Avinash Chandra Vidyarthi was a Bhojpuri author and poet. He was from Shahpur, near Arrah in Bhojpur District of Bihar. He has contributed significantly to Bhojpuri Literature. He was also one of the editors of Bhikhari Thakur Rachnavali, a compilations of Bhikhari Thakur works. His son Prakash Chandra is a physics teacher by occupation. They all live in Patna, Bihar.