Meehika is a freelance journalist writing for Vogue magazine, The Guardian, Cosmopolitan, Business Insider, Grazia, The Washington Post, Elle, Al Jazeera, Harper’s Bazaar, Reader’s Digest, Allure, and TimeOut, among other publications.

She covers culture, lifestyle, travel, and social issues, sometimes through the lens of tech and human rights. Her coverage has ranged from the rise of accent coaches in the UK to opinion pieces on starter marriages.

Meehika won the 2018 Journalism Now competition for a fellowship with Thomson Reuters. She was also nominated for the 2022 Journalist of the Year award at the Asian Media Awards. She has appeared on many panels to talk about freelance journalism and also teaches freelance writing classes to mentor writers. Some of her workshops have also centered around career change, as Barua changed from studying architecture in university to becoming a journalist after graduation.

When not chasing stories, she can be found working on her memoir.