List of people from Rajasthan
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This is a list of famous and notable people from Rajasthan
, India
. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.
Param Vir Chakra
Maha Vir Chakra
Ashoka Chakra
Kirti Chakra
Shaurya Chakra
Vir Chakra
Sena Medal
Dronacharya award
Notable 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...
, 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...
. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.
Award winners from Rajasthan
- Padma VibhushanPadma VibhushanThe Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. It was established on 2 January 1954. It ranks behind the Bharat Ratna and comes before the Padma Bhushan...
- Naresh Chandra, 2007
- Ram NarayanRam NarayanRam Narayan , often referred to by the title Pandit, is an Indian musician who popularized the bowed instrument sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and became the first internationally successful sarangi player....
, 2005 - Man Mohan SharmaMan Mohan SharmaMan Mohan Sharma is an eminent Indian chemical engineering scientist. He was educated at Jodhpur, Mumbai and Cambridge. At the age of 27 years, he was appointed Professor of Chemical Engineering in the University of Mumbai, Department of Chemical Technology...
, 2001 - Kalu Lal Shrimali, 1976
- Nagendra SinghNagendra SinghMaharaj Sri Nagendra Singh was president of the International Court of Justice...
, 1973 - Daulat Singh KothariDaulat Singh KothariDaulat Singh Kothari was an eminent Indian scientist.He was born in Udaipur in Rajasthan state. He had his early education at Udaipur and Indore and did MSC in physics from Allahabad University inn 1928 under guidance of great physicist Megh Nad Saha...
, 1973 - Mohan Sinha MehtaMohan Sinha MehtaMohan Sinha Mehta was founder of Vidya Bhavan group of institutions and Sewa Mandir in Udaipur in Rajasthan. Dr Mehta did his PHD from London School of Economics....
, 1969 - Manikya Lal Varma, 1965
- Ghanshyam Das BirlaGhanshyam Das BirlaGhanshyam Das "G.D." Birla was an Indian businessman and member of the influential Birla Family.Birla's grandfather Shiv Narayana Birla wanted to diversify from the traditional marwari business of lending money against pawned items. He left Pilani, his hometown in Rajasthan with a modest capital...
, 1957
- Padma BhushanPadma BhushanThe Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
- Komal KothariKomal KothariKomal Kothari , commonly known as Komalda, was an Indian folklorist and ethnomusicologist from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. A pioneer in the study of Indian folkore, he is most known for his work on the folklore of Rajasthan and its links to Music of Rajasthan and its instruments...
, 2006 - Vijay Shankar VyasVijay Shankar VyasVijay Shankar Vyas is a noted agricultural economist of India. He received Padma Bhushan award in 2006 from the Government of India. He hails from Pushkarna brahmin community in Bikaner. He has been the Director of IIM, Ahemdabad; IDS, Jaipur and Senior Advisor, Agriculture and Rural Development...
, 2006 - Durga LalDurga LalDurga Lal was a renowned Kathak dancer from Jaipur in Indian state of Rajasthan.- References :*...
, 2003 - Jagat Singh MehtaJagat Singh MehtaJagat Singh Mehta is a former foreign secretary of India.Jagat S. Mehta was born in 1922 to Mohan Sinha Mehta, and was educated at Allahabad and Cambridge Universities.A career diplomat he was foreign secretary from 1976 to 1979....
, 2002 - Chitranjan Singh RanawatChitranjan Singh RanawatChitranjan Singh Ranawat is a hip surgeon. He is based in New York and is of Indian origin. He is a winner of Padma Bhushan, which is one of the highest civilian honours of India. He has also authored over 200 papers on orthopaedics....
, 2002 in medicine - Ram Narain AgarwalRam Narain AgarwalRam Narain Agarwal is noted scientist and an aerospace engineer of India and is known as father of the Agni series of surface-to-surface missiles.He was born in Jaipur in Rajasthan state in a family of traders. He has long experience in Missile Technology...
, 2000 - L. M. SinghviL. M. SinghviL. M. Singhvi लक्ष्मीमल सिंघवी was a, Indian jurist, parliamentarian, constitutional expert, scholar, distinguished diplomat...
, 1998 - Narayan Singh ManaklaoNarayan Singh ManaklaoDr Narayan Singh Manaklao is a noted social worker of India and was member of the Rajya Sabha, by nomination during August 2003 to August 2009. He is also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award...
, 1991 - M.V.Mathur, 1989
- Natwar Singh,1984
- Jhabar Mal Sharma, 1982
- Bhogilal PandyaBhogilal PandyaBhogilal Pandya was a notable freedom fighter and social worker from Dungarpur in Indian state of Rajasthan.The Government of India conferred on him Padma Bhushan award for his services. The Government of Rajasthan named Dungarpur government college as Bhogilal Pandya Government College in his...
, 1976 - Ratan ShastriRatan ShastriRatan Shastri was founder of Banasthali Vidyapith and a notable champion of women education.She was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1955, Padma Bhushan in 1975, and Jamnalal Bajaj Award for outstanding contribution in the field of uplift and welfare of women and children.She died in 1998 at the age of...
, 1975 - Narayandas Malkani, 1973
- Lt Gen Sagat Singh, 1972
- Gokulbhai BhattGokulbhai BhattGokulbhai Bhatt was a freedom fighter and a social worker from Rajasthan state in India.He was a member of Constituent Assembley of India and chief minister of princely Sirohi state for a brief period. He along with 7 others founded Praja Mandal at Sirohi on 22nd Jan 1939...
, 1971 - Prabhu Lal BhatnagarPrabhu Lal BhatnagarPrabhu Lal Bhatnagar , commonly addressed as P. L. Bhatnagar, was an Indian mathematician known for his contribution to the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook collision model used in Lattice Boltzmann methods .-Early years:...
, 1968 - Manikya Lal Varma, 1965
- Daulat Singh KothariDaulat Singh KothariDaulat Singh Kothari was an eminent Indian scientist.He was born in Udaipur in Rajasthan state. He had his early education at Udaipur and Indore and did MSC in physics from Allahabad University inn 1928 under guidance of great physicist Megh Nad Saha...
, 1962 - Rao Raja Hanut SinghRao Raja Hanut SinghBrigadier Padma Bhushan Rao Bahadur Rao Raja Shri Hanut Singh was a British Indian Army soldier and polo player.-Biography:...
, 1958
- Komal Kothari
- Padma ShriPadma ShriPadma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
- Vijaydan DethaVijaydan DethaVijaydan Detha also known as Bijji is a noted writer from Rajasthan and a recipient of Padma Shri award. He is also recipient of several other awards such as Sahitya Akademi Award and Sahitya Chudamani Award....
, 2007 - Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreRajyavardhan Singh RathoreColonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is an Indian shooter who won the silver medal in Men's Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
, 2005 - Veer Singh MehtaVeer Singh MehtaDr. Veer Singh Mehta, born on 5 December 1949 in Rajasthan, India, is a notable Indian neurosurgeon. He received his education and training at SMS Medical College Jaipur and later at AIIMS. Dr. Mehta is a pioneer in surgery for brachial plexus injuries in India. Dr...
, 2005 - Kanhaiyalal SethiaKanhaiyalal SethiaKanhaiyalal Sethia was a well known Rajasthani and Hindi poet. He was born in Sujangarh, Churu District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He was a passionate supporter of making Rajasthani, the mother tongue of the people of Rajasthan at the union level...
, 2004 - Vishwa Mohan BhattVishwa Mohan BhattVishwa Mohan Bhatt also known as V. M. Bhatt is an Indian slide guitar player. Bhatt is the creator of the Mohan Veena...
, 2002 - Mohammed Tayab KhanMohammed Tayab KhanMohammed Tayab Khan is a noted craftsman from Rajasthan state in India. He was awarded Padma Shri award in 2004 by Government of India for his contribution. He hails from Jodhpur.- External links :**...
