S. D. S. Yadava is an Indian army officer, retired in 1983 as a Major General, and author of the 2006 work Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India.

Born to Captain Puran Singh (SB, OBI), Yadava studied at King Georges School in Ajmer before joining the Army in 1947. During his Army career, Yadava served a period in the 3rd Gorkha Rifles. Yadava was also wounded in the Battle of Dhalai

Battle of Dhalai

The Battle of Dhalai was a battle in the Bangladesh Liberation War. It was an Indian attack from Tripura into East Pakistan to stop Pakistani cross-border shelling.It ended in a major Indian victory....

 while serving as Brigade Commander, where it took two days to evacuate him from the battlefield. Later, in the 1980s while serving as Commander 101 Area in Shillong, Yadava initiated a program to use Liquified Petroleum Gas

Liquified petroleum gas

Liquefied petroleum gas is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles. It is increasingly used as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant, replacing chlorofluorocarbons in an effort to reduce damage to the ozone layer...

as a cooking fuel for his command, in order to avoid both the expense and deforestation resulting from the use of firewood for cooking.