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Suraj Pal Chauhan is a Dalit writer and publisher.[1] He was born on 20 April, 1955 in a village in district Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. His story, "Harry Kab Ayega" (Short Stories) 1999 is a well known work in Dalit literature.[2]

[3] He is a recipient of the Hindi Academy Award.[4][5][6]

He took his last breadth on 15 Jun, 2021.

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  1. ↑ Indian Literature. Sähitya Akademi. 2005. p. 83. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ Pradeep K. Sharma (1 January 2006). Dalit Politics And Literature. Shipra Publications. p. 140. ISBN 978-81-7541-271-2.
  3. ↑ "Their Lives Matter". The Indian Express. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hindi Academy Awards given amid controversy, boycott". The Hindu. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "'दलित विमर्श' कॉलम में सूरजपाल चौहान का लेख : हकीकत के रूबरू". Jansatta (in हिन्दी). 24 July 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Kaushik, Mart (5 April 2015). "Dalit literature goes global". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

7. https://www.lokmatnews.in/india/famous-writer-surajpal-chouhan-passed-away-literary-lovers-post-on-social-media-b545/