Dev Kumar (born 4 February 1972) is a

Dalit Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the Caste system in India, castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold Varna (Hinduism), varna syste ...

writer and dramatist from India. A member of the

Bhangi Chuhra is a Dalit caste in India and Pakistan. Populated regions include the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, as well as Uttar Pradesh in India, among other parts of the Indian subcontinent such as southern India. Their traditional occupatio ...

community, he established the Apna Theatre in April 1992. This has performed in

Kanpur Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...

and surrounding areas with the aim of arousing Dalit consciousness.

Works

Kumar's plays include: *Daastan *Bhadra Angulimaal *Chakradhari *Sudarshan *Kapat *Agayat Etihaas

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Dev Living people 1972 births Dramatists and playwrights from Uttar Pradesh Hindi-language writers People from Kanpur