photographer & Blogger

Dr. Kaynat Kazi is India’s First Solo Female Traveller who has traveled 2,00,000 kilometers in just four years.

Dr. Kaynat Kazi is an author, travel writer, researcher, photographer, blogger, Storyteller, and above all a Solo female traveler. Her enthusiasm for travel and love for writing finds expression in her photography too. Kaynat’s passion for travel, writing, and photography paved way for Rahagiri. Rahagiri is India’s first Hindi travel photography blog. It is not just a blog showcasing the locales, heritages, historical places that Dr. Kazi has traversed but presents a beautiful tapestry of her dreams and aspirations.

Kaynat has traveled over 2,00,000 Kilometers covering 22 states of India and Europe including Sweden, Paris, and Amsterdam. She has learned the art of photography from the legendary Dr. O. P. Sharma, a world-famous photographer. ‘Colors of India’, her solo debut exhibition celebrates the rich culture, spectacular crafts & exotic artifacts, great traditions, and rituals of India. The exhibition received rave reviews and was a runaway success. She has also received the Youth Photo Journalist award for highlighting the issues of craftsmen of India through her photography.

Dr. Kazi is a member of many esteemed and renowned organizations like India International Photography Council, Delhi Photography Club, and Delhi Journalists Association to name a few. Recently she has been nominated as the photography expert in the Local Art Committee (Northern Region) of the Reserve Bank of India. She is also on the panel of expert reviewers of HolidayIQ, and ADTOI.

Dr. Kaynat Kazi has a Ph.D. in Hindi from the Agra University and is also a trained journalist. She has worked in The Sunday Indian after pursuing a degree in Mass Communication from the renowned Jagran Institute. She has published Five books, contributed to research journals, written popular articles, short stories, and attended invited talks and guest lectures.

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Awards:

Special Awardee Pride of Nation excellence award-2021
Women Achievers Mahila Shakti Samman-2021
Sattva Iconic wellness award-2021
Paryatan Ratna Samman-2019
Nari Shakti Award-2017

Media Excellence Award-2016
National Achievement Award-2016 into Photography from ICMEI (International Chamber Of Media & Entertainment Industry, NAI (Newspaper Association Of India) and IJC (International Journalism Centre)
Best Bloggers Award-2016 by ABP News
Youth Journalist Award-2015
Excellence Award-2014

Record:

winner of “Uttar Pradesh Book of Records”

for Travelled around 1, 00, 000 Kilometers

in India & abroad in 3 years as a solo female traveler.

Dr. Kazi is a member of many esteemed and renowned organizations like India International Photography Council, Delhi Photography Club, and Delhi Journalists Association to name a few. Recently she has been nominated as the photography expert in the Local Art Committee (Northern Region) of the Reserve Bank of India. She is also on the panel of expert reviewers of HolidayIQ.

Dr. Kaynat Kazi has a PhD in Hindi from the Agra University and is also a trained journalist. She has worked in The Sunday Indian after pursuing a degree in Mass Communication from the renowned Jagran Institute. She is the author of two books. She contributed to research journals, written popular articles, short stories and attended invited talks and guest lectures.