Ravi Shankar Upadhyay is an award-winning author, journalist, and researcher from Bihar, known for documenting the state’s cuisine and cultural heritage. His book Bihar ke Vyanjan: Sanskriti aur Itihas earned the Rajbhasha Hindi Manuscript Award (2021–22). He has also received the Pt. Pratap Narayan Mishra Young Litterateur Award (2024) and the Laadli Media Awards (2020, 2021). With over 15 years of experience, he regularly writes for national newspapers. He is a sought-after speaker at cultural and literary forums across India.