Who are bijoy misri and bijoy misra?

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Bijoy Misra

Dr. Misra has been active in the local community affairs to assist and organize events for a long time. He was instrumental in reinvigorating the India Association of Greater Boston to establish the popular India Day event held every year at the Hatch Memorial Shell Esplanade. He has contributed efforts to the success of the Shishubharati School and New England Hindu Temple. He has been a resource person for the parents and children of Indian descent in the New England area to help counsel in need, mentoring for future growth potential and being helpful in hours of crisis and need. He hosts the monthly India lectures at Harvard University held on behalf of the Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies. He represents the Indian American community in interfaith events thus facilitating better understanding of the community in the larger complex of American life. He is married with two grown up children and lives in Lincoln, Massachusetts with his wife, Lata, who is also a physicist and works as a computer professional.

A physicist by training, Dr. Misra has held teaching positions at Harvard and MIT. He was the first Indian to receive the world Meteorological Organization Award for Young Scientists and has distinguished himself with other award-winning research papers. He has lately been interested languages and phonetics and is preparing a book on knowledge classification formulating a comprehensive knowledge model.

We caught up with Dr. Misra at the India Day celebrations at the Esplanade last August, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award on behalf of the India Association of Greater Boston.