, craftmanship, 2001 - Vaidya Suresh ChaturvediVaidya Suresh ChaturvediVaidya Suresh Chaturvedi is a leading practitioner of Ayurveda from Rajasthan, India. He is a professor at Bombay University and has written many books on Ayurveda. In 2000, he was awarded the Padma Shri.- External links :*...
, 2000 - Kailash SankhalaKailash SankhalaKailash Sankhala was a renowned naturalist and conservationist of India. He was the director of Delhi Zoological Park and Chief Wildlife Warden of Rajasthan. Born on 30 January 1925 he is best known for his work in preserving tigers...
, The Tiger Man Of India, 1992 - Sriram SinghSriram SinghSriram Singh was an Indian middle distance runner.Sriram Singh joined Rajputana Rifles in 1968 where he came under the influence of the coach Ilyas Babar. Babar persuaded him to shift his focus from 400m to 800m....
Shekhawat, in 1992 - Kudrat SinghKudrat SinghKudrat Singh is a noted artisan of India . He specialises in meenakari work. He represents the 15th generation of an artisan family brought to Rajasthan by Man Singh, Akbar's general. He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 1988. In 1966 he was honoured with National award of...
, 1988 - Hisam-ud-din UstaHisam-ud-din UstaHisam-ud-din Usta was a celebrated artist born in 1910 in the village of Dulmera in the erstwhile Bikaner State . Hisam-ud-din was the last formally trained painter in the Bikaner School style/tradition and became a celebrated artisan in the media of Naqqashi and Manoti...
, 1986, arts - Mag Raj JainMag Raj JainMag Raj Jain is a social worker of Rajasthan state in India and recipient of the Padma Shri award for his contribution to the development of the Thar desert region.A teacher by profession in 1990 he started the organization Society to Uplift Rural Economy to work for the betterment of the poor in...
, 1989, social work - Dr Sheetal Raj Mehta, for medicine, 1985
- Lashmi Kumari ChundawatLashmi Kumari ChundawatLakshmi Kumari Chundawat is an author and a politician from Rajasthan, India.-Personal life:She was born in 1916, elder daughter of the Rawat of Deogarh, one of the major thikanas of the princely state of Mewar in Rajasthan...
, 1984 - Purushottam DasPurushottam DasPurushottam Das was the pioneer of the Nathdwara school of Pakhawaj playing.- External links :****...
, 1984, Arts - Ram Gopal VijayvargiyaRam Gopal VijayvargiyaRam Gopal Vijayvargiya was an Indian painter.He was born in 1905 at Baler Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan state in India. He was Principal of Rajasthan Kala Mandir and Rajasthan School of Art from 1945 to 1966...
, 1984, painting - Dafadar Raghubir Singh (Equestrian)Raghubir Singh (equestrian)Raghubir Singh is a notable equestrian of India. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1982 for his achievements. He was also awarded the Padma Shri in 1983. He represented India in the Asian Games in 1982 and won a gold medal in the individual event. He hails from Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan...
, 1983 - Allah Jilai BaiAllah Jilai BaiAllah Jilai Bai was a folk singer from Rajasthan, India.Born in Bikaner to a family of singers, by the age of 10 she was singing in the Durbar of Maharaja Ganga Singh. She took singing lessons from Ustad Hussain Baksh Khan and later on from Achhan Maharaj.She was well versed in Maand, Thumri,...
, 1982 - Shree Lal JoshiShree Lal JoshiShree Lal Joshi is a celebrated Indian artist of phad painting, a form of popular folk painting of Rajasthan.-Life:He was born on March 5, 1931 at Shahpura in Bhilwara district in a Joshi family, widely known as the traditional artists of phad painting for the last few centuries...
- Raghubir Singh, 1983
- P. K . SethiP. K . SethiPramod Karan Sethi was an Indian orthopaedic surgeon. With Ram Chandra Sharma, he co-invented the "Jaipur foot", an inexpensive and flexible artificial limb, in 1969....
- Sita Ram LalasSita Ram LalasDr Sita Ram Lalas was a renowned linguist and lexicographer of India.He produced a written dictionary of the local Rajasthani language- first ever in the language with name: Rajasthani sabada Kosa and Rajasthani Hindi brhat kosa.This perhaps is one of the biggest dictionaries of the world...
, 1977, literature - Kripal Singh ShekhawatKripal Singh ShekhawatKripal Singh Shekhawat was a renowned craftsman of India. He was famous for his skills in Blue Pottery and is credited for the revival of that art in India...
, 1974 - Vijay Singh, 1972, civil service
- Khailshanker DurlabhjiKhailshanker DurlabhjiKhailshanker Durlabhji was a notable jeweller from Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India.He was awarded Padma Shri by Government of India for his contributuion in promotion of the trade & contribution to medical services in Rajasthan....
, 1971, trade and industry - Yudhvir Singh, 1971, social work
- Surya Deo Singh, 1971, social work
- Ratna FabriRatna FabriRatna Fabri was a noted museologist of India who was awarded Padma Shri in 1971 for her achievements . Ratna Fabri had studied museums in America and Europe and had displayed arrangements in the Indian pavilion in the Montreal exhibition. She was married to Charles Fabri, a Hungarian émigré .She...
, 1970, arts - Narayan Singh, IPS,1970
- Devi Lal SamarDevi Lal SamarDevilal Samar was the founder-director of a folk-theatre museum called the Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal in Udaipur in Rajasthan in India.He was awarded Padma Shri for his outstanding work. He wrote several books in Hindi about Rajasthani theatre and puppetry....
, 1968, arts - Sis Ram OlaSis Ram OlaSis Ram Ola is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Jhunjhunu constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Indian National Congress...
, for social work in 1968 - Chandi dan, 1967, science and technology
- Hanumanbax Kanoi, 1965, trade and industry
- Krishna Chandra Shukla, 1964, literature
- Shridhar Sharma, 1962, medicine
- Bhagwat Simha Mehta, 1961, civil service
- Muni Jin Vijayaji, 1961, literature
- Ratan ShastriRatan ShastriRatan Shastri was founder of Banasthali Vidyapith and a notable champion of women education.She was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1955, Padma Bhushan in 1975, and Jamnalal Bajaj Award for outstanding contribution in the field of uplift and welfare of women and children.She died in 1998 at the age of...
, 1955 - Sudhir TailangSudhir Tailang-Career:Tailang was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan. Tailang, who made his first cartoon in 1970, started his career with the Illustrated Weekly of India, Mumbai, in 1982. In 1983, he joined the Navbharat Times in Delhi. For several years he was with the Hindustan Times, while also doing short stints...
- Vijaydan Detha
- Magsaysay Award
- Rajendra SinghRajendra SinghRajendra Singh is a well known water conservationist from Alwar district, Rajasthan in India. Also known as "waterman of India", he won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership in 2001 for his pioneering work in community-based efforts in water harvesting and water management. He runs...
- P. K . SethiP. K . SethiPramod Karan Sethi was an Indian orthopaedic surgeon. With Ram Chandra Sharma, he co-invented the "Jaipur foot", an inexpensive and flexible artificial limb, in 1969....
- Rajendra Singh
- Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship award
- Ram Gopal VijayvargiyaRam Gopal VijayvargiyaRam Gopal Vijayvargiya was an Indian painter.He was born in 1905 at Baler Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan state in India. He was Principal of Rajasthan Kala Mandir and Rajasthan School of Art from 1945 to 1966...
- Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya
- Rashtrapati AwardRashtrapati AwardRashtrapati Awards are given by the President of India, in some cases the prime Minister of India, for achievements in the field of Sports, Art, Military, Literature, Cinema, Culture, Science & Technology etc. The award-giving ceremony is conducted in the Rashtrapati Bhavan - the President's...
