[2] A child prodigy in sports, Mishra grew up in Basti, Uttar Pradesh and participated in more than 10 national tournaments through the late 1980s and the early 1990s, winning countless medals.
She was the fourth fastest girl in India in 1994, and her state level inter-university record of clocking 12.00 seconds in the 100 meters in 1993 remains unbeaten.
[3] After getting married in 1995, she had to stop participating in sports due to societal pressure and family commitments.
A few years later, she was diagnosed with acute renal infection, several heart complications, obesity, asthma, chronic diabetes, and hypertension.
Since 2009, she has been the team captain of the contingent of athletes representing the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh at the national-level competitions.