Gopal Shankar Mishra (born 13 August 1957-1999) was an Indian musician and music teacher, who played the vichitra veena.
Mishra was invited to join the 1998 UK touring and Real World recording project made by State of Bengal and Ananda Shankar, Uday Shankar's son.
Gopal was born in Kanpur, India in 1957. His sister, Ragini, was born some years later. His mother was called Padma. Surrounded by and growing up with a naturally musical culture, his interest deepened following an... meer