Smt. Ranjana Upadhyay, aged 52 years, is a social worker and holds a degree in Bachelor of Journalism and Masters of Journalism from Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, Satna, Madhya Pradesh.
She has been a writer for the Hindustan Times (2002-2004); Editor and News Reader for City News, Chitrakoot (2003- 2007). Further, she is an active member of Drishti, an NGO for blind people and Bharat Kalyanmanch, an NGO to improve the living, social and economy condition of economically backward people.