Reda Shahid was born in Calcutta, grew up in Lucknow, India, where she has completed her education. She has been writing poetry, quotes from her school days. Her first book, "An Unexpected Notification, " has been categorized as Amazon Best Seller in the 'Indian Writing' category. She was selected as the first person from her city as an Outdoor Broadcasting Jock for Radio Mirchi. In the year 2017, she was chosen as the first person from her college as a Campus Reporter for Business Standard Newspaper.