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{{short description|Indian police official and author (born 1950)}}
{{short description|Indian police official and author (born 1950)}}
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| education    = M.A. (English Litt.)
| education    = M.A. (English Litt.)
| notableworks = Ghar, Shahar Mein Curfew, Kissa Loktantra , Tabadala  and Prem Ki Bhoot Katha.
| notableworks = Ghar, Shahar Mein Curfew, Kissa Loktantra , Tabadala  and Prem Ki Bhoot Katha.
| spouse      = Padma Rai
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| children    = Three
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| awards      = [[Indu Sharma Katha Samman|Indu Sharma Antarrastriya Katha Samman]]
| awards      = [[Indu Sharma Katha Samman|Indu Sharma Antarrastriya Katha Samman]]
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Rai is the founder-editor of ''Vartman Sahitya'', a Hindi literary magazine that has been published for over twenty years. He has written regular columns in various Hindi magazines and has campaigned against alleged [[Fundamentalism|fundamentalist]] and [[Obscurantism|obscurantist]] forces in his country.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}


The [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy]], [[Hyderabad]] awarded him a fellowship to study police neutrality during communal strife. This resulted in ''Combating Communal Conflict'', a book that was published in [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]].
As an activist he has established a library in his native village in a backward area of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. This library ''Sri Ramanand Saraswati Pustakalaya'', [[Azamgarh]] was established to encourage reading and has developed relationships with institutions such as [[Sahitya Akademi]], the [[National Book Trust]] and the [[National School of Drama]].{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}


He is the President of NGO ''Saajhi Duniya'' which is involved in various activities including research work to create a better world.<ref>{{cite news
He is the President of NGO ''Saajhi Duniya'' which is involved in various activities including research work to create a better world.<ref>{{cite news
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Former Vice Chancellor of [[Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha]] 2008–2014.


==Works in Hindi==
==Works in Hindi==