Ramnarayan Yadavendu Explained

Ramnarayan Yadavendu
Education:B.A, LLB
Birth Date:1909
Birth Place:Agra, United Provinces, British India
Death Date:1951
Death Place:Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation:Writer, fictionist, social reformer
Language:Hindi
Alma Mater:Agra University
Genre:Hindi literature, Dalit Literature
Notableworks: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. Book: Narayan, Badri. The Making of the Dalit Public in North India: Uttar Pradesh, 1950–Present. 11 May 2011. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-908845-4. en.
  2. Book: Jaffrelot, Christophe. India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India. 2003. Permanent Black. 978-81-7824-080-0. en.
  3. Book: Kshīrasāgara, Rāmacandra. Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857–1956. 1994. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.. 978-81-85880-43-3. en.
  4. Book: Pai, Sudha. Dalit Assertion and the Unfinished Democratic Revolution: The Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh. 1 August 2002. SAGE Publications India. 978-81-321-1991-3. en.
  5. Book: Hunt, Sarah Beth. Hindi Dalit Literature and the Politics of Representation. 7 August 2014. Routledge. 978-1-317-55951-1. en.
  6. Book: Rawat, Ramnarayan S.. Reconsidering Untouchability: Chamars and Dalit History in North India. 2011. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-22262-6. en.
  7. Book: Chatterjee, Ramananda. The Modern Review. 1939. Prabasi Press Private, Limited. en.
  8. Web site: श्री रामनारायण 'यदवेन्दू ' – Shri Ram Narayan 'Yadwendu' Books in Hindi PDF Read Online Download for Free. 19 November 2020. ePustakalay. hi-IN.
  9. Book: Savary, Luzia. Evolution, Race and Public Spheres in India: Vernacular Concepts and Sciences (1860–1930). 27 March 2019. Routledge. 978-1-351-01006-1. en.
  10. Book: Nijhawan, Shobna. Hindi Publishing in Colonial Lucknow: Gender, Genre, and Visuality in the Creation of a Literary 'Canon'. 10 September 2018. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-909582-7. en.