Yatindra Mishra

Yatindra Mishra is a celebrated Hindi poet, music and cinema scholar. He has four collections of Hindi poetry, several well received books on Indian Classical music & cinema, including Girija (Based on Girija Devi), Devpriya (Dialogue with Sonal Mansingh), Sur Ki Baradari (Life & Times of Ustad Bismillah Khan) and Akhtari (Life & Music of Begum Akhtar). He has edited the gazetteer of Faizabad titled Shahernama Faizabad and authored Ayodhya: Parampara, Sanskriti, Virasat. His book Lata:Sur-Gatha won a total of six 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. He has served as the Jury Chairman for the 69th National Film Awards. His latest book Gulzar: Hazaar Rahen Mud Ke Dekhi is based on the life and works of filmmaker Gulzar.