Lalai Singh Yadav
Lalai Singh Yadav | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 September 1921 Kathara, Kanpur Dehat district, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 7 February 1993 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Nationality | Indian |
Periyar Lalai Singh Baudh (born:Lalai Singh Yadav) was a policeman 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]
Literary works
Apart from translating True Ramayan, he wrote 5 plays as well, including one on Aṅgulimāla, Shambuka, and Ekalavya. [12][13]
References
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- ^ "UP Oppn wants Periyar Ramayan banned, but not a copy to buy in state - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Lalai Singh Yadav: Fiery hero of rebel consciousness". Forward Press. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "PERIYAR REMEMBERED IN PATNA". www.modernrationalist.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Yadav, Lalai Singh (1962). Baman Vadi Rajya Mein Shoshito Par Rajnaitik Dakaiti. Ashok Pustakalaya Jhinjhak.
- ^ thckr. "The Hindu : Legality of book-banning". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Is A Ban On A Book Ever Justified?". outlook India. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Shutler, Nolan (2011). In Defence of Journalists. Socio Legal Information Cent. ISBN 9788189479749.
- ^ Bhatia, Gautam (14 January 2016). Offend, Shock, or Disturb: Free Speech under the Indian Constitution. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199089529.
- ^ दलित दस्तक (5 September 2017), Periyar E.V Ramasami and Lalai singh story, retrieved 20 May 2018
- ^ पेरियार ललई सिंह यादव को याद करते हुए http://velivada.com/2017/09/01/remembering-lalai-periyar-singh-yadav/
- ^ These unsung Dalit writers fuelled BSP's culture politics https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/these-unsung-dalit-writers-fuelled-bsps-culture-politics/articleshow/55151155.cms