- Kala Nath ShastryKala Nath ShastryKala Nath Shastry is a Sanskrit scholar from Jaipur, Rajasthan.He has continued the tradition of introducing modern genres and modes of expression in Sanskrit for which his father, Bhatt Mathura Nath Shastry is known in the history of Sanskrit literature....
, 1998
- Kala Nath Shastry
- prime minister's shram award & vishavkarma rashtriya puruskar
- Mangi lal (sikarali-churu) , 2003& 1998
Param Vir ChakraParam Vir ChakraThe Param Vir Chakra is India's highest military decoration awarded for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy. It can be, and often has been, awarded posthumously....
- CHM Piru SinghPiru SinghCompany Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat was a Shekhawat Kachwaha Rajput. He was soldier in the British Indian Army. He died in service during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947...
ShekhawatShekhawatShekhawat is a sub-clan of Kachwaha Rajputs found mainly in Rajasthan, India. The Shekhawat clan claims descent from the great rajput warrior Maharao Shekha Ji. The Shekhawats were the most prominent among all sub clans of Kachwahas of Jaipur. Shekhawats were the rulers of Shekhawati.-History:The... - Major Shaitan Singh BhatiShaitan SinghMajor Shaitan Singh was an Indian soldier, who was awarded Param Vir Chakra, the highest wartime gallantry medal, posthumously, for his leadership and courage during the Sino-Indian War of 1962.-Background:...
Maha Vir ChakraMaha Vir ChakraThe Maha Vir Chakra is the second highest military decoration in India and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It may be awarded posthumously. Literally Maha Veer means extraordinarily brave.-Appearance:The medal is made...
- Brigadier Bhawani Singh of JaipurBhawani Singh of JaipurBrigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh Bahadur, MVC was the Maharaja of Jaipur and head of the Kachwaha clan of Rajputs. He died at age 79 due to multi-organ failure. The title technically ended in 1971 when royal entitlements were abolished along with privy purses through a constitutional amendment...
- Lt. Col Kishan Singh RathoreKishan Singh RathoreKishan Singh Rathore is recipient of Mahavir Chakra for bravery displayed in Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 . He is from Ghadsisar in Bikaner district in Rajasthan. He belonged to 1 Rajput/4 Guards unit. He retired as Colonel. His father Major Th. Deep Singh had also got an award earlier.Col...
(Ghadsisar, Bikaner) - Naik Digendra KumarDigendra KumarDigendra Kumar is a recipient of Mahavir Chakra, awarded to him on 15 August 1999, for his acts of bravery in Kargil War in recapturing Tololing hill on 13 June 1999. He retired from 2 Rajputana Rifles of the Indian Army on 31 July 2005....
- Brigadier Udai Singh Bhati (1962)
- Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh RathoreHanut Singh RathoreHanut Singh Rathore to Lt.Col.Arjun Singhji of Jasol is a former Lt. General of Indian army. He was decorated with the Mahavir Chakra for his role in the battle of Basantar in 1971 war...
(Jasol), 1971 - Brigadier Raghubir Singh Rajawat
- Air Commodore Chandan Singh (Also Veer Chakra)
- Subedar Major Sukh Singh Shekhawat salahadipura (1946)
- Lance Naik Nahar Singh Jhala of Ratitalai-Rajsamand (1986)
Ashoka ChakraAshoka ChakraThe Ashoka Chakra is depiction of the Buddhist Dharmachakra, represented with 24 spokes. It is so called because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka, most prominent among which is the Lion Capital of Sarnath which has been adopted as the National Emblem of the Republic of India.The most...
- Subedar Lal Singh Rathore (Ranerav-Jodhpur)
- Capt. Mahendra Singh TanwarMahendra Singh TanwarCapt. Mahendra Singh Tanwar was born in Biharipur, Neem Ka Thana, Sikar Dist. He is a recipient of India's highest Gallantry award during peace time - the Ashok Chakra. He served Indian army with the Rajputana Rifles regiment....
, Raj Riff (Sikar) - Defedar Sultan Singh Rathore (Mamdola-Didwana)
- Subedar Sajjan Singh Rathore, 13 Kamoan (Bikaner)
- 2nd Lt. Puneet Nath Dutt, Jaipur
Kirti ChakraKirti ChakraThe Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, including posthumous awards. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Maha Vir Chakra...
- Captain Karni Singh RathoreKarni Singh RathoreKarni Singh Rathore was a member of the Indian Army and recipient of the prestiguous Kirti Chakra award.-Career:Rathore is a recipient of the prestigious Kirti Chakra award, the highest peace time award for gallantry, in 1985, while fighting insurgents.He served as a meritorious Officer in the...
(Later on Promoted to Colonel) Lakhau, ChuruChuruChuru is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway-65 connecting Pali to Ambala and is a junction station on the railway line to Bikaner... - Havaldar Amar Singh Rathore (Ramdawas, Jodhpur)
- Suberdar Ummaid Singh Rathore (Kuliyana, ParbatsarParbatsarParbatsar is a city and a municipality in Nagaur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.-Demographics: India census, Parbatsar had a population of 80,000. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Parbatsar has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of...
, NagaurNagaurNagaur is a city in the state of Rajasthan in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagaur District. The Nagaur city lies about midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner. It was founded by the Naga Kshatriyas.- History :...
) - Brig. Ransher Singh Ranawat (Kankarwa, Mewar) 1971 war
- Major James Thomas,10 sikh lite infantry. Bikaner, died in PoonchPoonchPoonch is a town and a municipal committee in Poonch District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Based on the Mahābhārata evidence, and the evidence from 7th Chinese traveler Xuanzang, the districts of Poonch along with Rajauri and Abhisara had been under the sway of the Republican Kambojas...
sector on 28 Jan.2006. - Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat (21 Para Commando, Special Forces)
Shaurya ChakraShaurya ChakraThe Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthumously. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Vir Chakra...
- Subedar Bhiwa Ram Bajiya (LampuaLampuaLampua is a village in tehsil Shri Madhopur of Sikar district in Rajasthan. It is situated at a distance of 8 km from Ringas in the west direction on Ringas-Khatu Road....
, SikarSikarSikar is a city located in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan state in India. It is the administrative headquarter of Sikar District. Sikar is a historical city and contains many old Havelis which are a huge tourist attraction. The best way to reach the city is to use road transport from Jaipur...
) - Haviladar Chatra Singh (Devatu-Shergarh)
- Sargent Jagmal Singh (Kalwatoki Dhani, Barmer)
- Captain Harendra Singh Rathore (Ramganj, Ajmer)
- Major Bhupendra Singh Rathore, 14 grenadiers (Hanumangarh)
- Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, 21 Para Commando (Special Forces) - Village: Dhani Daulat Singh, Alwar
- Ranveer Singh Jhala, (Delwara)
- Ranveer Singh Shekhawat, 20 Sikh, Operation Mizoram, (Bikaner)
- Ranveer Singh Achra, Arty (Jhunjhunu)
- Gulab Singh Chauhan, Keshorai Patan, Dist,Bundi
- Sutej Singh (Manali)
Vir ChakraVir ChakraVir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration carried with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration...
- Adm. Vijay Singh Shekhawat, Chief of the Indian Navy, (as a Lt. in the submarine arm during the 1971 war)
- Shish Ram GillShish Ram GillHawaldar Shish Ram Gill , Vir Chakra, was in 8th Jat Regiment of the Indian Army. He was born at village Vishanpura in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India...
