Dhananjay Mishra is the eldest son of Mishra family, the seventh generation of the traditional music master from Banaras Gharana.Dhananjay Mishra is professionally trained from a very young age at six under the able guidance of his father Pt.Ishwar Lal Mishra & his uncle Pt.Chhote Lal Mishra.
His family have been a vital component of the sangeet Gharana in Varanasi and have included many lettered musicians in his family such as the late Pt.Bachaou Mishra, the late Pt.Banshi Maharaj and the gifted Sarangi & Vocalist Master the late Pt.Navaratan Mishra.His grand father Late Pt.Douji Mishra was a great Vocalist from the Banaras Gharana
