Jaishree Misra

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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
Born1961 (age 63–64) [1]
New Delhi, India [1]
Occupation Writer
NationalityIndian
GenreContemporary
SubjectFiction, non-fiction, novels
Website
www.jaishreemisra.com

Jaishree Misra (born 1961) is an Indian writer. [1] As of 2023, she had written eight novels. [1]

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Books

Misra's first novel, Ancient Promises (2002), is on the syllabus at several universities. [1] It has been described as exploring "the notions of women's autonomy and agency", and is partly autobiographical. [1]

Her fourth novel, Rani, is historical fiction based on the life of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi. [1] [2] It was published by Penguin in 2007 and banned soon after by the Uttar Pradesh state government in India, as it represented Rani Lakshmibai as having a love affair with a white British man. [1] [2]

She is the editor of Of Mothers and Others: Stories, Essays, Poems (2013), a collection of writing about motherhood. [3]

Misra has written a memoir, A House for Mr Mishra. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Keerthana, S (2023). "Mishra, Jaishree". In Jaidka, Manju; Dhar, Tej N. (eds.). The Routledge Encyclopedia of Indian Writing in English. Taylor & Francis. pp. 271–2. ISBN   978-1-000-93315-4 . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Singh, Harleen (9 June 2014). The Rani of Jhansi: Gender, History, and Fable in India. Cambridge University Press. p. 11. ISBN   978-1-107-04280-3 . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Koppikar, Smruti (5 April 2013). "Review: Of Mothers and Others". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2025.


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