Surjan was the son of journalist Mayaram Surjan. Mayaram Surjan had started
Deshbandhu in 1959. He started the
Mayaram Surjan Foundation, and the Jan Darshan Media Centre, which was the first video documentation unit in Chhattisgarh. He was associated with the
All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation (AIPSO) and the
Progressive Writers Association. Surjan was associated with the local chapter of the
Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH). ==Books==