Mishra
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Mishra or Misra is a Hindu
Brahmin
surname
found mostly in the northern and central parts of India.
It is one of the most widespread Brahmin
surnames in the fertile Gangetic plain region and in the Indian states of Punjab
, Delhi
, Orissa
, Bihar
, Uttar Pradesh
, Uttarakhand
, Madhya Pradesh
, Rajasthan
, Assam
and West Bengal
. It is also found in countries such as Guyana
and Trinidad and Tobago
under the anglicized version of Misir, due to migration owing to agricultural/plantation employment. The surname is also found in Nepal
, Fiji
and Mauritius
, as well as in other Indian diaspora communities.
They have historically been martial Brahmins and in earlier years, many were drafted into the army. Nowadays, most Mishras are involved in secular and service-oriented professions.
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
found mostly in the northern and central parts of India.
It is one of the most widespread Brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
surnames in the fertile Gangetic plain region and in the Indian states of Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
, Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...
, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
and West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
. It is also found in countries such as Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
and Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
under the anglicized version of Misir, due to migration owing to agricultural/plantation employment. The surname is also found in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
and Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
, as well as in other Indian diaspora communities.
They have historically been martial Brahmins and in earlier years, many were drafted into the army. Nowadays, most Mishras are involved in secular and service-oriented professions.
Notable People
- Akhilendra MishraAkhilendra MishraAkhilendra Mishra is an Indian film and television character actor. He hails from Magadh, Bihar. He generally plays negative roles and is famous for his work as Kroor Singh in the 1990s Doordarshan fantasy television series Chandrakanta, and Mirchi Seth in the 1999 Bollywood film Sarfarosh.He...
- Indian film and television character actor. - Akhilesh Kumar Mishra - A noted Photo Journalist working for India's National Newspaper THE HINDU
- Amit MishraAmit MishraAmit Mishra is an Indian cricketer. He is a right arm leg break bowler and right-handed lower order batsman. He usually bats number 10 or 11. Mishra is an attacking leg spinner who bowls leg break....
- right arm leg break bowler and right-handed lower order batsman of Indian cricket team. - Anupam MishraAnupam MishraAnupam Mishra is an Indian Gandhian and environmentalist, and water conservationist who works on promoting water conservation, water management and traditional rainwater harvesting techniques. He had been awarded the 1996 Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar award instituted by the Ministry of...
- President of Kartik - Birju MaharajBirju MaharajBrijmo Mishra popularly known as Pandit Birju Maharaj is currently the leading exponent of the Varanasi Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Kathak dance in India.He is a descendant of the legendary Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, including his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father...
- Most famous KathakKathakKathak is one of the eight forms of Indian classical dances, originated from Uttar Pradesh, India. This dance form traces its origins to the nomadic bards of ancient northern India, known as Kathaks, or storytellers...
dancer - Brijesh MishraBrijesh MishraBrajesh Chandra Mishra was the first National Security Advisor and principal secretary to the former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee....
- first National Security AdvisorNational Security Advisor (India)The National Security Advisor of India is a member of the National Security Council , and the primary advisor to the Prime Minister, the Indian Cabinet and the NSC on internal and international security issues.-Overview:... - Chaitanya Maha Prabhu - saint poet, Krishna devotee
- Chhannulal Mishra - Hindustani classical musicHindustani classical musicHindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...
singer - Chaturanan MishraChaturanan MishraChaturanan Mishra was an Indian politician and trade unionist. Mishra, who was born in Nahar, Madhubani District, was a key leader of the Communist Party of India in Bihar, and served as the Agriculture Minister of India in the United Front government.-Quit India Movement:Mishra took part in the...
- Former Indian Agriculture Minister - Colonel Girish Chandra Mishra, now an academician with Sultanate of Oman
- Dr SP Mishra -ex professor Banaras Hindu University, world famous nuclear chemistry scientist and Marie Curie award winner
- Abhay Mishra - Mechanical Engg. from LPU jalandhar !!}}
- Hem Chandra Mishra -Accountant Qualification-B.com Hons.and MBA with Finance and HR
- Jagannath MishraJagannath MishraDr. Jagannath Mishra is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Bihar.-Early life:Jagannath Mishra was born in 1937 in Bihar. He was a professor Economics and had done PhD in the same field...
- Former chief Minister of Bihar - Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra- Only Women Justice in Supreme Court of India currently.
- Justice Ranganath MisraRanganath MisraJustice Ranganath Misra of Orissa served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India from September 25, 1990 to November 24, 1991, and has served as the Chief Scout of the All India Boy Scouts Association since 1992.-External links:* -References:...
- Former Chief Justice of India, Famous for Mishra CommissionMishra CommissionNational Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, also called as Ranganath Misra Commission was constituted by Government of India on 29th October 2004 to look into various issues related to Linguistic and Religious minorities in India. It was chaired by former Chief Justice of India...
. - Kalraj MishraKalraj MishraKalraj Mishra is an Indian politician and a senior leader of Bharatiya Janata Party . He was President of Uttar Pradesh state unit of BJP.Born in 1941 in Ghazipur District of Uttar Pradesh he passed M.A. from Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi. He joined politics and held many party positions at state...
