Sant Ram Udasi (20 April 1939 – 6 November 1986) was one of the major Punjabi poets emerging out of the Naxalite movement in the

Indian Punjab Punjab (; ) is a state in northern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, and R ...

towards the late 1960s, writing about revolutionary and

Dalit Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the Caste system in India, castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold Varna (Hinduism), varna syste ...

consciousness. Lok Kavi Sant Ram Udasi Memorial Trust (International) was established as a research foundation focusing on the life and works of Sant Ram Udasi.Baba Bujha Singh An Untold Story - Page 8 - Google Books
/ref> During the 1970s he wrote three collections of poetry: *''Lahu Bhije Bol'' (Blood-soaked Words) *''Saintan'' (Gestures) *''Chounukrian'' (the Four-edged)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Udasi, Sant Ram Punjabi-language poets 1939 births 1986 deaths Naxalites Dalit leaders Activists from Punjab, India Punjabi Hindus Poets from Punjab, India 20th-century Indian poets People from Sangrur district People from Punjab Province (British India)