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'''S. K. Misra''' (born 1932) is a retired Indian civil servant, social worker, writer and a former Principal Secretary to [[Chandra Sekhar]], the 8th Prime Minister of India.<ref name="S K Misra’s memoirs released 1">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/S-K-Misras-memoirs-released/articleshow/52725530.cms | title=S K Misra’s memoirs released 1 | newspaper=Times of India | date=13 June 2016 | access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> He served as the principal secretary to three chief ministers of Haryana and is a former secretary at the ministries of [[Ministry of Tourism (India)|Tourism]], [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Civil Aviation]] and [[Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare|Agriculture]].<ref name="Flying in High Winds on FPJ">{{cite web | url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/weekend/flying-in-high-winds/842529 | title=Flying in High Winds on FPJ | publisher=Free Press Journal | date=8 May 2016 | access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> He is one of the founders of [[Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai]] and the founder chairman of ''Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development''.<ref name="S. K. Misra on TNU">{{cite web | url=http://www.tnu.in/index.php/admissions/9-explore/270-mr-s-k-misra | title=S. K. Misra on TNU | publisher=The Neotia University | date=2016 | access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2009, for his contributions to Indian civil service.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Born in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] in 1932, Misra secured a master's degree from [[Allahabad University]] and started his career as a member of faculty at his alma mater before joining the [[Indian Administrative Service]] in 1956.<ref name="Where The Wind Blows">{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/where-the-wind-blows-2811371/ | title=Where The Wind Blows | newspaper=Indian Express | date=21 May 2016 | access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> His civil service started with a posting at [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] (PEPSU) and later he moved to [[Hisar district|Hisar]] as the Deputy Commissioner. When [[Bansi Lal]] became the third chief minister of Haryana in 1968, Misra was appointed as his principal secretary and he held the post till 1975.<ref name="In past, bureaucracy didnt fear speaking up">{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/in-past-bureaucracy-didnt-fear-speaking-up/1/641411.html | title=In past, bureaucracy didnt fear speaking up | publisher=India Today | date=13 April 2016 | access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref> When he moved to Union Government as the [[Minister of Defence]], Lal took Misra with him to continue as the principal secretary.<ref name="Flying in High Winds on FPJ" /> His second tenure as the principal secretary was with [[Bhajan Lal]] who was the chief minister of the state from 1979 to 1985. His association with Bansi Lal continued during the Lal's second term as the chief minister (1985–87) and [[Chaudhary Devi Lal]], who succeeded him as the chief minister also retained Misra as his principal secretary.<ref name="Where The Wind Blows" /> It was during this period, he contributed to the setting up of [[Punjab Agricultural University]], in Ludhiana and Hisar<ref name="S K Misra’s memoirs released">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/S-K-Misras-memoirs-released/articleshow/52725530.cms | title=S K Misra’s memoirs released | newspaper=Indian Express | date=13 June 2016 | access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> as well as the [[National Institute of Fashion Technology]].<ref name="The Book in my Hand">{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/weekend-reading-the-book-in-my-hand/article8514040.ece | title=The Book in my Hand | newspaper=The Hindu | date=24 April 2014 | access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> While Misra was holding the post, [[Chandra Sekhar]] who became the prime minister of India in 1990, offered him the post as the principal secretary and he superannuated from civil service holding the post.<ref name="Bio Data of S. K. Misra">{{cite web | url=http://inter-corp.org/data/uploads/skmisra.pdf | title=Bio Data of S. K. Misra | publisher=Inter-Corp | date=2016 | access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>

After his retirement from civil service, Misra had a short spell with the [[Union Public Service Commission]] and was later appointed as the director-general of ''Festival of India'', a series of cultural festivals held in France, USA, erstwhile [[Soviet Union]] and Japan.<ref name="Bio Data of S. K. Misra" /> Concurrently, he was also associated with [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage]] (INTACH), a cultural forum conceptualized by [[Indira Gandhi]] and founded by [[Pupul Jayakar]] in 1984 and served the organization as its vice chairman for 10 years and as the chairman for the next 6 years. He disassociated with INTACH in 2010 to found a new organization in 2011, under the name, The Indian Trust for Rural Heritage and Development,<ref name="India's heritage to propel growth of rural economy">{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/indias-heritage-to-propel-growth-of-rural-economy/ | title=India's heritage to propel growth of rural economy | newspaper=Indian Express | date=21 July 2011 | access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> and the organization is involved in rural development and education; they run a village school at [[Hariharpur, India|Hariharpur]], in the [[Azamgarh district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]],<ref name="Azamgarh's Weaves and Melodies">{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/azamgarhs-weaves-and-melodies/ | title=Azamgarh's Weaves and Melodies | newspaper=Indian Express | date=4 April 2013 | access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> in collaboration with the Lutyens Trust, UK.<ref name="ITRHD New Primary School for Deprived Girls and Boys">{{cite web | url=http://www.lutyenstrust.org.uk/portfolio-item/indian-trust-for-rural-heritage-and-development-itrhd-new-primary-school-for-deprived-girls-and-boys/ | title=ITRHD New Primary School for Deprived Girls and Boys | publisher=Lyutens Trust | date=2016 | access-date=27 June 2016}}</ref> His contributions have also been reported in the establishment of [[Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai]], a co-educational institution under government of Haryana located in [[Sonipat]] .<ref name="S. K. Misra on TNU" /> The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2009.<ref name="Padma Awards" />

Misra has recorded his experiences during the civil service years in a book, ''Flying in High Winds'', published in 2016, which has details of his tenure as the principal secretary at the state and the centre as well as has his meetings with such notable people as [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[M. F. Hussain]], [[Prince Charles]], [[Sanjay Gandhi]] and [[Ebrahim Alkazi]].<ref name="Flying in High Winds">{{cite book | ASIN=B01DBZFTL0 | url=https://www.amazon.com/Flying-High-Winds-S-K-Misra-ebook/dp/B01DBZFTL0 | title=Flying in High Winds | publisher=Rupa | author=S. K. Misra | year=2016 | pages=265}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai]]
* [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage]]
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== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite book | ASIN=B01DBZFTL0 | url=https://www.amazon.com/Flying-High-Winds-S-K-Misra-ebook/dp/B01DBZFTL0 | title=Flying in High Winds | publisher=Rupa | author=S. K. Misra | year=2016 | pages=265}}

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