Meena Mishra
Founder & CEO – The Impish Lass Publishing House.
Ms. Mishra is an award-winning author, poet, short story writer, social worker, novelist, educator besides
being a well-known publisher. She is the owner and CEO of The Impish Lass Publishing House, Mumbai,
who entered the publishing world with the sole belief that Each Soul That Writes Has the Right to Get
Published. She is the epitome of how a fascinating, socially driven, inquisitive mind is pivotal to the brilliant
growth of society and self. Be it in the field of academics, social responsibility, or as a publisher Ms Meena
stands tall due to her salient work. She is a fine blend of humility, integrity, diligence, and benevolence; a
path breaker and motivating leader.
A self-made person she strived extremely hard to beat all odds in order to achieve excellence from a very
young age. Marriage brought her to Mumbai offering her the platform and opportunities which would
otherwise may have been distant dreams. Ms. Mishra successfully managed to turn all odds in her favour
based solely on passion and grit. Coming from a small town didn’t pull her confidence down.
Respected Sir, her tryst with the city of dreams has become legendary based upon the numerous awards
that have been conferred upon her. Not one to selfishly gloat in pride, Ms. Mishra has been instrumental in
sharing her good fortune with educators, learners, and struggling writers. She has also influenced multiple
social causes thereby bringing a huge difference in the lives of less privileged people.
Meena Mishra has served Maharashtra in the field of education for 26 years as an English teacher. She was invited
by Bal Bharati (official publishers of education department Maharashtra) and has contributed for the new textbook
as a reviewer. Her articles and views are published in various educational magazines and newspapers helping
learners and educators alike. She has received many awards for her contribution to the field of education including
international awards. Her recent endeavour is the creation of a group called SSC EDU Warriors to conduct free
training sessions for teachers teaching the Secondary School Certificate course across the state of Maharashtra.
She has also been working as the International Coordinator for British Council activities for more than 11
years. Ms. Meena Mishra has judged several illustrious and popular literary competitions and festivals
notably the Lit fest. of IIT Bombay and the NM college fest., of which she is one of the sponsors now. She is
also a regular panelist for various literary and educational platforms namely the Asian Literary Society. Her
poems are published in several magazines including the prestigious Indian periodical Woman’s Era. They
have been translated and published in Spanish magazines as well. She has been a contributing author and
poet for more than 200 books. Some of her books include – The Impish Lass, Emociones Infinitas, Within
the Cocoon of Love, The Impish Lass Book 2, No, I Don’t Love You.
Her recent release The Impish Lass Book 2 (TIL Stories and More) has received rave reviews from its
readers including the highly distinguished Indian nuclear scientist Padma Vibhushan Dr. R. Chidambaram.
This book was also published as a research paper in American Research Journal of English and Literature
under the title- Meena Mishra’s The Impish Lass Book 2 – A Study of Socio- Cultural Issues in India.
She has received the Best Indian Author Award for her latest novel, “No! I Don’t Love You!” that has been
written to create awareness against online relationships. It will also be made into a short film for a greater
impact on the youth of our country.
Ms. Meena Mishra is a one-woman army behind The Impish Lass Publishing House that serves as a
platform to plethora of people from all walks of life in India and abroad to share their thoughts and
experiences that act as gospel to aspiring youth. As part of her Corporate Social Responsibility and as the
CEO of The Impish Lass Publishing House she has provided a platform to thousands of students and teachers to get
published under her free publishing project, “The Young Bards.” Most notable among these has been the case of an
8-year-old student Mihir Sane, living in New Jersey who got an opportunity to publish his book on the
legendary Chhatrapati Shivaji under her free publishing project. The book titled “Told and Untold Stories of
Shivaji, was released by the MNS founder Shri Raj Saheb Thackaray. The book was also well received by the
honourable Education Minister of Maharashtra, Ms. Varsha Gaikwad.
Ms. Meena Mishra has received high acclaim from esteemed newspapers like The Times of India and Mid-
Day. Her articles have been featured in The Times of India ‘NIE’ and in ‘Brainfeed Higher Education Plus’ a
leading educational magazine of the country.
