Yatindra Mishra

Yatindra Mishra is a distinguished poet, author, music and cinema scholar. He has authored five poetry collections along with acclaimed works on Thumri singer Girija Devi, danseuse Sonal Mansingh, Shehnai maestro Bismillah Khan, playback singer Lata Mangeshkar and authorized biography of filmmaker Gulzar. He edited the anthology on Ghazal singer Begum Akhtar. Recipient of many awards, including Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar, Kalinga Book Award, International Vatayan Poetry Award, London and many other. His book 'Lata: Sur-Gatha' won 6 awards in a year, including the prestigious 64th National Film Award (Swarna Kamal) for best writing on cinema and Mami Mumbai Film Festival Award, Mumbai.  He was the member of Mohammed Rafi Centenary Celebration and Implementation Committee at the 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI, Goa), Jury Chairman for best writing of 69th National Film Awards, Jury Member for 66th National Films Awards, 52nd IFFI, and speaker at the 48th IFFI, Goa. Conceptualized and curated a 50 days series of musical celebration titled 'Shree Ram Raag Sewa'.