Parichay Das (born Ravindra Nath Srivastava), is an Indian writer, essayist, poet and editor of contemporary Bhojpuri poetry. He is Professor and Head, Department of Hindi, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara Deemed University. He writes in Bhojpuri and Hindi. He earned his Ph.D. from Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur. He is former Secretary, Maithili-Bhojpuri Academy and ex-Secretary, Hindi Academy under Delhi Government. He has written/ edited/ text edited more than 30 books. He received Dwi-Vaageesh Samman award for "Srijan Evam Anuvaad" [Creative Writing and Translation] by the Bhartiya Anuvad Parishad [Translator's Association of India] in 2012. He received Bhojpuri Keerti Sammaan, Bharteey Dalit Sahitya Sammaan, Shyam Narayan Pandey Sammaan, Editor's Choice Award and Damodar Das Chaturvedi Bhasha-Sahitya Sammaan. He delivered a lecture on Bhojpuri in Kathmandu as representative of Kendriy Sahitya Akademi in 2012. He recited his poems in 'SAARC Literary Summit ' in Delhi in 2011. He is considered a unique personal essay writer in Indian Languages and path breaker poet in Bhojpuri. Personal life He was born in the village Rampur Devlaas in Mau district, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was secretary, Hindi Academy, Delhi Government and Secretary, Maithili - Bhojpuri Academy of the Government of Delhi. His wife Vandana Srivastava is a welknown and trend setter artist in 'Bhojpuri Painting'. She developed Bhojpuri Painting from tradition to contemporary dimensions . Career Das has served as a secretary to Maithili–Bhojpuri Academy and Hindi Academy of the Delhi Government*He has also worked as an editor to the academies' magazines, Parichhan and Indra Prasth Bhaarti. Edited an important creative literary critical book in Bhojpuri language on Bhikhari Thakur, a well-known actor and playwright in Bhojpuri. Edited more than 25 cultural packages, including: Manipuri Dance Kuchipudi Dance Musical Instrument of India (2 Volumes) Architecture of India Textile Designs (2 Volumes) Traditional theatre in India Edited/Text Edited Magazines Indraprastha Bharti, a Hindi literary and cultural magazine published by Hindi Academy, Delhi Srotasvini, a literary-cultural magazine published by CCRT, Govt of India Saamskritiki, a literary-cultural magazine published by CCRT Govt of India Pradnya, a socio-cultural, political magazine Parichhan, a literary magazine published by Maithili-Bhojpuri Academy, Delhi Some Discourses and Lectures/ Poetry Recitation - Lecture on Globalisation and Literature/ Gorakhpur University [March 2014] poetry Recitation / Sahitya Akademy /Delhi [2012] Chair, Bhartiya Kavita Utsav / Mathrubhumi foundation/ Delhi [2012] Lecture on Indian novels / Kamla Nehru College, Delhi University [2012] Lecture on Bhojpuri Literature and Language in kathmandu [Sahitya