Yatindra Mishra

Yatindra Mishra is a celebrated Hindi Poet, and Music and Cinema Scholar. He has four collections of poetry to his credit- Yada-Kada, Ayodhya Tatha Anya Kavitayein, Dyorhi Par Aalaap and Vibhas. He has several well received books on Indian Classical Music and Cinema, including 'Girija' (Based on Thumri Singer Girija Devi), 'Devpriya' (Dialogue with danseuse Sonal Mansingh), 'Sur Ki Baradari' (Life & Times of Shehnai Maestro Bismillah Khan) and 'Akhtari: Soz Aur Saaz Ka Afsana'(Based on Thumri and Ghazal Queen Begum Akhtar). He is the editor of a cultural gazetteer of Faizabad titled 'Shahernama Faizabad'. His book 'Lata : Sur-Gatha' (Musical Journey of legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar) won a total of Seven Awards in 2017 including the prestigious 64th National Film Award for Best Writing on Cinema (Swarna Kamal) and MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Award for Best Writing on Cinema, Mumbai, 2016-17.