Ramshankar Ray (1857-1931) was an accomplished novelist and Playwright. He published three novels (Soudamini, Bibasini, Unmadini) and fourteen plays (Kanchikaberi, Kalikala, Budhabara, Banabala, Badaloka, Bishwajajna, Bishamodaka, Jugadharma, Kanchanamali, Leelabati, Ramabanabasa, Kanshabadha, Chaitanyaleela, Ramabhisheka). Besides writing, he was regularly arranging theatres too. Also, he was a social activist and headed Cuttack Municipality for over three decades.
