Dayachand Mayna

Dayachand Mayna was a poet of Haryanvi language.^[1] He is one of the important poets and folklore artists Haryana had ever produced. He was born on 10 March 1915,^[1] in a Valmiki caste family in Mayna village of Rohtak district of Haryana (erstwhile Punjab).He produced best of the Haryanvi Saang and Raagni.He wrote a very famous play (Kissa) on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.^[2] He wrote 21 Kissas(play in Haryanvi) and more than 150 Raagniyaan(poem in Haryanvi). He died on 20 January 1993.^[1]

He is regarded as the Dayachand Mayna of Haryana,

his poetry in Haryanvi is not less than Lakhmi Chand.[3] Dr. Rajendra Badgujar in his book argued that "if you want to know Haryanvi folklore then you have to read Mahashaya Dayachand Mayna.[3] Apart from poetry, he is considered a freedom fighter for his service in the Indian National Army.[4] Dayachand Mayna had many disciples including most famous Chajjulal Silana.[5] 

• Badgujar, Rajinder (Ed.) (2011). Mahashaya Dayachand Mayna Haryanvi Granthawali. Kaithal, Haryana: Sukriti Prakashan. ISBN 978-8188796236
• Badgujar, Rajinder (Ed.) (2012). Dayachand Mayna Ki Chuninda Raagniyaan. Kaithal, Haryana: Sukriti Prakashan. ISBN 978-8188796724

• Badgujar, Rajinder (Ed.) (2011). Mahashaya Dayachand Mayna Haryanvi Granthawali. Kaithal,Haryana: Sukriti Prakashan. ISBN 978-8188796236
• Badgjar, Rajinder (Ed.) (2012). Mahashaya Dayachand Mayna Ki Chuninda Raagniyaan. Kaithal,Haryana: Sukriti Prakashan. ISBN 978-8188796724

Kashyap Deepak (2022). Can Vailmiki Become a Poet? Contemporary Voices of Dalit.

• Baje Bhagat
• Lakhmi Chand
• Music of Haryana
• Haryanvi cinema
• List of Haryanvi-language films

Media related to Dayachand Mayna at Wikimedia Commons

• Dayachand Mayna at Kavita Kosh
• Article on Chajjulal Silana Published in Forward Press