- BJP Leader Uttar Pradesh - Lalit Narayan MishraLalit Narayan MishraLalit Narayan Mishra was railway minister of India from 1973 to 1975. He was brought into politics by the first Chief Minister of Bihar, Bihar Kesari Sri Krishna Sinha when he was made parliamentary secretary at his insistence to the First Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. In...
- Former Indian Rail Minister. - Mandana MishraMandana Mishrawas a Hindu philosopher, who wrote on the Mīmāmsā and Advaita systems of thought, and was a student and follower of Ādi Śankara. Maṇḍana Miśra, also known as Suresvaracharya, was a follower of the Karma Mimamsa school of philosophy and a staunch defender of the holistic sphota doctrine of language...
- Philosopher of Ancient India - N.N. Mishra- Director Operations, NTPC
- N.N. Misra- Researcher and author of books; upcoming writer
- Nitish MishraNitish MishraNitish Mishra is an Indian politician. He is a Minister of state for disaster management in Bihar in Nitish Kumar's government. He set up the flood management information system...
- JDU Leader Bihar And state Cabinet minister of bihar - Leela MishraLeela MishraLeela Mishra was an Indian film actor, who worked as a character actor in over 200 Hindi films for five decades, eventually playing stock characters like aunts, Chachi or Mausi...
, film actor - Piyush MishraPiyush MishraPiyush Mishra is an Indian film and theatre actor, music director, lyricist, singer, scriptwriter.-Early life and education:He spent his early life in Gwalior, where he received his education...
- Indian film actor, music director, lyricist, and writer - Rajan and Sajan MishraRajan and Sajan MishraRajan and Sajan Mishra are brothers, renowned singers of the khyal style of Indian classical music. They were awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2007, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, jointly in 1998 and the Gandharwa National Award for 1994-1995....
- Contemporary North Indian Musician - Roopa MishraRoopa MishraRoopa Mishra is an Indian bureaucrat who topped the I.A.S. Exam as a woman for the first time in Orissa in 2004.-Personal background:She was born in Angul, Orissa state on 9 June 1977 and went to various schools in Orissa. She completed her schooling from St. Joseph's Girls High School at Cuttack...
- IAS topper 2005 from OrissaOrissaOrissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April... - Sameer Mishra - 81st Scripps National Spelling BeeScripps National Spelling BeeThe Scripps National Spelling Bee is a highly competitive annual spelling bee in the United States, with participants from other countries as well. It is run on a not-for-profit basis by The E. W...
champion (USA) - Sanjay MishraSanjay MishraSanjay Mishra is an American Guitarist/Composer born in India and subsequently becoming a citizen of the United States who began performing after completing his studies at...
- World famous American guitarist and composer. - Sanjay Mishra (actor)Sanjay Mishra (actor)Sanjay Mishra is an Indian actor and comedian who is best known for his character of Apple Singh, an "icon" used by ESPN Star Sports during the 1999 Cricket World Cup and also for his comedic act in the film All The Best. He made his film debut in the 1995 Indian musical film Oh Darling! Yeh Hai...
- comedian known from Office OfficeOffice OfficeOffice Office is an Indian Hindi language television sitcom that premiered on SAB TV on September 3, 2001. The series starrs Bollywood film actor Pankaj Kapoor in the role of Mussadilal. The series has won the 'Best Comedy' award at the 'RAPA Awards' in 2001 and 2002.-Plot:The series is based on...
. - Satish Chandra Mishra- BSP Leader Uttar Pradesh India
- Shabd Saran Mishra - CEO - Renaissance eServices, Founder-eCollegeofindia.com, Director - Zane Interactive Publishing, eLearning expert
- Smriti MishraSmriti MishraSmriti Mishra is an Indian film actor, most known for her roles in Shyam Benegal's Sardari Begum , Pamela Rooks Train to Pakistan and Vijay Singh's Jaya Ganga.-Filmography:* Sardari Begum * Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin...
- Indian film actress famous for her roles in parallel cinema. - Sourav MishraSourav MishraSourav Mishra is an Indian journalist and artist. As a Reuters journalist he was one of the first witnesses and victim of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, a three-day rampage in which more than 164 people lost their lives....
- ReutersReutersReuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
journalist, one of the first witnesses of 2008 Mumbai Attacks2008 Mumbai attacksThe 2008 Mumbai attacks were more than 10 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, India's largest city, by Islamist attackers who came from Pakistan... - Sudhir MishraSudhir MishraSudhir Mishra is an Indian film director and screenwriter most renowned for directing critically acclaimed films like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Dharavi and Chameli.-Early life and education:...
- Indian film director and screenwriter - Pandit Suresh Mishra - World Famous Astrologer & Vastu Consultant.He is Chairman of Shri Durga Devi Mandir,Pipli(Kurukshetra) & Chairman of Shiv jyotish & Vastu Kendra,Pipli(Kurukshetra)from India.His website is www.shivastrovastu.com & www.bhagyadarpan.com
- Upendra Mishra - Publisher, IndUS Business Journal, INDIA New England News, Boston/SF News and Managing Partner, The Mishra Group, an integrated marketing services firm.