Neema Roshania Patel, a Washington Post editor, died at 35 from gastric cancer. On October 25, the magazine confirmed the news, noting that Patel was the editor of the Washington Post’s young women’s blog, The Lily.
Neema Roshania Patel began her career as a digital editor at the Washington Post in 2016. She took a job as an editor with the Next Generation audience development team after 4 years on The Lily.
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Neema Roshania Patel was born in Maplewood, New Jersey on September 28, 1987. Her family was Indian immigrants. Her dad, Prabhu Roshania, was an electrical engineer at Metallix, and her mom, Mira Roshania, was an accounts manager.
She received a bachelor’s degree in economics and journalism from Rutgers University in 2009. She interned at CNBC and NJBIZ before working as a journalist and analyst in Washington. She was also a local news editor for WHYY, Philadelphia’s public radio station. Neema Roshania Patel married Akshar Patel, in 2014. Abhiraj Patel is their only child.