Sheoraj Singh Bechain

Sheoraj Singh Bechain is an Indian poet, short story writer, and essayist. When he started writing and progressing academically, he adopted the pen name "Bechain". He was appointed Professor on an unreserved position in the Department of Hindi at the University of Delhi in 2010 and became the first Dalit Professor in the department. He is currently serving as the Head of the Hindi Department at the University.

Bechain has written more than two dozen books in Hindi. The most well-known of his writings is his autobiography ''Mera Bachpan Mere Kandhon Par'', published by Vani Prakashan in 2009.

His career includes teaching, researching and writing. He is a regular contributor of articles to national newspapers and magazines. His Ph.D. thesis ''Hindi Dalit Patrakarita Par Patrakar Ambedkar Ka Prabhav'',which was published as a book, was mentioned in the ''Limca Book of Records'' in 1999. His other notable works include ''Kronch Hoon Main'', ''Bhor Ke Andhere Me'', ''Nai Fasal'', ''Meri Priya Kahaniyaan'', ''Haath to Ug hi Aate Hain'', ''Mook Nayak Ke Sau Saal Aur Asmita Sangharsh Ke Sawal'' and ''Hindi Dalit Patrakarita Par Patrakar Ambedkar Ka Prabhav''. Provided by Wikipedia