Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

Neelesh Misra

Indian journalist, writer, and musician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Neelesh Misra
Remove ads

Neelesh Misra (born 4 May 1973) is an Indian journalist, author, radio storyteller, scriptwriter and lyricist.[1] He hosted Yaadon Ka IdiotBox on BIG FM 92.7. He is co-founder and editor of Gaon Connection, a rural newspaper.[2][3] He is working on "The Neelesh Misra Show" on Red FM 93.5 and "Kahaani Express" on Saavn.

Quick Facts Born, Occupation ...
Remove ads

Early life and education

Misra was born on 4 May 1973 to Shiva Balak Misra and Nirmala Misra. He was born in Lucknow and brought up in Nainital, Uttarakhand.[4][5]

Career

Summarize
Perspective

As a journalist, he has covered conflict and insurgency over the past two decades in South Asia, traveling deep into the hinterland.[citation needed] His travels have taken him from the rebel heartlands of Kashmir to Naxalite-dominated areas of central and eastern India, to the faraway north-east which is home to some of the world's longest-running insurgencies. For his reportage from India's insurgency lands, he received the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism[6] and the K.C. Kulish Memorial Award in the year 2009.

He has written five books, including The Absent State (2010), which he co-wrote with Rahul Pandita[7]

Neelesh started his career as a Bollywood lyricist when while researching for a book in Mumbai, he met director Mahesh Bhatt, which led to his debut song Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai for Jism (2003),[4] this was followed by hit songs like Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai for Woh Lamhe (2006) and went on write over 20 songs in over 15 films.[8][9] In 2012, he co-wrote the screenplay for Salman Khan starrer, Ek Tha Tiger, along with film's director Kabir Khan.[10]

He was the creative director, singer and songwriter in the India's first writer-led band Called Nine, with singer Shilpa Rao and composer Amartya Rahut, working with traditional Indian craft of Qissa Goi (storytelling).[11][12] The band was launched in 2010 at the annual Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in Mumbai.[8] In 2011, the band released its debut album, Rewind, consisting of songs and storytelling, put together with narrative recited by Misra.[10][12]

He is also a blogger.[13] His blog contains his experiences during his days as senior roving editor, his thoughts on various issues, and the poems he has written. He hosts a radio show, Yadoon Ka Idiotbox on BIG FM 92.7, set in fictitious small town, Yaad Sheher, and which started its second season in 2012. He also hosts " The Neelash Mishra" show on 93.5 RED FM.[14][10] In late 2012, he along with Karan Dalal, started a rural newspaper, Gaon Connection, based in Kunaura, a village near Lucknow.[15][16]

Since Nov 2018, he hosts The Slow Interview With Neelesh Misra show on Youtube.[17]

Remove ads

Books

Non-fiction

  • The Absent State (Hachette, 2010), a book on insurgency co-written. ISBN 9350093669.[18]
  • 173 Hours in Captivity, Harper Collins, 2000. ISBN 8172233949.,[19]
  • End of the Line: The Story of the Killing of the Royals in Nepal. (Penguin, 2001). ISBN 9780143027850.[20]

Fiction

As editor

  • India Yatra (Harper Collins, 2009, with a foreword by Nandan Nilekani)[24]
  • Inspired India: Ideas to Transform a Nation, Harper Collins, 2010, with a foreword by APJ Abdul Kalam. ISBN 978-81-7223-782-0
  • Dream Chasing ,One Man's Remarkable True Life Story, a book by his father, Dr. S.B.Misra.(Roli Books, 2011, with a foreword by Sam Pitroda. ISBN 8174368191.[25]

Awards

Journalism

Entertainment

Remove ads

Personal life

Misra married Nidhi Razdan, a news anchor and editor, in 2005.[30][31] The couple divorced in 2007.

Misra married Yamini Misra in 2008 and they had a daughter. Yamini also writes some stories for the Neelesh Misra Show.[32]

Filmography

Screenwriter

Lyricist

Remove ads

References

External links

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads
Remove ads