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Jaishree Misra | |
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 Jaishree Misra in a literary programme at Sharjah International Book Fair on 24 November 2011 | |
| Born | New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Contemporary |
| Subject | Fiction, Non-fiction, novelist |
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Jaishree Misra is an Indian author.
In 2015, Misra's eighth novel A Love Story for My Sister was published. [1]
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