Shuriah Niazi is a India-based journalist with experience in covering environment, health, political, business, religious, and social issues, particularly related to women. His coverage of women in panchayati raj (local governance) in Madhya Pradesh won a Sarojini Naidu Award from the US-based The Hunger Project in 2006. In 2010, he travelled to the US as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) organised by the US Department of State.