Ravi Shankar Upadhyay (Roti Bank) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full name	Ravi Shankar Upadhyay [1]India Post
Nickname	Ravi [2]Ravi Shankar Upadhyay's Facebook Account
Profession	Teacher
Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Award	He is the recipient of the Saran Gaurav Samman from Bihar Government for his 'Roti Bank' initiative. (2020)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 November
Age (as of 2023)	Years
Birthplace	Chhapra, Bihar
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chhapra, Bihar
School	Vishweshwar Seminary High School, Sadhapur, Chapra, Bihar (2001)
College/University	Jai Prakash University, Chhapra, Bihar
Educational Qualification	Higher Studies at Jai Prakash University, Chhapra, Bihar (2007) [3]Ravi Shankar Upadhyay's Facebook Account
Hobbies	Trekking, Social work
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Wife/Spouse	Not Known
Parents	Father- Tuneshwar Upadhyay (police officer)
Siblings	He has a brother.
Style Quotient
Bike Collection	Royal Enfield
Car Collection	Alto

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ravi Shankar Upadhyay

• Ravi Shankar Upadhyay is an Indian educator and social worker. He is known for his organisation ‘Roti Bank, Chapra,’ which feeds poor people for free in Bihar. He is the national coordinator of All India Roti Bank Trust.

• In 2014, after completing his formal education, he began working as a teacher in a local school in Chhapra, Bihar.

• In October 2018, Ravi Shankar Upadhyay began ‘Roti Bank, Chapra.’ According to him, the concept of Roti Bank was inspired by the charitable initiatives of Kishore Kant Tiwari and Roshan Patel, founders of the All India Roti Bank Trust in Varanasi. In 2022, in a media interview, he shared that he used to feel sad and disturbed after seeing poor people sleeping hungry on roadsides. He said,
  

  Since there are many needy people in our city too, who are forced to sleep hungry every night. Often people sleep at intersections, railway stations, bus stands and roadsides without eating anything. Seeing these helpless people made me feel disturbed and sad, but then I was not able to do anything for them.”

  

  Volunteers of Roti Bank posing with the packed food packets

• Ravi Shankar’s team originally consisted of 4-5 members including his close friends Satyendra Kumar, Abhay Pandey, Ram Janam Manjhi, and Bipin Bihari. They initiated this noble work on 10 October 2018 on Dussehra. On the first day, they distributed the food to seven hungry poor people.
  

  The team members of Roti Bank, Chhapra

• His team is led by Abhay Pandey, the general secretary of Roti Bank (Chhapra) and a traffic inspector in Railways, who goes out into the city every day at 9 p.m. to provide food to poor people in need. These hungry individuals eagerly expect their arrival each night.
  

  Volunteers of Roti Bank while distributing food

• According to him, initially, food was prepared and distributed from their homes. However, with the influence of the slogan ‘Khushi ke Rang, Roti Bank ke Sang,’ the city’s residents began coming to provide meals to the poor people on various occasions such as birthdays, wedding anniversaries, pujas, or other auspicious events. Later, they established a separate kitchen for the Roti Bank organisation and named it ‘Maa Annapurna Community Kitchen.’ They then employed two individuals on minimal wages to cook the food.
  

  Roti Bank volunteers while distributing food among needy people

• According to Ravi Shankar, each food packet consists of 4 kg of chuda, 2 kg of faruhi, a big packet of biscuits, namkeen, milk powder, and soap for children.

• In 2020, when the people of Bihar were facing disruptions due to COVID-19, the organization distributed food to those in need and arranged meals for migrant workers.
  

  Ravi Shankar while distributing food to the migrant workers at Chhapra Railway station during the COVID-19

• During the Bihar floods in the rainy season, they survey to identify the areas where people need food. Thereafter, members of Roti Bank (Chhapra) distribute food packets to these helpless individuals in the identified areas.
  

  Food relief camp conducted by Roti Bank Chhapra during the Bihar Flood in 2021

• In November 2023, Ravi Shankar Upadhyay appeared in the television reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati.’
  

  Ravi Shankar Upadhyay on the poster of Kaun Banega Crorepati (2023)

• In his leisure time, he likes trekking.
  

  Ravi Shankar while trekking