Her ability to multi task various academic and social activity with candour, defines her as a well-balanced
and brilliant individual.
Ms. Mishra is the proud recipient of multitudinous awards in 2020-21 for her contribution to the field of
education and literature, some of them being:
She is recipient of – Marathi Bhasha Rajya Shikshak Puraskar-2022
She has received 1 st prize in Elocution Competition for teachers organized by the Education
department of Maharashtra.
She has received 1 st prize in inter-school singing competition for teachers.
She has received 1 st prize in inter-school Poetry writing Competition for teachers.
She has received Agnitia ( one who deserves recognition ) Award for her contribution towards
students’ learning.
She has received 2 nd prize in inter-school essay writing competition for teachers.
She is recipient of Pathbreaker of the Year Award by Harper Collins in recognition of practicing
innovative teaching methods to help learners construct knowledge.
She is a regular contributor to the educational journal “ Winds of Change ,” published by one of
the biggest academic publishers of India- Madhubun Publications.
She has been awarded Wordsmith Award for her short-story by Asian Literary Society.
Her novel “ No ! I Don’t Love You!” dealing with creating awareness against online relationships
was appreciated by Union Minister Shashi Tharoor and has been accepted by a film-maker for
converting it into a short-film.
Her literary journey was published as the cover story by Literary Mirror to inspire the youth.
Her poem was read and appreciated by the living legend of Bollywood – Mr. Amitabh Bachchan.
She has received certificate of appreciation from IIT Kanpur for becoming a panelist for their Lit-
Fest.
She has received token of appreciation from IIT Bombay for becoming a panelist for their lit-fest
“ No! I Am Not Okay!” the book compiled , edited and published by her , to create awareness
towards mental health issues , was released at Sahitya Akademi by the director and has been
praised by Dr. Rajesh Sagar ( member of Central Mental Health Authority- Govt of India and Head
of Psychiatry- AIIMS ) and Dr. Sadhana Kala ( National Icon Endoscopic Surgeon of India- New
Delhi).
She is invited to inaugurate lit fests of various schools and colleges across the country.
Under her Young Bards project she has published thousands of students and educators across
the globe.
Her views on matters of concern have been published in suburban newspapers of Mumbai.
“ Great Asia Magazine,” has dedicated a special page for her stories.
She has received a certificate of appreciation for conducting an enlightening creative writing
session for the department of English- Nagpur University.
She is a regular panelist for Asia’s largest lit-fest ‘Umang.’
She was invited by the famous St. Columba’s School , New Delhi for the inauguration of their first
lit-fest.
To create awareness amongst the patients and caregivers , she has published a book “ Ostomy
Management and Stoma Care,” that was released in Chennai.
Her initiative of publishing the students and educators in a hassle free manner, was covered by
Times of India’s NIE.
She was also the winner of the prestigious ‘Womennovator Award’ as well as ‘1000 Women of Asia Award,’
given in association with the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information technology. She has been
nominated for the ‘2021 ELTons Outstanding Achievement Award,’ by the British Council. The list
continues with Ms. Mishra currently becoming a member of the Maharashtra Women’s Indian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (Special Needs).
Her outstanding contribution to the field of Education and Literature for the last two decades is a
testimonial of her intellect and innovation is best suited for the coveted acknowledgement.
Ms. Meena Mishra has been nominated for the prestigious Padma Shree Award in Literature and
Education.
Important links related to her work are-
Meena Mishra (Facebook) – https://www.facebook.com/meena.mishra.9404/
Times of India – https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/a-mithila-girl-makes-it-to-
national-award-nomination/articleshow/63085492.cms
Mid Day – https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-diary-friday-dossier/19172166
The Impish Lass Publishing House Official Website – www.theimpishlasspublishinghouse
The Impish Lass Publishing House (Facebook) –
https://www.facebook.com/theimpishlasspublishinghouse
Wommenovator 1000 Women of Asia Award link- https://youtu.be/JadPqieq6dY
Website: www.theimpishlass.com
