Amaresh Misra
| Amaresh Misra | |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University |
| Notable works | War of Civilisations: India AD 1857 |
Amaresh Misra is an Indian writer, author and historian.[1] He is convener of the Anti Communal Front in Uttar Pradesh state for Indian National Congress.[2]
During his college years, Misra was a student leader of the radical Left CPI-ML (Liberation) party in Allahabad University.[3] He co-wrote the script for the movie Bullet Raja.[4]
Amaresh Misra is a proponent of several conspiracy theories. He has claimed that the 2008 Mumbai attacks were organized jointly by the CIA, Mossad and RSS. According to him, the Intelligence Bureau was behind the killing of the Mumbai Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad chief Hemant Karkare. He has also blamed BJP and RSS for the 2012 Assam violence, and MNS for the Azad Maidan riots.[5] In 2014, Misra was arrested by Lucknow police from Gurgaon, for threatening to kill Narendra Modi and posting inflammatory comments against RSS on social media sites.[4][6]
Awards
The Urdu Press Club of India awarded Amaresh with the Jasarat Award in 2007.[7]
Publications
- Lucknow: Fire of Grace: The Story of its Renaissance, Revolution and the Aftermath (Delhi: Harper Collins, 1999) ISBN 978-8172232887
- The Minister’s Wife (a novel—Penguin, 2002) ISBN 978-0143028161
- Mangal Pandey: The True Story of an Indian Revolutionary (Delhi: Rupa, 2005)
- War of Civilizations: India AD 1857, Vols 1 and 2 (Delhi: Rupa, 2007)
References
- ↑ Ramesh, Randeep (24 August 2007). "India's secret history: 'A holocaust, one where millions disappeared...'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ "Amaresh Misra". The Times Of India. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ "Minorities vs. Minorities: The new right-wing game plan for 2014". The Times Of India. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Writer held for 'communal' tweets". The Times of India. 2014-05-15.
- ↑ "Red blood and saffron plots: Assam riots and the RSS-BJP". 23 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ "Man who threatened to kill Modi on Twitter arrested from Gurgaon". Hindustan Times. 2014-05-15.
- ↑ IndiaFM (21 May 2008). "Ajay Devgan honoured with the Jasarat Award". Sify.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.