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Sanjay Mishra Recounts Smearing Funeral Ashes in Grief During New Podcast Interview

The interview reveals raw grief, arranged-marriage roots, plus a late decision to learn typewriting to honor his father.

Overview

  • He says he was drunk and asked his driver to take him to the ghat where his father’s last rites were performed.
  • At the site, he smeared ash from another person’s burning pyre and called out to his father as onlookers still requested selfies.
  • Returning home covered in ash, he shocked his visiting father-in-law, then washed up after touching his feet and broke down in tears.
  • He describes an arranged marriage to Kiran from Didihat, Uttarakhand, crediting her with managing the household and children.
  • He recalls struggling in school, cites his father’s plea to clear 10th standard and a watchman fallback, and says he recently bought a typewriter to finally learn typewriting.