Ramnarayan Yadavendu

Ramnarayan Yadavendu
Born	1909 Agra, United Provinces, British India
Died	1951 Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Writer, fictionist, social reformer
Language	Hindi
Education	B.A, LLB
Alma mater	Agra University
Genre	Hindi literature, Dalit Literature
Notable works	Yaduvansh Ka Itihas, Bharatiya Sanskriti aur Nagrik Jivan and Rashtra Sangh aur Vishwa Shanti
Spouse	Savita Devi Yadavendu

Ramnarayan Yadavendu (1909–1951) was a Hindi writer, storyteller, essayist and social reformer.

Personal life

Ramnarayan Yadavendu was born into Jatav caste to Dalchand Yadavendu at Agra, Uttar Pradesh. He did his B.A and LLB from Agra university and worked as a contractor. His family was influenced by Arya Samaj and promoted abolition of child marriage, drinking and vegetarianism.[1][2]

Career

He was close associate of Manik Chand Jatav-vir and was founding member of Jatav Mahasabha. Both of them were instrumental in bringing Dr. B.R.Ambedkar to Agra for Scheduled Caste Conference. He also helped in the establishment of the Jatav Veer Institute.[3]

He also served as Public Officer and Resettlement Officer at Agra in 1945. Later, he became editor of a monthly, 'Vishwamitra' and 'Madhuri'.[4] His book "Yaduvansh Ka Itihas" played a key role in the formation of Jatav Mahasabha.[5][6]

He was a prolific writer of Premchand's era and his writings include - Nabin Bharatiya Shashan Vidhan, Bharatiya Sanskriti aur Nagrik Jivan, Rashtra Sangh aur Vishwa Shanti, Vishvagyan Bharti, Hitler Ke Vichar, Rajya Vigyan aur Shahdhan, Adarsh Patni, Kala, Sahitya Lochan Ke Siddhant, Adarsh Santan Nigrah and Bharat Ka Dalit Samaj.[7][8][9] He was also the member of Sudha literary circle called, Sudha Mandal.[10]

References

1. Narayan, Badri (11 May 2011). The Making of the Dalit Public in North India: Uttar Pradesh, 1950–Present. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908845-4.
2. Jaffrelot, Christophe (2003). India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India. Permanent Black. ISBN 978-81-7824-080-0.
3. Kshīrasāgara, Rāmacandra (1994). Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857–1956. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-85880-43-3.
4. Pai, Sudha (1 August 2002). Dalit Assertion and the Unfinished Democratic Revolution: The Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-1991-3.
5. Hunt, Sarah Beth (7 August 2014). Hindi Dalit Literature and the Politics of Representation. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-55951-1.
6. Rawat, Ramnarayan S. (2011). Reconsidering Untouchability: Chamars and Dalit History in North India. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-22262-6.
7. Chatterjee, Ramananda (1939). The Modern Review. Prabasi Press Private, Limited.
8. "श्री रामनारायण 'यदवेन्दू ' – Shri Ram Narayan 'Yadwendu' Books in Hindi PDF | Read Online | Download for Free". ePustakalay (in Hindi). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
9. Savary, Luzia (27 March 2019). Evolution, Race and Public Spheres in India: Vernacular Concepts and Sciences (1860–1930). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-01006-1.
10. Nijhawan, Shobna (10 September 2018). Hindi Publishing in Colonial Lucknow: Gender, Genre, and Visuality in the Creation of a Literary 'Canon'. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-909582-7.