Lonesome MP schoolteacher whose "nights are wasted" just landed himself in trouble

A government schoolteacher in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, named Akhilesh Kumar Mishra, has been suspended for skipping election duty training. The reason why he skipped duty is as bizarre as they come.

Mishra, who teaches Sanskrit at Mahudar Higher Secondary School in Amarpatan, was issued a showcause notice on October 27 for neglecting his duty. In response, he wrote a letter on October 31 titled 'Point To Point Reply.'

In his letter, Mishra expresses frustration about spending his entire life without a wife. His nights are "wasted", his letter reads.


In his letter, Mishra urged the government to find him a bride. He then went on to demand a dowry of Rs 3.5 lakh, either in cash or through account payment, and sought loan approval for a flat in either "Singrauli tower or Samdariya in Rewa district."

The letter concluded with a statement expressing his inability to find appropriate words, acknowledging the recipient as an "ocean of knowledge".

The Satna collector, Anurag Verma, didn't take kindly to Mishra's out-of-the-ordinary response to the showcause notice. Mishra was suspended.

Mishra, who does not use a phone, could not be reached for comment, Times of India reported on November 4.

According to one of Mishra's colleagues, though, he had been under stress for a couple of years and had stopped using mobile phone some time ago.