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 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]
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]
Author
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]
^[1] This is the annual report of the college where this detail is available.
^[2] This is the minute of the meeting when Sidharth Mishra was the chair of the governing body, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College(Delhi University). The date is 25th May, 2012. This link is from the governing body's archival links where meeting minutes have been posted. Because it is an old case, that's why the pdf is here. Although, this pdf is available on the college website.
^[3] This is an old annual report where Sidharth Mishra has been addressed as a former chairman of the governing body.
^[4] This is the Annual Report where on the page no 17 Sidharth Mishra's name has been mentioned as a former chairman of the governing body.
^[5] This document is available on college official website where it can be found.
^[6] As it is an old case. So, finding archival is tough. This is the link form the alumni association of DU, where they have mentioned the same.
^[7] This is available on Delhi University website where in this Minutes of the Meeting every court member names have been mentioned. His name is at 210
[2][8] Check 301 in the list.