- 8th Jat RegimentJat RegimentThe Jat Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army and is one of the longest serving and most decorated regiments of the Indian Army. The regiment has won 19 battle honours between 1839 to 1947 and post independence 5 battle honours, Two Ashok Chakras, eight Mahavir Chakras, eight Kirti... - Squadron Leader Ajay AhujaSquadron Leader Ajay AhujaSquadron Leader Ajay Ahuja was a fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force whose death under controversial circumstances in the 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir, was the cause of the most angry public conflagration between India and Pakistan at the time....
- Dhan Singh Bajiya (LampuaLampuaLampua is a village in tehsil Shri Madhopur of Sikar district in Rajasthan. It is situated at a distance of 8 km from Ringas in the west direction on Ringas-Khatu Road....
, SikarSikarSikar is a city located in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan state in India. It is the administrative headquarter of Sikar District. Sikar is a historical city and contains many old Havelis which are a huge tourist attraction. The best way to reach the city is to use road transport from Jaipur...
) - Subedar Bhanwar Lal Bhakar, Thebari (Nagaur), Rajasthan
- Rajiq KhanRajiq KhanRajiq Khan was a posthumous recipient of the Vir Chakra gallantry medal, awarded to him for showing acts of exceptional devotion to duty & courage in 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. Khan served with the 5 Grenadiers unit of the Indian army . He was born in Bikaner in the state of Rajasthan in India.-...
, 5 Grenadiers, (Bikaner), 1971 - Lt Col G.S. Chundawat (19 GRENADIERS),AJMER
- Sub Ujjein Singh Shekhawat (19 GRENADIERS), JHUNJHUNU
- Lt. Col. Govind Singh Shekhawat (Khudi, Sikar)
- Nayak Gokul Singh Rathore (Chitai, Parbatsar)
- Jamadar Chotu Singh (Devari)
- Brigadier Jagmal Singh Rathore, 13 Grenadiers (Ganga Risala),(Garabdesar, Bikaner)1971
- Col. Naval Singh Rajawat
- Captain Narpat Singh Rathore (Raniya, Jodhpur)
- Brigadier Bagh Singh Rathore (Bikaner)
- Havaldar Bhanwar Singh (Roda Nokha, Bikaner)
- Brigabier Mahaveer Singh (Uncha, Chittorgarh)
- Col. Megh Singh Rathore (Khariya, Bilada, Jodhpur)
- Lt. Col. Sumer Singh Shekhawat (Gangiasar, Jhunjhunu)
- Col. Shayamveer Singh Rathore (Kota)
- Brigadier Hamir Singh
- Lance Naik Bhanwar Singh Jhala, 18 Raj Rif (badi sadri, Mewar)
- Lance Naik Bhanwar Singh Rathore, 18 Raj Rif (Rata, Bikaner)
- Major Jai Singh, 13 Grenadiers (Thelasar, ChuruChuruChuru is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway-65 connecting Pali to Ambala and is a junction station on the railway line to Bikaner...
) also Sena Medal, President Police Medal - Major Puran Singh, 13 Grenadiers, (Bikaner), 1965
- Major Jagmal Singh Rathore, 13 Grenadiers (Ganaga Risala),(Bikaner),1971
- S.P Deen Dayal Sharma (Bikaner,1958)
- Dy comdt Chandan Singh Chandel(BSF)(godras, Nagore)
- Sub. Mangej Singh Rathore, Harnawa, Nagour.
- Wing Commander (retd.) Chandra Datt Upadhyay, 118 HU, 1987 (Ajmer)
Sena MedalSena MedalThis article is about the Sena Medal, an Indian Military decoration. 'SM' redirects here The Sena Medal is awarded to members of the Indian army, of all ranks, "for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Army." Awards may be made...
- Lt. Col. Sumer Singh Shekhawat (Gangiasar, Jhunjhunu)
- Brig. J.S. Shekhawat (Luhakana)
- Brig. Ransher Singh Ranawat (Kankarwa, Mewar) 1971 Indo-Pak war
- Major Zameer Khan (Jabasar, Jhunjhunu) Jat Regiment
- COL G S CHUNDAWAT (19 GRENADIERS),AJMER
- Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat (21 Para Commando, Special Forces) -
- Col.Vikram shekhwat (4 JAT) Rashidpura.
- lance Nayak .Ladu Ram jiterwal (vill.papra, disst jhunjhunu)
- Lt.Col.J.S.Rathore(Chitawa),Nagaur Rajasthan
- Hav Ram Singh SHEKHAWAT(19 GRENADIERS)
- Hav NAND SINGH SHEKHAWAT(10 PARA, Vill- Harsoli, Jaipur)
- Maj. Bhanu Pratap Singh (8 Rajputana Rifles / 43 Rashtriya Rifles)
- Cap. Manish Kulhari
- Insp Rampal Singh Chauhan B.S.F. Police Medal(vill porula dist alwar rajasthan)
- Subedar Hanuman Ram Sesma (vill lalas distt nagaur rajasthan)
- Capt. Abhishek Bhardwaj(7 DOGRA)
See also
Governors of other states
- Hari Dev JoshiHari Dev JoshiHari Deo Joshi was an Indian politician and a freedom fighter.He was born in Khandu, a small village near Banswara, and became the leader of the Indian National Congress party in Rajasthan state in India....
- Mohan Lal SukhadiaMohan Lal SukhadiaMohan Lal Sukhadia was a political and social leader who served as Chief Minister of Rajasthan for 17 years . He became Chief Minister at age of 38 years and was responsible for bringing major reforms and developments in Rajasthan...
(Governor of KarnatakaKarnatakaKarnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
, Tamil NaduTamil NaduTamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
and Andra Pradesh) - Mohammed Usman ArifMohammed Usman ArifMohammed Usman Arif was a leader of Indian National Congress.Born in 1923 in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan he did his graduation from Dungar College, Bikaner and then completed his Masters degree and LLB from Aligarh Muslim University....
- Sadiq AliSadiq AliSadiq Ali was a senior politician of Kashmir, India, a noted poet and writer and an active environmentalist. He was an elected legislator in the Kashmir State Assembly for three consecutive terms. Mr Sadiq Ali was born in Srinagar into an influential business family. His father, the late Mr...
- Nawal Kishore SharmaNawal Kishore SharmaShri Nawal Kishore Sharma, born 5 July 1925 in Dausa, Rajasthan, is a former Governor of Gujarat state in India, a position he has held from July 2004 to July 2009.-Biography:His father's name was Pandit Mool Chand Sharma.He was married to the late Smt...
- Sunder Singh BhandariSunder Singh BhandariSunder Singh Bhandari was an Indian politician. He was senior leader of Bharatiya Janta Party and a founder member of the Jan Sangh party.He was born to Dr. Sujan Singhji Bhandari and Smt...
- Lt. Gen. K. Bhadur Singh (retd.)
- Rajkumar DhootRajkumar DhootShri Rajkumar Dhoot a politician from Shiv Sena party is presently a Member of the Parliament of India representing Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He is the brother of Venugopal Dhoot, head of videocon....
- Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai SinghAjai SinghLt Gen Ajai Singh PVSM A VSM is the governor of Assam state in India, since 2003. He is also the chairman of the North Eastern Council ....
, PVSM, A VSM, governor of AssamAssamAssam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country... - Arvind DaveArvind DaveArvind Dave is the former Governor of four states in India. He was the governor of Arunachal Pradesh during 1999-2003; of Manipur, from 2003 until August 6, 2004 and acting governor of Meghalaya and Assam briefly during 2002 and 2003 respectively...
- Banwari Lal JoshiBanwari Lal JoshiBanwari Lal Joshi is the Governor for the State of Uttar Pradesh.Born in a small Rajasthan village, Shri B. L. Joshi began his career in 1957 with the state police service in Rajasthan and moved to the Govt...
