15 Facts About Neelesh Misra

Neelesh Misra was born on 4 May 1973 and is an Indian journalist, author, radio storyteller, scriptwriter and lyricist.

Neelesh Misra is most known for his radio show, Yaadon Ka IdiotBox with Neelesh Misra on BIG FM 92.7.

Neelesh Misra is co-founder-editor of Gaon Connection, India's rural newspaper.

Neelesh Misra has founded a content creation company called Content Project Pvt.

Neelesh Misra is currently working on "The Neelesh Misra Show" on Red FM 93.5 and "Kahaani Express" on Saavn.

Neelesh Misra's father Shiva Balak Misra, is a geologist in ONGC and writer.

Neelesh Misra did his schooling from boarding school, St Joseph's College, Nainital and Mahanagar Boys' Inter College, Lucknow.

Neelesh Misra did his graduation from Kumaun University, Nainital, and later studied at Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi, India.

Neelesh Misra's 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.

Neelesh Misra has closely studied the Maoist insurgency in Nepal.

Neelesh Misra has written five books, including the well received The Absent State, which he co-wrote with Rahul Pandita.

Neelesh Misra 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.

Neelesh Misra's blog contains his experiences during his days as senior roving editor, his thoughts on various issues, and the poems he has written.

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

Neelesh Misra married Nidhi Razdan, a news anchor and editor, in 2005.