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Sidharth Mishra | |
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| Alma mater | Kirori Mal College, RIMC |
| Occupation(s) | Reporter, Journalist, Author & Academic |
| Organization | Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies |
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Sidharth Mishra (born 29 September 1967) is a print media reporter, journalist, author and professor in practice. He served as an associate editor in The Pioneer . He writes columns in dailies including The New Indian Express , The Tribune , News18 website and others.. [1] [2] [3]
He is the chairperson of the Research and Journalism School of Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies-TC. [4] [5]
He is a Rimcollian. He edited the different publications of the ROBA. [6] His book tilted ‘Valour & Wisdom’ attempts to establish the praxis that RIMC has shaped the nation’s military leadership. This book carries an archival value in the history of RIMC. [7]
He published 'Capital Phenomenon: A Political History of Delhi, 1998-2009' [8] which tells the political history of Delhi after the independence of India. He edited book titled - 'Delhi Political 1947-2013' which complied the events important in Delhi political history. [2]
He studied in Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun. [7] [9] He joined Kirori Mal College, Delhi University for higher education. After completing his English master's degree at DU, he began working as a journalist in 1992. He had a MA in public administration. [10] [11]
Mishra started his career as a reporter in 1992. Later, he joined The Pioneer as a journalist and got trained under the senior editor Chandan Mitra. [12] [2] [13]
He has been a legislative and parliamentary correspondent since 1996, covering all the general election after that. [3] [2]
He regularly writes columns on political and urban issues in dailies like, The New Indian Express, [14] The Pioneer, The Millennium Post, [15] The News18 [3] and The First Post [16]
His political reporting essay appears in the Oxford University Press book "Making News - A Handbook on Indian Media." He edited a book on colonialism titled Company to Crown, which is an anthology of essays on colonialism.
In 2010, he authored Capital Phenomenon: A Political History of Delhi, 1998-2009, which tells the political landscape of Delhi as a state. [17]
In 2019, he edited a book on the similar theme of Delhi Political scenario titled, 'Delhi Political 1947-2013'. [18]
His chapter on "Women Moving Mountains: a Eulogy for Contemporary Indian Women Activists" gets published in book Gender and Popular Culture, published by Cambridge Scholar Publishing. It is a paper based on "Mishra's more than a quarter-of-a-century-long experience as a newspaper reporter, allowing him to see Indian society evolve from very close quarters. The paper explores the evolution of Indian society especially in relation to the role of women". [18]
As an alumnus of RIMC, he co-edited a book with Retired Air Marshal PP Reddy, tilted 'Valour & Wisdom: 100 Years of Unparalleled Leadership' which has been came out on 14 March 2022. This historical compendium informs readers about actual and exciting aspects of history based on a variety of facts, figures, and numbers that are typically unknown to readers. The book is fittingly authored by 26 Rimcollians and edited by Air Marshal PP Reddy & Mishra. [6] He also use to edit the magazine of RIMC Old Boys Association. [19]
He has served three terms as chair of the governing bodies of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, [20] [21] Shivaji College, [22] and Maharaja Agrasen College (Delhi University). [23] [24] [25] Also, he has been elected as the member to the Delhi University Court. [26]
He is serving as a chairperson of Research School and Journalism School of VIPS-TC. [5] [18]