Irfan Mehraj is a prominent Kashmiri journalist, researcher, and human rights defender. An alumnus of the University of Kashmir, he has worked as a researcher and editor for the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) and is the founder-editor of Wande Magazine. He has contributed extensively to national and international publications, including Al Jazeera, The Caravan, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express, and The Wire, focusing on politics, culture, and human rights in Jammu & Kashmir. He founded Wande Magazine, an independent online literary and political journal.