Rasika Gasti
KSAT 12 News Intern
Rasika Gasti is a news intern at KSAT 12. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in electronic media and mass communication at Texas State University. She aspires to become a TV news reporter after graduating in Spring 2023.
She calls Mumbai, the city of dreams and Bollywood, her home. She came to Texas right after finishing high school in India. During her high school days, she took great interest in anchoring and public speaking. Her passion for travelling, meeting people from all walks of life, exploring different lifestyles and storytelling motivated her to choose this career path for herself.
Before interning at KSAT 12, she worked as a multimedia journalist, news reporter and podcast editor at student publications on Texas State University campus, such as The University Star and KTSW FM 89.9.
She also assumes leadership responsibilities at multiple student organizations on campus. She is the president of College Broadcasters, Inc at Texas State and the vice president of Texas State chapter of Society of Professional Journalists.
In her leisure time, she likes to walk around the city, click pictures and visit different restaurants and cafés. She has also created video blogs to capture and share her personal experiences. She also likes to paint, sketch and journal for relaxation.
Traveling has been a big part of her life so far, and she looks forward to traveling more and undertaking many adventures in the future.