Shiva Balak Misra

Shiva Balak Misra
Dr. Shiva Balak Misra, geologist and educator
Born (1940-03-01) 1 March 1940
Barabanki, United Provinces, British India
EducationUniversity of Lucknow
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Known forDiscovery of Fractofusus misrai
Founding Bharatiya Gramin Vidyalaya
SpouseNirmala Misra (d. 2023)
ChildrenNeelesh Misra
Shailesh Misra
AwardsApeejay India Volunteer Award (2011)
Laadli Media Award (2014)
Kalinga Literary Festival Award (2025)
Times Now Amazing Indian Award (2025)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
Education
Social reform
InstitutionsKumaun University
Bharatiya Gramin Vidyalaya
ThesisGeology of Biscay Bay-Cape Race area, Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland (1969)
Websitewww.sbmisra.in

Shiva Balak Misra (born 1 March 1940) is an Indian geologist, educator, and rural reformer best known for discovering Fractofusus misrai, one of the world’s oldest known multicellular life forms, at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland, Canada. He later returned to India, where he founded Bharatiya Gramin Vidyalaya, a pioneering rural school near Lucknow, and became an influential figure in grassroots education and community development.

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