Amaresh Misra
Amaresh Misra is an Indian writer and conspiracy theorist.[1] He was the convener of the Anti Communal Front in Uttar Pradesh state for Indian National Congress.[2]
Amaresh Misra | |
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Occupation | Writer/politician |
Language | Hindi |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Allahabad University |
Notable works | War of Civilisations: India AD 1857 |
Spouse | Pragati Mishra |
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]
Conspiracy theories
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 2016 Amaresh Misra launched kissan kranti Dal. He also launched the 1857 Nationalist Forum in Lucknow to demand changing of epitaphs on cruel British officers graves. AltNews.in reported that Amaresh Misra wrote a conspiracy theory about Ankit Saxena's murder. He blamed Sangh for Ankit's murder, though the killers confessed, and eye witness mentioned killers name, google maps proved that Amaresh Misra's claims were false.[6]
He wanted to rewrite modern Indian History according to his personal view.[7]
He unsuccessfully contested the 2009 Loksabha elections from Lucknow on the ticket of Ulema Council.
Awards
The Urdu Press Club of India awarded Amaresh with the Jasarat Award in 2007.[8]
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. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. 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.
- "Writer held for 'communal' tweets". The Times of India. 15 May 2014.
- "Red blood and saffron plots: Assam riots and the RSS-BJP". 23 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- https://www.altnews.in/conspiracy-theory-about-ankit-saxenas-murder-circulates-on-social-media/
- The Great Fear of 1857: Rumours, Conspiracies.
- IndiaFM (21 May 2008). "Ajay Devgan honoured with the Jasarat Award". Sify.com. Retrieved 24 August 2012.