Achyut Yagnik (1 February 1946 – 4 August 2023) was an Indian journalist, academic, political analyst and activist based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Yagnik was born on 1 February 1946,[1] in Dharmaj village in Charotar region (now in Anand district of Gujarat).
During this period, he came in contact with poet Sundaram, linguist Prabodh Pandit and socialist political leader Ram Manohar Lohia.
[3] In 1981, he became a founder editor of a Gujarati research journal called Arthat published by Centre for Social Studies, Surat.
[3] In 1982, he founded the Setu - Center for Social Knowledge and Action in Ahmedabad which worked for the marginalised communities.
[5][1] Achyut Yagnik died following a cardiac arrest at his home in Ambawadi, Ahmedabad, on 4 August 2023.