Omprakash Valmiki (30 June 1950 – 17 November 2013) was an Indian writer and poet.
[2] He was born at the village of Barla in the Muzzafarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh.
After retirement from Government Ordnance Factory he lived in Dehradun where he died of complications arising out of stomach cancer on 17 November 2013.
[3] Besides Jootan(his biography) (1997) Valmiki published three collections of poetry: Sadiyon Ka Santaap (1989), Bas!
In addition, he wrote Dalit Sahitya Ka Saundaryshaastra (2001) and a history of the Valmiki community, Safai Devata (2009), Do Chera' (a play).