

Thereafter he moved to Delhi, and joined National School of Drama, graduating in 1986. He took the entrance test to the National School of Drama, New Delhi in 1983, not with any particular desire to study but to get out of Gwalior. In spite of the appreciation he was beginning to receive in the theatre circles, his family kept insisting he concentrate on his studies.

Īround this time, he began to be drawn to theatre – it was at places like Kala Mandir and Rangshri Little Ballet Troupe in Gwalior that his talent for the medium was first identified. Later, while studying in class 10, he even filed an affidavit in the district court and changed his name to one his choice to Piyush Mishra. However, living in the authoritative household of his aunt, developed a rebellious streak in him, which showed up in his first poem, Zinda ho haan tum koi shak nahin (Yes you are alive of this there is no doubt), he wrote in class 8th. Piyush later moved to Gwalior's JC Mills Higher Secondary School. His parents admitted him to Carmel Convent School, Gwalior thinking that his education in a convent will help him excel in academics but it was activities like singing, painting and acting which appealed to him. Later, his family moved into his aunt's house to ease financial burden. He grew up as Priyakant Sharma and was adopted by his father's eldest sister Taradevi Mishra, who had no children. Mishra was born on 13 January 1963 in a Brahmin family in Gwalior to Pratap Kumar Sharma. 2.3 Ballimaaraan - The Piyush Mishra's Musical Project.