- Shiv Charan MathurShiv Charan MathurShiv Charan Mathur was an Indian politician. A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1988 to 1989; later, he was Governor of Assam from 2008 to 2009....
- Govind Singh GurjarGovind Singh GurjarGovind Singh Gurjar, six-time MLA from Nasirabad and former Minister of Rajasthan.-Life:Gurjar was born in Balakanangal village of Rajasthan 9 March 1932 . Initially he was a leading advocate, later he joined politics. He was a close confidant of late Rajesh Pilot, has represented the Nasirabad...
- Jagannath PahadiaJagannath PahadiaJagannath Pahadia is an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He is the current Governor of the state of Haryana since 27 July 2009.-Early life and education:...
- Kamla BeniwalKamla BeniwalKamla Beniwal is the Governor of the Indian state of Gujarat. Before this she was the Governor of Tripura. She is a senior congress politician from Rajasthan state...
Chief ministers
- Vasundhara Raje Scindia,
- Heera Lal ShastriHeera Lal ShastriPandit Hiralal Shastri was an Indian politician and the first chief minister of Rajasthan state in northern India. He was in office from March 30, 1949 to January 5, 1951.-Early life:...
- Jai Narayan VyasJai Narayan VyasJai Narayan Vyas was a former chief minister of the Indian state of Rajasthan. He hailed from Jodhpur city and was a leader of Indian National Congress party....
- Mohan Lal SukhadiaMohan Lal SukhadiaMohan Lal Sukhadia was a political and social leader who served as Chief Minister of Rajasthan for 17 years . He became Chief Minister at age of 38 years and was responsible for bringing major reforms and developments in Rajasthan...
- Barkatullah KhanBarkatullah KhanBarkatullah Khan was a politician from Indian state of Rajasthan and a leader of Indian National Congress party. He was elected to state assembly from Jodhpur.He was chief minister of Rajasthan from 9 July 1971 to 11 October 1973....
- Hari Dev JoshiHari Dev JoshiHari Deo Joshi was an Indian politician and a freedom fighter.He was born in Khandu, a small village near Banswara, and became the leader of the Indian National Congress party in Rajasthan state in India....
- Bhairon Singh ShekhawatBhairon Singh ShekhawatBhairon Singh Shekhawat was the 11th Vice-President of India. He served in that position from August 2002, when he was elected to a five-year term by the electoral college following the death of Krishan Kant, until he resigned on July 21, 2007, after losing the presidential election to Pratibha...
- Jagannath PahadiaJagannath PahadiaJagannath Pahadia is an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He is the current Governor of the state of Haryana since 27 July 2009.-Early life and education:...
- Hira Lal DevpuraHira Lal DevpuraHira Lal Devpura was Chief Minister of Rajasthan state in India from 23 February 1985 to 10 March 1985. It was a stop gap arrangement between Shiv Charan Mathur and Hari Dev Joshi. He was a leader of Indian National Congress party. He represented Kumbhalgarh Assembly Constituency of Udaipur...
- Shiv Charan MathurShiv Charan MathurShiv Charan Mathur was an Indian politician. A leader of the Indian National Congress, he was Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1981 to 1985 and again from 1988 to 1989; later, he was Governor of Assam from 2008 to 2009....
- Ashok GehlotAshok GehlotAshok Gehlot is the 21st & 23rd Chief Minister of the state of Rajasthan, India.-Personal:Shri Ashok Gehlot, son of Late Shri Laxman Singh Gehlot, was born on 3 May 1951 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. A Science and Law Graduate, Shri Gehlot holds an M.A. in Economics. Married to Smt. Sunita Gehlot on 27...
- Tika Ram PaliwalTika Ram PaliwalTika Ram Paliwal was an Indian politician, who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 3 March 1952 to 31 October 1952.Paliwal was born at Mandawar village in the present-day Mahuwa tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. He was a prominent Indian independence activist. He was a minister in Jai...
- Hari Shankar BhabhraHari Shankar BhabhraHari Shankar Bhabhra is a former speaker of the Rajasthan legislative assembly. He was speaker from 16 March 1990 to 5 October 1994. He won election in 1985, 1990, and 1993 from Ratangarh in Churu district. A resident of Didwana in Nagaur district he contested and won from Ratangarh constituency...
-Deputy Chief Minister
Ministers - central government
- Jaswant SinghJaswant Singh- Career :He is one of the few Indian politicians to have been the Minister for Defence, Finance and External Affairs.He started the new government of Vajpayee, which lasted its full term, as the External Affairs Minister and later on switched his ministry to Finance with Yashwant Sinha...
,Former External Affairs & Finance Minister of India - Kalyan Singh KalviKalyan Singh KalviKalyan Singh Kalvi was a politician from the Indian state of Rajasthan. He hailed from a small village Kalvi in Nagaur District of Rajasthan. He was the cabinet minister in government of India in 1991 with energy portfolio. He died soon after. He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1989 from Barmer Lok...
,Energy Minister of India. - Natwar Singh,Former External Affairs Minister of India
- Nathuram MirdhaNathuram MirdhaNathuram Mirdha was a parliamentarian, freedom fighter, social reformer and popular farmer leader of Marwar region in Rajasthan, India. He was born in a Rad gotra Jat Hindu family of village Kuchera in Nagaur district in Rajasthan on 20 October 1921...
- Subhash MahariaSubhash MahariaSubhash Maharia is a former union minister of state, rural development in Government of India. He was minister from 1999 to 2004...
- Satish Chandra AgrawalSatish Chandra AgrawalSatish Chandra Agarwal was a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of Sixth and Seventh Lok Sabha representing Jaipur Parliamentary Constituency of Rajasthan, India during 1977-84. Later he was elected to Rajya Sabha...
- Krishana Kumar GoyalKrishana Kumar GoyalKrishna Kumar Goyal or Krishna Kumar Goyal is an Indian politician and a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In 1977 he was elected to the 6th Lok Sabha from Kota constituency in Rajasthan state as a Janata Party candidate. He was the minister of civil supplies and cooperation in the union...
- Girija VyasGirija VyasShe has written eight books, three of which contain her poetry. Ehsaas Ke Par has her Urdu poems, Seep, Samundar Aur Moti has both her Hindi and Urdu poems while Nostalgia is enriched with English verses.- Positions held :* M.L.A., Rajasthan...
- Rajesh PilotRajesh PilotRajesh Pilot was an Indian politician and a minister in the Government of India. He belonged to the Indian National Congress party and represented the Dausa constituency in Lok Sabha....
- Ram Niwas MirdhaRam Niwas MirdhaRam Niwas Mirdha was an Indian politician from Rajasthan. He served as member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 1953 to 1967 and as speaker of the assembly from 1957 to 1967...
- Daulatram SaranDaulatram SaranDaulatram Saran is a parliamentarian and popular former leader of Rajasthan in India. The Veteran leader for his belief and practice of Gandhian principles resulted in him being also known as Thar Ka Gandhi. He is former Federal Minister and a Gandhian Veteran leader...
- Sis Ram OlaSis Ram OlaSis Ram Ola is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Jhunjhunu constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Indian National Congress...
- Nawal Kishore SharmaNawal Kishore SharmaShri Nawal Kishore Sharma, born 5 July 1925 in Dausa, Rajasthan, is a former Governor of Gujarat state in India, a position he has held from July 2004 to July 2009.-Biography:His father's name was Pandit Mool Chand Sharma.He was married to the late Smt...
- Mohammed Usman ArifMohammed Usman ArifMohammed Usman Arif was a leader of Indian National Congress.Born in 1923 in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan he did his graduation from Dungar College, Bikaner and then completed his Masters degree and LLB from Aligarh Muslim University....
- Kailash MeghwalKailash MeghwalKailash Meghwal is a former union minister of state in Government of India and a national vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party. He represents Tonk constituency of Rajasthan in 14th Lok Sabha...
