▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Wind ham – C amp bell ▁Prize ▁for ▁non - f iction . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁M ish ra ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁J h ans i . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁railway ▁worker ▁and ▁trade ▁union ist ▁after ▁his ▁family ▁had ▁been ▁left ▁imp over ished ▁by ▁post - in dep end ence ▁land ▁red ist ribution . ▁ ▁Education ▁M ish ra ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁commerce ▁from ▁Al la hab ad ▁University ▁before ▁ear ning ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁English ▁literature ▁at ▁the ▁J aw ah ar l al ▁Ne h ru ▁University ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁M ish ra ▁moved ▁to ▁M ash ob ra , ▁a ▁H imal ay an ▁village , ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁contribute ▁literary ▁ess ays ▁and ▁reviews ▁to ▁The ▁Indian ▁Review ▁of ▁Books , ▁The ▁India ▁Magazine , ▁and ▁the ▁newspaper ▁The ▁P ione er . ▁His ▁first ▁book , ▁But ter ▁Ch icken ▁in ▁Lud h iana : ▁Tra vel s ▁in ▁Small ▁Town ▁India ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁was ▁a ▁travel og ue ▁that ▁described ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁cultural ▁changes ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁global ization . ▁His ▁novel ▁The ▁Rom antics ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁an ▁ir onic ▁tale ▁of ▁people ▁long ing ▁for ▁ful fil ment ▁in ▁cult ures ▁other ▁than ▁their ▁own ,