"The Jungle Book", a famous story associated with the forests of central India and later adapted into a 2016 film that won an Academy Award, was written by

Explanation

Rudyard Kipling wrote The Jungle Book, first published in the 1890s. Its stories are strongly associated with the forests of central India. The 2016 Disney adaptation won the Academy Award for visual effects. Therefore Rudyard Kipling is the correct answer.