Gyan Prakash Pilania (born February 18, 1932) is an eminent person of Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...

 in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. He is presently member of Rajya Sabha

Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...

, Bharatiya Janta Party, from Rajasthan. He is a social reformer and leader of farmers in Rajasthan. He belonged to the Indian Police Service

Indian Police Service

The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India...

. He was born in a Jat

Jat people

The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...

 Hindu family of Pilania

Pilania

Pilania is a gotra of Jats. They take their name from Pilani, the CITY in the Indian state of Rajasthan whence they hail....

 gotra in village Amarpura of district Ganganagar

Ganganagar

Sri Ganganagar , also called Ganganagar , is the northernmost city of Rajasthan in western India. It is the administrative headquarters of Ganganagar District.-History:...

 in Rajasthan, India.

Education

Gyan Prakash Pilania was a talented student since beginning. He did MA in History and Hindi. He was Sahitya Ratna and Ph.D. in History. He studied in Manchester University to complete his two years study on
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As Author

Gyan Prakash Pilania has written a number of books also. The important books are: "Pandit Jhabarmal Abhinandan Granth", "Administration and social change", "Leadership" etc.

Awards

Gyan Prakash Pilania was awarded Police medal on January 26, 1972. He got President's award in 1984.
and get the award for bravery

Social services

Gyan Prakash Pilania's biggest contribution is in the field of mobilizing Jat farmers for the cause of social change in creating job opportunities for the rural youth and spread of education. He is always busy in social works. He is honorary chairman of "Swami Keshwanand

Swami Keshwanand

Swami Keshwanand was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer.-Early life:Born at village Magloona in Sikar district of present-day Rajasthan in 1883, Swamiji, whose actual name was Birama, was the son of Thakarsi, a penurious camel-driver, and his wife Saran. The family were Hindu and...

 Smriti Charitable Trust". He was President of Jat Mahasabha

Jat Mahasabha

Jat Mahasabha or All India Jat Mahasabha is the premier organization of Jats in India. Its aim is to raise awareness about the social and economic problems faced by Jats. Many of its officers are politically active and influential. The Jat Mahasabha spearheaded the community's struggle for...

in Rajasthan.