Ramji Yadav has worked in many fields. Apart from writing, journalism and documentary making, he has done important work in the direction of documentation of folk arts, villages, people, river-environment and oral history. Ramji Yadav was born in a farmer family of village Chamaon in Banaras and his education also took place in this city. During his studies in the 1980s, he was inclined towards the left movement and started participating in local activities. He made documentaries on more than a dozen literary and other subjects. His published books are ‘Athkatha Itikatha’, ‘Adha Baaja’, ‘Andhera Bharat’, ‘Tum Khuda Hi Sahi Humare Kis Kaam Ke’. He is the editor of the magazine ‘Gaon Ke Log’ and ‘Gaonkelog.com’.