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Aarohi Sheth

A headshot of writer Aarohi Sheth. She is South Asian with long, wavy black hair with straight cut bangs. She is standing in front of a blue background and is wearing a black tank top. She has a nose ring on her right nostril.

Aarohi Sheth, originally from Houston, is a journalist based in Los Angeles. Her interests lie in hyperlocal, community-centered journalism and writing about identity and culture. She is invested in using journalism to uplift the South Asian community and her work has appeared in several publications, including L.A. TACO, Texas Monthly, Houstonia Magazine and Culturas.

A headshot of writer Aarohi Sheth. She is South Asian with long, wavy black hair with straight cut bangs. She is standing in front of a blue background and is wearing a black tank top. She has a nose ring on her right nostril.
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