# Rajendra Yadav > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rajendra_Yadav > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rajendra_Yadav.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajendra_Yadav > Source revision: 1330416418 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Indian writer (1929–2013) Rajendra Yadav Yadav in February 2013 Born (1929-08-28)28 August 1929 Agra, United Provinces, British India Died 28 October 2013(2013-10-28) (aged 84) New Delhi, India Occupation Novelist Nationality Indian Citizenship Indian Spouse Manu Bhandari **Rajendra Yadav** (28 August 1929 – 28 October 2013) was a [Hindi](/source/Hindi) fiction writer, and a pioneer of the 'Nayi Kahani' movement of Hindi literature. He edited the literary magazine *HANS*, which was founded by [Munshi Premchand](/source/Munshi_Premchand) in 1930 but ceased publication in 1953 – Yadav relaunched it on 31 July 1986, (Premchand's Birthday).[1][2] His wife [Manu Bhandari](/source/Manu_Bhandari) was a notable Hindi writer and novelist. ## Biography Rajendra Yadav was born in [Agra](/source/Agra), Uttar Pradesh on 28 August 1929.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] He received his early education at Agra, and later also studied at Mawana, [Meerut](/source/Meerut). He graduated in 1949, and later completed his MA in Hindi at [Agra University](/source/Agra_University) in 1951.[3] His first novel was *Pret Bolte Hain* (*Ghosts Speak*), published in 1951 and later retitled as *[Sara Akash](/source/Sara_Akash)* (*The Infinite Cosmos*) in the 1960s. It was the first Hindi novel to try to shock orthodox [Indian cultural](/source/Culture_of_India) traditions. It was adapted into a movie of the same title, *[Sara Akash](/source/Sara_Akash)*, by [Basu Chatterjee](/source/Basu_Chatterjee) in 1969[4] and which along with [Mrinal Sen](/source/Mrinal_Sen)'s *[Bhuvan Shome](/source/Bhuvan_Shome)*, launched [Parallel Cinema](/source/Parallel_Cinema) in Hindi.[5] The films were shot at the Yadav's ancestral home in [Raja Ki Mandi](/source/Raja_Ki_Mandi), Agra.[6] *Ukhre Huey Log*, ('The Rootless People) his next novel, depicts the trauma of a couple arising out of socio-economic condition which forced them to desert the conventional path – and, still they failed to acclimatise themselves to a corrupt and devilish world. This novel envisages "living in" concept for the first time. He wrote two more novels, *Kulta* (The Wayward Wife), and *Shaah aur Maat* (Check and Mate). He also wrote several stories and translated into Hindi many works of [Russian language](/source/Russian_language) writers like [Turgenev](/source/Turgenev), [Chekhov](/source/Anton_Chekhov), and [Lermontov](/source/Lermontov) (A Hero of Our Times), as also [Albert Camus](/source/Albert_Camus) (The Outsider). *Ek Inch Muskaan* (A Little Smile), which Rajendra Yadav and wife [Mannu Bhandari](/source/Mannu_Bhandari) wrote together, is a love tragedy of [schizophrenic](/source/Schizophrenic) individuals. Besides being a writer, Rajendra Yadav was also a nominated board member of Prasar Bharti in 1999–2001. He was awarded [Yash Bharati Award](/source/Yash_Bharati_Award) of year 2013 by Government of [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh). Yadav died in New Delhi on 28 October 2013. He was 84 years old when he died. Before his death, he had been admitted to hospital as he was ailing .[7] ## Career ### Writing Yadav, along with fellow Hindi writers [Kamleshwar](/source/Kamleshwar_(writer)) and [Mohan Rakesh](/source/Mohan_Rakesh) was one of the early pioneers of the *Nayi Kahani* (New Story) movement in [Hindi literature](/source/Hindi_literature).[8] His early fiction focused on the lives of the middle class, and often touched upon political issues.[8] ### Editing As editor of *[Hans](/source/Hans_(magazine))*, a monthly literary magazine in Hindi, Yadav encouraged writing on themes surrounding questions of inequality and poverty.[8] In his editorials for *Hans*, he often wrote about issues concerning feminism and [Dalit](/source/Dalit) empowerment, and encouraged contributions to the magazine from Dalit and women writers.[8] His frank style occasionally courted controversy and he was once the subject of litigation after statements made by him were alleged to offend religious sentiments.[8] He was a strong advocate of freedom of expression and expressed the opinion that the refusal of Hindi writer-editors to publish good, but controversial, literature, had directly led to the flourishing of little magazines that would publish such works.[9] ## Selected bibliography - *Sara Akash*, 2006 - *Randua*, 2015 - *Ukhre Huey Log*, (The Rootless People) - *Kulta* (The Wayward Wife) - *Shaah aur Maat* (Check and Mate). - Strangers on the Roof, tr. by Ruth Vanita. 