Neelesh Misra Explained

Neelesh Misra
Birth Date:1973 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation:Writer, lyricist, script-writer, Storyteller, journalist and entrepreneur
Language:Hindi, Urdu, English
Alma Mater:St. Joseph%27s College, Nainital
Montfort Inter College
Kumaun University
Indian Institute of Mass Communication
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Notableworks:Yaadon Ka Idiot Box
Spouse:
Yamini Misra
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Children:Vaidehi Misra
Relatives:Shiva Balak Misra (father)
Nirmala Misra (mother)
Shailesh Misra (brother)
Awards:Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards (2007, 2012)
Karpoor Chandra Kulish Memorial Award (2009)

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.

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

As a journalist, he has covered conflict and insurgency over the past two decades in South Asia, traveling deep into the hinterland. 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] In 2012, he co-wrote the screenplay for Salman Khan starrer, Ek Tha Tiger, along with film's director Kabir Khan.

He was the creative director, singer and songwriter in the India's first writer-led band, Band Called Nine, with singer Shilpa Rao and composer Amartya Rahut, working with traditional Indian craft of Qissa Goi (storytelling).[9] The band was launched in 2010 at the annual Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in Mumbai.[10] In 2011, the band released its debut album, Rewind, consisting of songs and storytelling, put together with narrative recited by Misra.[11] [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] [11] 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]

Books

Non-fiction

Fiction

As editor

Awards

Journalism

Entertainment

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 have a daughter. Yamini also writes some stories for the Neelesh Misra Show.[32]

Filmography

Screenwriter

Lyricist

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Lakshmi . Rama . 2023-04-10 . He’s the Garrison Keillor of India, and he’s reviving the art of storytelling . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-10-31 . 0190-8286.
  2. Web site: gaon . About Gaon Connection . 2023-10-31 . www.gaonconnection.com . hi.
  3. Web site: 2020-12-22 . Gaon Connection Survey: 50% rural Indians prefer India-made COVID vaccine . 2023-10-31 . cnbctv18.com . en.
  4. News: Next Big Thing: Meet Neelesh Misra . https://web.archive.org/web/20110319165359/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/next-big-thing-neelesh-misra-scribe-turns-to-showbiz/66331-8.html . dead . 19 March 2011 . IBN LIVE . 2 June 2008 .
  5. News: 2012-12-09 . Tapping the rural news space . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-10-31 . 0971-751X.
  6. Web site: Express. Indian. Ram Nath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism he has been editor of Hindustan news paper. 31 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130624120717/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ramnath-goenka-foundation/2007_winners.html. 24 June 2013. dmy-all.
  7. News: Book Review: The art of losing a war . Sudhir Mishra . https://archive.today/20130125084307/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Books/The-art-of-losing-a-war/Article1-601491.aspx . dead . 25 January 2013 . Hindustan Times . 17 September 2010 .
  8. News: I was offered to script film on Benazir Bhutto: Neelesh Misra . The Hindu . 7 February 2009 .
  9. News: Shilpa Rao to sing for webcert online . Hindustan Times . 19 December 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114929/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/Shilpa-Rao-to-sing-for-webcert-online/Article1-784308.aspx . 26 August 2014 . dmy-all .
  10. News: Nine times lucky . https://archive.today/20130125215729/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Music/Nine-times-lucky/Article1-699855.aspx . dead . 25 January 2013 . Hindustan Times . 20 May 2011 .
  11. News: Neelesh Misra: Reviving the traditional storytelling . CNN-IBN (IBN LIVE). 18 September 2012.
  12. Web site: Band Called Nine releases its debut album. 6 May 2011. The Indian Express. 14 May 2011.
  13. Web site: India . User Profile: Writer At Large . Blogger . 10 August 2014.
  14. Web site: Neelesh Misra: The journalist, lyricist and author on reinventing the art of storytelling. 24 September 2012. Outlook .
  15. News: Tapping the rural news space . The Hindu. 10 December 2012 .
  16. Web site: Beuro . Gaon Connection . Gaon Connection : Agriculture & Rural News, News in Hindi, हिन्दी न्यूज . www.gaonconnection.com.
  17. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: Pankaj Tripathi Episode 1 The Slow Interview With Neelesh Misra . YouTube.
  18. https://www.amazon.com/The-Absent-State-Insurgency-Misgovernance/dp/9350092158 Amazon.com – The Absent State
  19. https://www.amazon.com/173-Hours-Captivity-Neelesh-Misra/dp/8172233949 Amazon.com – 173 Hours in Captivity
  20. https://www.amazon.com/End-Line-Story-Killing-Royals/dp/0143027859 Amazon.com – End of the Line: The Story of the Killing of the Royals in Nepal
  21. https://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Timezone-Neelesh-Misra/dp/8172236646 Amazon.com – Once Upon a Timezone
  22. https://www.amazon.in/Yaad-Shehar-Vol-Neelesh-Mishra/dp/9382618376/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y Amazon.com – Neelesh Misra ka Yaad Sheher Volume-I
  23. https://www.amazon.in/Neelesh-Mishra-Ka-Yaad-Sheher/dp/9382618384 Amazon.com – Neelesh Misra ka Yaad Sheher Volume-II
  24. http://harpercollins.co.in/BookDetail.asp?Book_Code=2450 HarperCollins Publishers India Ltd.
  25. https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Chasing-Mans-Remarkable-Story/dp/8174368191 Amazon.com – Dream Chasing,One Man's Remarkable True Life Story
  26. Web site: Nominees - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110130070949/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2010/hindi/nominees.php. dead. 2011-01-30. 2011-01-30. 2018-09-30.
  27. Web site: Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2011. 30 January 2013. 24 May 2018. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20130130161203/http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/hindi/nominees.php. 30 January 2013. dmy-all.
  28. Web site: Nominations - Mirchi Music Awards 2017. MMAMirchiMusicAwards. 2018-03-13.
  29. Web site: Winners - Mirchi Music Awards 2017. MMAMirchiMusicAwards. 2018-03-13.
  30. Web site: Actual romance blooms in small towns: Neelesh Misra. https://web.archive.org/web/20060505222853/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/interview/6484.html. dead. 5 May 2006. IndiaGlitz.com. 29 November 2005. 26 November 2014.
  31. Web site: Nidhi Razdan. https://web.archive.org/web/20121112141700/http://www.in.com/nidhi-razdan/biography-208665.html. dead. 12 November 2012. in.com. 26 November 2014.
  32. Web site: Gaon Connection: Going beyond the village. indiantelevision.com. 2 July 2013. 26 November 2014.
  33. Web site: About – Writer At Large.
  34. Web site: 'Zindagi Kuch Toh Bata (Reprise)' Full AUDIO Song - Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor - Bajrangi Bhaijaan. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/bqP-CVhtQfc . 2021-12-20 . live. T-Series. 3 July 2015. YouTube.
  35. Web site: Jagga Jasoos : Jhumritalaiyya Song With Lyrics l Ranbir, Katrina - Pritam Arijit, Mohan - Neelesh. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/ark-QGPqs6Y . 2021-12-20 . live. T-Series. 30 June 2017. YouTube.

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