Neelesh Misra
Neelesh Misra (Hindi: नीलेश मिश्रा) is an Indian journalist, author, radio storyteller, Hindi script and lyrics writer, photographer and the Deputy Executive Editor of Hindustan Times. He also heads India's first Writer led Band, Band Called Nine where storytelling meets songs.
Biography
Neelesh Misra was educated at St. Joseph's College, Nainital. As a journalist he has covered stories in South Asia, the Kargil war, the Asian Tsunami, Nepal’s Maoist rebellion, insurgencies in Kashmir and Naxalites in India. He has written three books.
He is the creative director and the lyricist of Band Called NINE.[1]
Books
Non-fiction
- "The Absent State" (Hachette, 2010), a book on insurgency co-written with Rahul Pandita
- "173 Hours in Captivity: The Hijacking of IC-814" (Harper Collins, 2000)
- "End of the Line: The Story of the Killing of the Royals in Nepal" (Penguin, 2001)
Fiction
- "Once Upon a Timezone" (Harper Collins, 2006)
As Editor
- "India Yatra" (Harper Collins, 2009, with a foreword by Nandan Nilekani)
- "Inspired India: Ideas to Transform a Nation" (Harper Collins, 2010, with a foreword by APJ Abdul Kalam)
- "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 )
Awards
- Ram Nath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism (under the category “Covering India Invisible”, for a nine-part series on insurgency, titled "India Besieged")
- K. C. Kulish Memorial Award (jointly with Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, for the series "The New Muslim")
- K. C. Kulish Memorial Merit Award (for a nine-part series on insurgency, titled "India Besieged")
Bollywood Songs
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