Lalai Singh Yadav

Chaudhary Lalai Singh yadav' (born: 'Chaudhary Lalai Singh yadav) later called(Periyar) (1921-1993) was a policeman in paramilitary who later 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]

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