1994, Penguin, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-14-024065-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-14-024065-9).[10] - *Ek Inch Muskaan* (A Little Smile), with Manu Bhandari. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Journals of resurgence](https://web.archive.org/web/20110526093923/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2213/stories/20050701002109200.htm) Frontline, The Hindu, 1 July 2005. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Swan's song: Celebrating 25 years of a landmark Hindi literary magazine"](http://www.livemint.com/2011/12/27210710/Swan8217s-song.html). [Mint](/source/Mint_(newspaper)). 27 December 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-lit_3-0)** ["Rajendra Yadav"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120808075127/http://www.literatureindia.com/2010/08/28/rajendra-yadav/). literatureindia.com. 23 August 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.literatureindia.com/2010/08/28/rajendra-yadav/) on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Rajendra Yadav](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1408315/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Sara Akash](http://passionforcinema.com/script-of-basu-chaterjee%E2%80%99s-debut-film-sara-akash/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080904224416/http://passionforcinema.com/script-of-basu-chaterjee%E2%80%99s-debut-film-sara-akash/) 4 September 2008 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), passionforcinema.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Eminent Hindi writer Rajendra Yadav passes away"](http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Eminent-Hindi-writer-Rajendra-Yadav-passes-away/articleshow/24887036.cms). *The Times of India*. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Renowned Hindi writer Rajendra Yadav, pioneer of Nayi Kahani movement, dies at 84"](https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/renowned-hindi-author-rajendra-yadav-passes-away-215804-2013-10-28). 29 October 2013. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_8-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_8-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_8-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:0_8-4) Priyadarshan (1 January 2013). "The Crime and Punishment of Being Rajendra Yadav". *Indian Literature*. **57** (6 (278)): 23–27. [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [43856476](https://www.jstor.org/stable/43856476). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Yadav, Rajendra; Kohli, Suresh (1 January 2013). "Custodians of Literature: A Note on Writer-Editors in Hindi". *Indian Literature*. **57** (6 (278)): 28–41. [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [43856477](https://www.jstor.org/stable/43856477). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Indiaclub.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131019170155/http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/AuthorSelect.asp?Author=Rajendra+Yadav). Indiaclub.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/AuthorSelect.asp?Author=Rajendra+Yadav) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013. ## External links - [About Rajendra Yadav, at Hans magazine website](https://web.archive.org/web/20121022044443/http://hansmonthly.in/about_rajender.php) - [Rajendra Yadav, at E-Magazine Shabdankan](http://www.shabdankan.com/search/label/Rajendra%20Yadav) - [Rajendra Yadav](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1408315/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [In search of roots, by Rajendra Yadav](http://www.pucl.org/jp/jp-lecture99.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131103111641/http://www.pucl.org/jp/jp-lecture99.htm) 3 November 2013 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) - [Two in the next world, by *Rajendra Yadav*](http://www.littlemag.com/reservation/rajendrayadav.html) - [Roushni Kahan Hai, A Story by *Rajendra Yadav*](http://www.shabdankan.com/2014/09/rajendra-yadav-kahani-roushni-kahan-hai.html) - [Poems by *Rajendra Yadav*](http://www.shabdankan.com/2014/08/poems-of-rajendra-yadav.html) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF GND FAST WorldCat National United States France BnF data Czech Republic Netherlands Norway Other IdRef Open Library --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rajendra Yadav](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajendra_Yadav) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajendra_Yadav?action=history)). 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