The author was born in the village of Telgi, Bihar, which is present under Bhagalpur district, through the birth of father Shri Brahma Chaudhary and mother Smt. Heera Devi.
Shyamal Dev’s name is present in his certificates, but in his desire not to shun the shadow of the pompous history of his family and society, he has attached his family psychic “Chaudhari” with himself – Shyamal Chaudhary, a name suitable for the creation of the universe.