Neelesh Misra is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n journalist, author, radio storyteller, Hindi script and lyrics writer, photographer and the Deputy Executive Editor of Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....

. 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.

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)

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

• Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai - Jism
  Jism
  Jism may refer to:* A slang term for semen* Jism , a 2003 Bollywood film* Jism , a Pakistani film* "Jism", a song by the rock band Tindersticks from their self-titled debut album* The Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology...
  
  
• Chalo tumko lekar chalein - Jism
  Jism
  Jism may refer to:* A slang term for semen* Jism , a 2003 Bollywood film* Jism , a Pakistani film* "Jism", a song by the rock band Tindersticks from their self-titled debut album* The Jordan Institution for Standards and Metrology...
  
  
• Maine dil se kaha - Rog
  Rog
  The film's soundtrack is composed by M.M. Kreem with lyrics penned by Neelesh Misra and Sayeed Quadri.-Tracklist:...
  
  
• Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai - Woh Lamhe
  Woh Lamhe
  Woh Lamhe... is a 2006 film starring Shiney Ahuja and Kangna Ranaut and directed by Mohit Suri. The film is a based on the true story of Parveen Babi's life, her battle with schizophrenia and her relationship with Mahesh Bhatt to whom she was a lover as well as a mentor in his struggling days.Bhatt...
  
  
• Lamha Lamha - Gangster
  Gangster
  A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster....
  
  
• Bepanah Pyaar hai - Krishna Cottage
  Krishna Cottage
  Krishna Cottage is a 2004 Bollywood Horror film directed by the debuting Santram Varma. It was produced by the mother-daughter team of Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor, better known for producing Indian television soap operas, and starred Sohail Khan, Anita Hassanandani, and Ishaa Koppikar in the...
  
  
• Bolo Na Tum Zara - Fightclub
• O sexy Mama - 13B
• Khwaishon se - Holiday
  Holiday
  A Holiday is a day designated as having special significance for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed that observance is warranted. It is generally an official or unofficial observance of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations...
  
  
• Gulon Mein Rang Bhare - Tribute to Faiz - Sikandar
• I am in love - Once Upon A Time In Mumbai
  Once Upon A Time In Mumbai
  Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai is a 2010 Bollywood crime drama film directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Ekta Kapoor. It stars Ajay Devgan, Emraan Hashmi, Prachi Desai, and Kangana Ranaut. The film, produced by Balaji Telefilms, was released on 30 July 2010.-Plot:The film opens with a suicide...
  
  
• Anjaana Anjaani ki Kahani - Anjaana Anjaani
  Anjaana Anjaani
  Anjaana Anjaani is a Hindi Romantic film directed by Siddharth Anand, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra and Zayed Khan. The film is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under his Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt. Ltd banner. The film's music has been composed by Vishal-Shekhar, who have...
  
  
• Abhi Kuch Dinon Se - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
• Dil Hai Nakhrewala- Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji
• Humko Pyaar Hua - Ready
  Ready
  - Film :* Ready , a Telugu film* Ready , a Hindi film* Ready, a 2002 British short starring Imelda Staunton- Music :* Ready Records, a Canadian record labelAlbums* Ready * Ready...
  
  
• I Love You - Bodyguard
  Bodyguard
  A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such...
  
  

External Links

• http://www.neeleshmisra.com/home.html
• http://www.bandcallednine.com/
• http://www.rovingwriter.blogspot.com/