- Jaskaur MeenaJaskaur MeenaJaskaur Meena is an Indian politician, a former Union minister of state in Government of India and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. She is currently in charge of the Scheduled tribes ST Morcha of the party at the national level....
- Kalu Lal Shrimali
- Raj BahadurRaj BahadurRaj Bahadur was a leader of Indian National Congress and a minister in the Indian government. He was three times elected to Lok Sabha from Bharatpur . He was elected to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Bharatpur in 1980. Raj Bahadur also served as India's ambassador to Nepal. He died on 22...
- Sachin PilotSachin PilotSachin Pilot is an Indian member of Parliament. He represents the Ajmer constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is presently the Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.- Early life :Sachin Pilot was born in Saharanpur,...
, Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Technology - Namo Narain MeenaNamo Narain MeenaNamo Narain Meena is a Minister of State for Finance in Government of India. He was elected to 14th Lok Sabha from Sawai Madhopur constituency in Rajasthan as a candidate of INC Indian National Congress party. He served Indian Government as Union Minister of State in Ministry of Environment and...
, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
Speakers of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- Deependra Singh ShekhawatDeependra Singh ShekhawatDeependra Singh Shekhawat is a senior congress leader in the Rajasthan and present Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly since 2 January 2009....
- Sumitra SinghSumitra SinghSumitra Singh is a politician from the Indian state of Rajasthan. She was the first woman speaker in Rajasthan's history. In 2003 she won the assembly election on a Bharatiya Janata Party ticket and was unanimously elected Speaker of the 12th Rajasthan Legislative Assembly which she held until...
- Poonam Chand VishnoiPoonam Chand VishnoiPoonam Chand Bishnoi was chairman of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 7 July 1980 to 20 March 1985. He is a leader of Indian National Congress Party in Rajasthan. He hails from Marwar region of Rajasthan. He was elected to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Bhinmal.-References:* *Shri Adesh...
- Parasram MadernaParasram MadernaParasram Maderna is a leader of Indian National Congress from Rajasthan, India. He belongs to Lakshman nagar Village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan...
- Hari Shankar BhabhraHari Shankar BhabhraHari Shankar Bhabhra is a former speaker of the Rajasthan legislative assembly. He was speaker from 16 March 1990 to 5 October 1994. He won election in 1985, 1990, and 1993 from Ratangarh in Churu district. A resident of Didwana in Nagaur district he contested and won from Ratangarh constituency...
- Shanti Lal ChaplotShanti Lal ChaplotShanti Lal Chaplot is a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader in the Rajasthan, India, former MP and former Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 7th April 1995 to 18th March 1998....
- Laxman SinghLaxman SinghLakshman Singh was the last ruling Maharawal of the princely state of Dungarpur from 1918 to 1989, a former MP in the Rajya Sabha and speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from July 1977 to June 1979...
of DungarpurDungarpurDungarpur is a city in the southernmost part of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dungarpur District. The rail line between Udaipur and Himatnagar in Gujarat runs through the town, shortest distance to the National Highway 8 from Dungapur town is...
Others
- Gayatri DeviGayatri DeviGayatri Devi , often styled as Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur, was born as Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar...
, - Rawal Umed Singh Rathore BarmerRawal Umed Singh Rathore BarmerRawal Sahib Ummed Singh Rathore Barmer was the titular "Rawal Sahib of Barmer" and an Ex-Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Barmer district between 1962–1967, and the Sheo constituency in 1985-1990.Rawal Sahib Ummed singh Ji was also considered as political,...
, - Mohar Singh RathoreMohar Singh RathoreMohar Singh Rathore was a social reformer & political Congress worker. He was a follower of Arya Samaji and Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan movement . He advocated for social reforms such as discouraging purdah, dowry, child marriage & Untouchability...
- Daulat Mal BhandariDaulat Mal BhandariDaulat Mal Bhandari was Chief Justice of High Court of Rajasthan in India, a member of the first Lok Sabha and a freedom fighter .He was member of Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1955 representing the Jaipur parliamentary constituency of Rajasthan....
- Chaudhari Kumbharam AryaChaudhari Kumbharam AryaChaudhari Kumbharam Arya was a freedom fighter, parliamentarian and popular leader of farmers in Rajasthan, India.-Early political movements:...
, - Narendra BudaniaNarendra BudaniaNarendra Budania is a politician of the Indian National Congress from Churu in Rajasthan, India. He won Member of Parliament elections from Churu in 1985, 1996 and 1998. Presently he is Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan. He was born on 5 July 1956 in the family of Late Choudhary Pratap Singh...
, - Devi Singh BhatiDevi Singh BhatiDevi Singh Bhati is a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Kolayat in Rajasthan state in India. He was a cabinet minister in the government led by Vasundhara Raje....
Basketball
- Khushi RamKhushi RamKhushi Ram is a former basketball player from India who represented India at many international competitions. He was awarded Arjuna award in 1967. He was born in Rajasthan state in 1936.Khushi ram has a reputation of being amongst the best players of Asia .He was the first captain of Indian...
, in 1967 - Surendra Kumar KatariaSurendra Kumar KatariaSurendra Kumar Kataria is a former basketball player from India who represented India at many international competitions. He was awarded Arjuna award in 1973. He was born in Rajasthan state and represented Indian Railways in national tournaments...
, in 1973 - Hanuman SinghHanuman SinghHanuman Singh is a noted former basketball player from India. He played for India in Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and at 1980 Olympics. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 1975. Born in 1950 in Nagaur district of Rajasthan state.He sudied at Military School,Ajmer . He represented Indian railways in...
, in 1975 - Radhey ShyamRadhey ShyamRadhey Shyam was an Indian basketball player who represented India at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi. He was a recipient of the Arjuna Award for his achievements. He died in 2006 at the age of 54 at his native village in Rajasthan....
, in 1981 - Ajmer SinghAjmer SinghAjmer Singh is an Indian basketball player who was awarded the country's highest sporting honor, the Arjuna Award, in 1982. He represented the country in the Asian Basketball Championships and in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
, in 1982 - Angad Singh, in 2006
Athletics
- Sriram SinghSriram SinghSriram Singh was an Indian middle distance runner.Sriram Singh joined Rajputana Rifles in 1968 where he came under the influence of the coach Ilyas Babar. Babar persuaded him to shift his focus from 400m to 800m....
, in 1973 - Gopal SainiGopal SainiGopal Saini is a former athlete of India. He still holds national record in men 3000 meter Steeplechase event established at Tokyo in 1981 with timing of 8.30.88 minutes. He participated in Men's 5000 race at 1980 Olympics....
, in 1981 - Raj Kumar (athlete)Raj Kumar (athlete)Raj Kumar is a former Indian national athlete. He won the bronze medal in 5000 meters in 1982 Asian Games.He held national record in 5000 meters with 13.46.4 minutes of timing. He won silver medal in 1983 Asian Championships in Athletics. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 1984. He was born in...
, in 1984 - Deena RamDeena RamDeena Ram is a former Indian national athlete. He won the gold medal in ATF and silver medal in 3000 meters steeplechase in Asian Games. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 1990. He was coached by Illyas Babar. He was born in 1964 in Rajasthan state.- References :...
, in 1990 - Siri Chand, in 1998
Shooting
- Maharaja Karni SinghMaharaja Karni SinghMaharaja Karni Singh , in full HH Maharajadhiraj Raj Rajeshwar Narendra Shiromani Maharajah Sri Dr Karni Singh Bahadur, also known as Dr Karni Singh, was from 1950 the last ruler of the princely state of Bikaner, as part of India...
,in 1961 - Rajyashree KumariRajyashree KumariMaharajkumari Rajyashree Kumari is a former shooter from India. She was conferred the Arjuna Award in shooting in 1969 when she was only 16 years old, the youngest age ever....
