Chaudhary Lalai singh Yadav
Born1 September 1911
Kathara, Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died7 February 1993
LanguageHindi
NationalityIndian

Lalai Singh Yadav (1911-1993) was a policeman in paramilitary who became a social justice activist and play writer.[1] He wrote plays like Shambhuk Vadh. He translated Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's The Key To Understanding True Ramayan from Tamil to Hindi as Sachi Ramayan Ki Chabi.[2][3][4] In 1962, he wrote a book entitled Baman Vadi Rajya Mein Shoshito Par Rajnaitik Dakaiti.[5] He fought a free speech case against the UP Government on his book ban.[6][7][8][9][10][11]


Apart from translating True Ramayan, he wrote 5 plays as well, including one on Aṅgulimāla, Shambuka, and Ekalavya.[12][13]

Conversion to Buddhism

Lalai Singh Yadav was an Ambedkarite Buddhist.[14]

He renounced Hinduism in 1967 and embraced Buddhism. After adopting Buddhism, he removed the word Yadav from his name. His deep anti-caste consciousness was working behind the removal of the word Yadav.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ghosh, Avijit (31 October 2016). "These unsung Dalit writers fuelled BSP's culture politics". The Economic Times. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "UP Oppn wants Periyar Ramayan banned, but not a copy to buy in state - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lalai Singh Yadav: Fiery hero of rebel consciousness". Forward Press. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "PERIYAR REMEMBERED IN PATNA". www.modernrationalist.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Yadav, Lalai Singh (1962). Baman Vadi Rajya Mein Shoshito Par Rajnaitik Dakaiti. Ashok Pustakalaya Jhinjhak.
  6. ↑ thckr (13 April 2004). "Legality of book-banning". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Is A Ban On A Book Ever Justified?". outlook India. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Had The Constitution Specified A Right To Free Press, Prior Restraints On It Could Have Become Impossible, Says Author And Advocate, Abhinav Chandrachud | Live Law". Live Law. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Shutler, Nolan (2011). In Defence of Journalists. Socio Legal Information Cent. ISBN 9788189479749.
  10. ↑ Bhatia, Gautam (14 January 2016). Offend, Shock, or Disturb: Free Speech under the Indian Constitution. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199089529.
  11. ↑ दलित दस्तक (5 September 2017), Periyar E.V Ramasami and Lalai singh story, retrieved 20 May 2018
  12. ↑ "पेरियार ललई सिंह यादव को याद करते हुए - Velivada - Educate, Agitate, Organize". Velivada. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Ghosh, Avijit (31 October 2016). "These unsung Dalit writers fuelled BSP's culture politics". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "आयोजन:बुद्ध, डॉ. भीमराव आंबेडकर व लोहिया के विचार वाहक थे ललई सिंह यादव". Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Lalai Singh Yadav: Fiery hero of rebel consciousness". 24 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "सच्ची रामायण छापने वाले ललई यादव क्यों बन गये बौद्ध?". 7 February 2019.
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