Uday Prakash, born on January 1, 1952, is a versatile figure in Indian literature, excelling as a Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, translator, and short story writer. His diverse roles include serving as an administrator, editor, researcher, and TV director. As a freelancer, he contributes to major dailies and periodicals, earning accolades for his short stories and poems, honored with Sahitya Academy Awards in 2011 for “Mohan Das.” Notably, Uday Prakash made history by returning his Sahitya Akademi award on September 3, 2015, protesting the killing of M. M. Kalburgi, sparking a nationwide movement among writers, artists, scholars, and intellectuals. His renowned work, “Peelee Chhatri Wali Ladki” (2001), is hailed as his most significant and enduring story, often referred to as a “novella,” while he anticipates “Cheeni Baba” to be his inaugural novel. The 2006 novella “Mohan Das” has been widely translated and adapted into English and seven Indian languages, forming the basis for the “Mohandas” screenplay (2009).