, in 1968 - Bhuvaneshwari KumariBhuvaneshwari KumariBhuvaneshwari Kumari of Kota, Rajasthan is a distinguished sportswoman of India and a champion in trap shooting. She was awarded Arjuna Award in 1969. She was born in on 29 May 1945 at Bombay and married Thakur Devi Singh, of Malassar, in Bikaner....
of KotaKota, RajasthanKota , formerly known as Kotah, is a city in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located south of state capital, Jaipur. Situated on the banks of Chambal River, the city is the trade centre for an area in which millet, wheat, rice, pulses, coriander and oilseeds are grown; industries...
, in 1969 - Bhim Singh II of KotahBhim Singh II of KotahMaharaja Bhim Singh II was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Kotah from 1940 to 1947.-Early career:...
, in 1971 - Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreRajyavardhan Singh RathoreColonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is an Indian shooter who won the silver medal in Men's Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
,in 2003
Polo
- Col. Maharaj Prem SinghCol. Maharaj Prem SinghCol. Maharaj Prem Singh was a noted Indian polo player born in a polo-playing family on 15 November 1915. His grandfather, Maharaj Bhopal Singh was an excellent horseman while his grand uncle Sir Pratap Singh was a renowned polo player...
, in 1961 - Kishan SinghKishan SinghLt.Col. Kishen Singh was a former national polo player from India. He was a member of the Indian polo team that won the World Cup in 1954 at Deauville France. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 1963. He is from Jodhpur in Rajasthan. He later converted his residence into a heritage hotel called Polo...
, in 1963 - Rao Raja Hanut SinghRao Raja Hanut SinghBrigadier Padma Bhushan Rao Bahadur Rao Raja Shri Hanut Singh was a British Indian Army soldier and polo player.-Biography:...
, in 1964
Equestrian
- Dafadar Raghubir Singh (Equestrian)Raghubir Singh (equestrian)Raghubir Singh is a notable equestrian of India. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1982 for his achievements. He was also awarded the Padma Shri in 1983. He represented India in the Asian Games in 1982 and won a gold medal in the individual event. He hails from Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan...
, in 1982 - Khan Mohamed Khan, in 1973
- G. M. KhanG. M. KhanCol G.M. Khan is a former Indian national equestrian. He won the gold medal at 1982 Asian Games in ‘Three Days Event’. He was honoured with Arjuna Award in 1984. He hails from Rajasthan state. He served Indian army and was decorated with VSM.- References :*...
, in 1984
Others
- Parthasarathy SharmaParthasarathy SharmaParthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma was an Indian cricketer.Sharma was born in Alwar, Rajasthan. He played in 5 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1974 to 1977....
, CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the... - Hanumant SinghHanumant SinghHanumant Singh was an Indian cricketer. He played in 14 Tests for the Indian cricket team from 1964 to 1969. He was later an International Cricket Council match referee in 9 Tests and 54 One Day Internationals from 1995 and 2002.Singh was born in Banswara, Rajasthan...
, CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the... - Vikram SolankiVikram SolankiVikram Singh Solanki is an Indian-born English cricketer, who plays county cricket for Worcestershire. In 2007, he became the 24th Worcestershire batsman to pass 10,000 career runs for the county. He also captained Worcestershire from 2005 to 2010, before resigning mid-season...
, CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the... - Gajendra Singh ShaktawatGajendra Singh ShaktawatGajendra Singh Shaktawat is a former Indian cricketer. He played for Services cricket team and Railways cricket team in the Ranji Trophy. He also played in the Duleep Trophy....
, CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the... - Gangotri BhandariGangotri BhandariGangotri Bhandari is a former player for the Indian Women's Hockey Team. She represented India at the 1980 Summer Olympics and hails from Jaipur in Rajasthan.- External links :**...
, Ladies hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks... - Abhijeet GuptaAbhijeet GuptaAbhijeet Gupta is an Indian chess player with the title Grandmaster. He hails from Bhilwara in Rajasthan.He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2008, having previously become an International Master in 2005. In 2002, Gupta entered the Limca Book of Records on becoming the youngest National...
, ChessChessChess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player... - Krishna PooniaKrishna PooniaKrishna Poonia, is a national woman discus throw champion of India. She led an Indian clean sweep in the women's discus final on 11th October 2010, winning the Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal with a throw of 61.51 metres.-Early life:...
- Bajranglal TakharBajranglal TakharBajrang Lal Takhar is an Indian rower who won the first individual rowing Gold medal for India at the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou. Takhar is a Naib Subedar in the Rajputana Rifles regiment of the Indian Army.- Early days :Bajrang Lal was born in a small village named Balu Baba Ki Dhani in...
- Hari Singh (athlete)Hari Singh (athlete)Hari Singh is a former marathon runner from India.He ran at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and finished in 42nd among 67 entrants in the men's marathon with a time of 2:34:20....
, marathonMarathonThe marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
runner - Ambika Dutt RangaAmbika Dutt RangaAmbika Dutt Ranga was an Indian footballer. Born in Bikaner, he played for Mohammedan Sporting Club and the Indian national team.-References:...
, Football - Tejraj Singh Khangarot, HandballTeam handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
Dronacharya awardDronacharya AwardDronacharya Award is an award presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching. The award comprises a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a scroll of honour and a cash component of Rs.500,000...
winners
- Guru HanumanGuru HanumanGuru Hanuman was a legendary wrestling coach of India who coached many medal-winning wrestlers. He was awarded the prestigious Dronacharya Award in 1987, the highest recognition for a sports coach in India, and the Padma Shri in 1983.-Early life:Guru was born as Vijay Pal on 15 March 1930, in...
, for wresting - Maha Singh RaoMaha Singh RaoMaha Singh Rao is a wrestler and wrestling coach from Chirawa, Rajasthan in India. In 2006, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award, the highest award of the land in the field of coaching of sports and athletics, by the government of India....
, for wrestling in 2006 - R.D. SinghR.D. SinghR.D. Singh is an Indian athletics coach from Hanumangarh, Rajasthan. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award, by the government of India...
, for Athletics in 2007
Business and industry
- Ghanshyam Das BirlaGhanshyam Das BirlaGhanshyam Das "G.D." Birla was an Indian businessman and member of the influential Birla Family.Birla's grandfather Shiv Narayana Birla wanted to diversify from the traditional marwari business of lending money against pawned items. He left Pilani, his hometown in Rajasthan with a modest capital...
- Gautam SinghaniaGautam SinghaniaGautam Hari Singhania is an Indian businessman. He is the Chairman & Managing Director of the Raymond Group.-Biography:Gautam Singhania was born in an industrialist family, to Vijaypat Singhania and Ashabai Singhania....
- Lakshmi MittalLakshmi MittalLakshmi Narayan Mittal is an Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company....
- Jamnalal BajajJamnalal BajajJamnalal Bajaj was an Indian industrialist, a philanthropist, and Indian independence fighter. He was also a close associate and follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi is known to have adopted him as his son. Several institutions in India bears his name, including the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of...
- H S RankaH S RankaH S Ranka is the leading industrialist of Rajasthan state in India. He is the founder of Modern Group of industries . He hails from Bhilwara town in Rajasthan. He established Modern Wollens in 1973 the first enterprise with many others to follow...
- Ramkrishna DalmiaRamkrishna DalmiaRamkrishna Dalmia was a pioneer industrialist and founder of the Dalmia-Jain Group. Starting with a bullion business, he built several sugar mills, and went on to acquire Bennett and Coleman,...
- Savitri JindalSavitri JindalSavitri Jindal is an Indian steel baroness, the wealthiest woman in India and the world's 56th richest person. She is the non-executive chairperson of Jindal Steel and Power Limited and JSW Steel, and member of the Haryana Vidhan Sabha, MLA. She also served as a Minister of Power in the...
