Dinanath Mishra

Dinanath Mishra (or Dina Nath Mishra; 1937–2013) was an Indian journalist and writer belonging to the Hindu nationalist movement. He authored a seminal work RSS: Myth and Reality on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) from a nationalist point of view. He was elected to the Upper House of the Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and served a five-year term.

Life and career Mishra was born in 1937 in Gaya, Bihar. His father was Indranath Mishra. He had to struggle during his early life, working as a child labourer, but would eventually complete his education and earn a Master of Arts degree. He also became a volunteer (swayamsevak) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

He served as the editor of the RSS in-house newspaper Panchjanya, from 1971 to 1974. Later, he moved to Navbharat Times, heading its bureau in Delhi and, subsequently, its Patna edition.

Having joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, he was elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1998 to 2004, during the Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Mishra died on 12 November 2013. He is survived by his wife, son and three daughters.