Ramnarayan Yadavendu (1909–1951) was a

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writer, storyteller, essayist and social reformer.

Personal life

Ramnarayan Yadavendu was born into

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caste to Dalchand Yadavendu at Agra, Uttar Pradesh. He did his B.A and LLB from

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and worked as a contractor. His family was influenced by

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and promoted abolition of

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and

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

Premchand Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known by his pen name Premchand (), was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. Premchand was a pioneer of Hindi and Urdu social fiction. He was one of ...

'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. He was also the member of Sudha literary circle called, Sudha Mandal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yadavendu, Ramnarayan 1909 births 1951 deaths 20th-century Indian writers People from Agra