Yojana Yadav

Yojana Yadav is a Senior Associate Editor at Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, anchoring online news coverage across North India for hindustantimes.com. Besides leading desk operations, she collaborates with reporting teams in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, and the Chandigarh tricity, including Panchkula and Mohali.

With over three decades in journalism, Yojana joined HT in 2003 following key editorial roles at The Tribune, Press Trust of India, and The Times of India. She anchored the print desk in Chandigarh as news editor till 2018 before transitioning to the online role. Her reporting experience includes covering political campaign trails and hosting youth forums in Ludhiana and Shimla in the run-up to the assembly and Lok Sabha elections.

At HT, she has authored columns like Sunset Boulevard, Words of Wisdom and Turning 18. At present, she anchors the popular Spice of Life column and guest opinion pieces.

Beyond journalism, Yojana is dedicated to yoga, spiritualism, and animal welfare. A passionate lifelong learner, her love for quizzing led her to the Kaun Banega Crorepati hot seat opposite Amitabh Bachchan in 2023.