Jayshree Misra Tripathi

Not to be confused with Jaishree Misra.

Jayshree Misra Tripathi
Tripathi in 2022
Born	1956 (age 68–69) Odisha, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Jayshree Tripathi
Education	Delhi University (Master of arts) National Law School of India University (Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights Law)
Occupation(s)	Writer, educator and poet
Years active	1983 – 2015
Known for	Women’s empowerment
Notable work	The Other Side of Diplomacy

Jayshree Misra Tripathi (born 1956) is an Indian poet, short story writer, and educator known for her works exploring cross-cultural experiences, women’s voices, and human resilience. She writes in English, drawing from her global experiences as a former diplomatic spouse.

Early life and education

Born in Odisha, India, Tripathi completed her M.A. in English from Delhi University in 1978. She later earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights Law from the National Law School of India University in 2001. Her early career included brief stints in print media during the 1980s. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Tripathi’s writing centres on the silenced voices of women and cross-cultural narratives, influenced by her nomadic life. ^[3]

She has been an educator for many years. ^[4]

During the COVID-19 pandemic her poems examined the uncertainties of the era. ^[5]

Tripathi has contributed to Huffington Post India, News18 India, and Odisha Bytes, with her works reviewed in the Sahitya Akademi’s Journal of Indian Literature. ^[6]

Personal life

Tripathi incorporates her maiden surname, Misra, in her writing as the eldest of five daughters. ^[1]

Tripathi has lived in diverse cultures for over thirty years. Her late husband was a career diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service. She resides in Delhi following his retirement. ^{[7] [8] [3] [1]}

Further reading

• Indian English literature
• Women writers

Selected works

• Tripathi, Jayshree Misra (2002). "My Distant Aunt... and I" . Violence Against Women. 8 (3): 399–402. doi:10.1177/10778010222183116. ISSN   1077-8012 . Retrieved 12 June 2025.
• Tripathi, Jayshree Misra (2014). Dilemmas & scattered weaves : musings in narrative verse & flash vignettes of travels through the diaspora. New Delhi, India: Quills Ink Publishing. ISBN   978-93-84318-38-3. OCLC   930864506.
• TRIPATHI, Jayshree MISRA (20 December 2018). What Not Words Short Stories: Short Stories Set in India and the Diaspora. Authors Press. ISBN   978-1-7919-2532-1. ^[9]

• Tripathi, Jayshree Misra (2018). Trips And Trials: A Selection of Poems and Songs. PepperScript. ISBN   9789384411534. ^[10]

• Tripathi, Jayshree Misra, ed. (2025). The Other Side of Diplomacy . Chennai: Westland Non-Fiction, an imprint of Westland Books, a division of Nasadiya Technologies Private Limited. ISBN   978-93-6045-989-5. OCLC   1506115546. ^[11]

References

1. Tripathi, Jayshree Misra. "Reflections on a Collaborative Novel by Nine Authors". thepunchmagazine.com. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
2. "JAYSHREE MISRA TRIPATHI". Kalinga Literary Festival. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
3. Mohapatra, Himansu S. (27 February 2021). "An Odia Woman Writer's Voyage In And Out". Odisha Bytes. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
4. Tripathi, Amrita (27 May 2016). "India's diplomatic spouses: The dynamic women behind the exotic facade". The News Minute. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
5. "Lockdown verse: Jayshree Misra Tripathi and Priya Sarukkai Chabria share their poems". The Indian Express. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
6. "Jayshree Tripathi". Delhi Poetry Festival 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
7. Tripathi, Amrita (27 May 2016). "India's diplomatic spouses: The dynamic women behind the exotic facade". The News Minute. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
8. "Jayshree Misra Tripathi | Guest Author at OdishaTV". Jayshree Misra Tripathi | Guest Author at OdishaTV. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
9. Review of What Not Words Short Stories
   • Sarma, U Atreya (2020). Tripath, JayshreeMisra (ed.). "A Fictionalised Memoir with an Exotic and Diplomatic Touch". Indian Literature. 64 (5 (319)): 184–186. ISSN   0019-5804. JSTOR   27267058.
10. Reviews of Trips And Trials
    • Dimri, Jaiwanti (2019). Tripathi, Jayshree Misra (ed.). "Facing the World Through Words". Indian Literature. 63 (6 (314)): 231–233. ISSN   0019-5804. JSTOR   27276753.
    • Quraishi, Humra (16 January 2019). "INTENSE VERSE LEAVES IMPRINT ON THE SOUL | Tehelka". tehelka.com. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
11. Reviews of The other side of diplomacy
    • "Book Review: The Other Side of Diplomacy by Jayshree Misra Tripathi – Asian News from UK" . Retrieved 8 April 2025.
    • Kissu, Sagrika (28 February 2025). "This event about diplomacy wasn't about ambassadors. Their spouses were the stars". ThePrint. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
    • "Westland Books is all set to release Jayshree Misra Tripathi's book The Other Side Of Diplomacy on the unseen lives of Diplomatic Spouses". City Air News. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
    • Datta, Vikas (6 March 2025). "'JFK, mass cooking, and fashion fiascos': The colourful but exacting lives of Indian diplomatic spouses (Book Review)". IANS News. Retrieved 2 July 2025.