Chaudhary Lalai singh Yadav | |
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Born | 1 September 1911 Kathara, Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Died | 7 February 1993 |
Language | Hindi |
Nationality | Indian |
Lalai Singh (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]
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]
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