Shivnath Mishra

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Shivnath Mishra

| image = Pt. Shivnath Mishra.jpg

| caption = Shivnath Mishra at his academy in 2007

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1943|10|12}}

| birth_place = Benares, Benares State, British India

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| instrument = Sitar

| genre = Indian classical music

| occupation = Sitarist

| years_active =

| label = T-Series, Soundings of the Planet

| associated_acts = Ravi Shankar, Fazal Qureshi, Deobrat Mishra, Prashant Mishra

| website = {{URL|music-of-benares.com}}

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Pandit Shivnath Mishra (born 12 October 1943) is an Indian sitarist. He is an exponent of the Benares Gharana school of Indian classical music.{{cite web | title = सात समंदर पार, सुरों का गुलदस्ता 'सुर बहार' |work=Amar Ujala Hindi News | url = https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/111512419761-varanasi-news |language=Hindi|date= December 5, 2017| accessdate = 2018-05-30 }}{{cite web

| title = Maheshwar Narmda Start of river festival - नर्मदा के सुरम्य घाट पर सजी संगीत की शाम |work= Patrika (Hindi newspaper)|language=Hindi

| url = https://www.patrika.com/khargone-news/maheshwar-narmda-start-of-river-festival-2388398|date=February 19, 2018| accessdate = 2018-05-30 }}{{cite web | title = Musical journey of Mishra brothers started with advent in varanasi|work=Hindustan

| url = https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/story-musical-journey-of-mishra-brothers-started-with-advent-in-varanasi-1653049.html |quote= प्रख्यात सितार वादक पं. शिवनाथ मिश्र|language=Hindi|date=November 20, 2017| accessdate = 2018-05-30 }} He was formerly a lecturer and the Head of the Music Department at the Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi.{{cite news |title=Father and son sitarists plan Eugene concert |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-120119284.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020104842/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-120119284.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-10-20 |work=The Register-Guard |date=2004-07-30 |accessdate=2008-06-21 }}

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