Dr. Rishikesh Upadhyay was born, grew up and lives in a small Nepalis’ hamlet, Bhanjang Basti (erstwhile Bhanjyang Basti) via Mahadev Tilla, at Haflong, the district headquarter of North Cachar Hills (now Dima Hasao), Assam, India. He was born to Pitambar Upadhaya (father) and Nandakala (Bawni) Upadhaya (mother). His father was in the Northeast Frontier Railway service and mother, a homemaker. He has earned an MSc in Plant Biochemistry, MPhil and PhD in Stress Biology from the University of Assam, India, and a BSc in Botany from Haflong Government College, Assam University.
Dr. Upadhyay write articles, books, research articles, poems, children’s, nonfiction titles, etc. and has spent the past decade working and teaching in higher educational institutions. His works have been appeared, quoted and cited in several international journals and books of repute.