- Sunil MittalSunil MittalSunil Bharti Mittal , Punjabi: ਸੁਨੀਲ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਮਿੱਤਲ, born 23 October 1957) is an Indian telecom mogul, philanthropist and the founder, chairman and Group CEO of Bharti Enterprises...
- Anil Agarwal
- Dilip ShanghviDilip ShanghviDilip S. Shanghvi is the chairman of Sun Pharmaceuticals and has an estimated wealth of $4.44 billion. Dilip Shanghvi, holds a commerce degree from the University of Calcutta. He started Sun Pharmaceuticals in 1983 and it is currently the fifth-largest drugmaker in India...
- Uday KotakUday KotakUday Kotak is an Indian businessman. He is the vice-chairman and managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank. He owns a 50% stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank, which he founded and runs. Forbes estimated his wealth to be $3.2 billion in 2011...
- Subhash ChandraSubhash ChandraSubhash Chandra is a onetime rice exporter-turned media baron and Chairman of Essel Group, that launched India's satellite television revolution. The Zee chairman dropped out after standard 12. His pioneering channel Zee TV competes with, among others, Sony Entertainment Television and STAR Plus...
- Indu JainIndu JainIndu Jain belongs to the Sahu Jain family and is the current chairperson of India's largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., which owns the Times of India and other large newspapers. She is widowed with two sons....
- Rama Prasad Goenka
- Anand JainAnand JainAnand Jain is an Indian business executive. He is the Chairman of Jai Corp Limited, Navi Mumbai SEZ Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai SEZ Limited, Reliance Haryana SEZ Ltd & Urban Infrastructure Venture Capital Private Limited...
- Rahul BajajRahul BajajRahul Bajaj is an Indian businessman, politician and philanthropist. He is the chairman of Indian conglomerate Bajaj Group and member of parliament. Bajaj comes from the business house started by a Rajasthani Marwadi businessman Jamnalal Bajaj. The US$ 1.32 Billion Bajaj Auto is his flagship company...
- Ashok Piramal
- Vinod Goenka
- Rakesh JhunjhunwalaRakesh JhunjhunwalaRakesh Jhunjhunwala is an Indian Chartered Accountant by qualification but an investor / trader by profession. In 2010, Forbes rated him India's 51st and the world's #1062 richest man with wealth of billion. He is a famous equity investor in India and manages his own portfolio as a partner in his...
- Shahid BalwaShahid BalwaShahid Usman Balwa is an entrepreneur based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He is one of the Promoters of Mumbai-based DB Group which runs DB Realty India's 3rd largest realtor, DB Hospitality and Swan Telecom .-Early life:...
- Chanda KochharChanda KochharChanda Kochhar is currently the Managing Director of ICICI Bank and Chief Executive Officer . ICICI Bank is India's largest private bank and overall second largest bank in the country. She also heads the Corporate Centre of ICICI Bank.-Early life:Chanda Kochhar was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and...
- Kamal Morka
- Vijaypat SinghaniaVijaypat SinghaniaVijaypat Singhania is the chairman emeritus of the Raymond Group of clothing and textiles. and a former Sheriff of Mumbai, from 19 December 2005 to 18 December 2006....
- Venugopal DhootVenugopal DhootVenugopal Dhoot is an Indian businessman. According to Forbes Magazine, his wealth in 2009 is U$2.65 billion according to. Moreover he is said to be the eighteenth richest man in India....
- Harakh Chand NahataHarakh Chand NahataShri Harakh Chand Nahata was a prominent Indian businessman and social leader.He was born on 18 July 1936 in Bikaner , in an illustrious family...
- Gautam R. Morarka
- Kamal Morarka
Defence
- Lt. Gen. K. Bhadur Singh (retd.)
- Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai SinghAjai SinghLt Gen Ajai Singh PVSM A VSM is the governor of Assam state in India, since 2003. He is also the chairman of the North Eastern Council ....
, PVSM, A VSM - Lt Gen Sagat Singh from (Village Moda), Churu districtChuru districtChuru is a district of Rajasthan state of western India. The town of Churu is the administrative headquarters of the district.Churu lies in the Jangladesh region of northern Rajasthan...
the hero of 1971 Bangladesh War - Admiral Madhvendra Singh Nathawat, 19th Chief of Indian Navy
- Lt General K Chiman Singh, PVSM, Raj rifles,
- Lt. Gen Kundan Singh Shekhawat (Durana) AVSM PVSM
- Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh Rathore (Jasol)
- Lt. General Nathu Singh Rathore (Gumanpura, Dungarpur) - 1st Lt. General of Indian Army
- Lt Gen Sushil Kumar (ALWAR) PVSM - 11 Gorkha Rifles
- BR.II Sumer Singh Rajpurohit (Bikaner, Rajasthan)
- Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat KC,SC,VSM,SM (21 Para Special Forces) Village: Dhani Daulat Singh, Alwar
- [MAJ MAGAN SINGH RATHORE] Maj Magan Singh Rathore ,he served state force jodhpur sardar infantry was raised in 1922 during world war-2 it was in eritrea and then it was part of american 5th army ,maj magan singh rathore mentioned in 18 dispatches in war he been mentioned in book by brigadier ducan from uk seceratry to state of marwar in rajasthan india during british raj in india
- Captain Shivnath Singh Shekhawat (Dhani Daulat Singh, Tehsil- Bansur, Alwar)- Led the Neemuchana Kissan/farmer uprising against the merciless policies of the Alwar State.
Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court
See List of Chief Justices of Rajasthan High Court- Justice Thakur Saheb Jawan Singh Ranawat LLM (Kankarwa, Mewar)
- Daulat Mal BhandariDaulat Mal BhandariDaulat Mal Bhandari was Chief Justice of High Court of Rajasthan in India, a member of the first Lok Sabha and a freedom fighter .He was member of Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1955 representing the Jaipur parliamentary constituency of Rajasthan....
- Chand Mal LodhaChand Mal LodhaChand Mal Lodha, also known as C M Lodha , is a former chief justice of the Rajasthan High Court and the Guwahati High Court.He was born in 1918 at Jodhpur in Rajasthan and graduated as a gold medalist LLB from Allahabad in 1940...
Judges of Rajasthan High Court
- Kan Singh PariharKan Singh PariharJustice Kan Singh Parihar was a judge of Rajasthan High Court and Vice-Chancellor of Jodhpur University. He belongs to Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.-Early life and education:...
- Milap Chand JainMilap Chand JainMilap Chand Jain was the former Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court.He was born in 1929 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. After obtaining his B. Com. and LLM degrees, he was appointed as a judge of the Rajasthan High Court in 1978, and he later rose to become the Chief Justice...
- Rajendra Mal LodhaRajendra Mal LodhaRajendra Mal Lodha is a former chief justice of Patna High Court.He was born in 1949 at Jodhpur in a family of Judges.He took B.Sc. & LL.B. Degrees from Jodhpur University and enrolled with Bar council of Rajasthan on . and started practice at Jodhpur...
Jurists
- Maharaj Nagendra Singh, President of the International Court of JusticeInternational Court of JusticeThe International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands...
- L. M. SinghviL. M. SinghviL. M. Singhvi लक्ष्मीमल सिंघवी was a, Indian jurist, parliamentarian, constitutional expert, scholar, distinguished diplomat...
Scientists
- BrahmaguptaBrahmaguptaBrahmagupta was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who wrote many important works on mathematics and astronomy. His best known work is the Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta , written in 628 in Bhinmal...
- Daulat Singh KothariDaulat Singh KothariDaulat Singh Kothari was an eminent Indian scientist.He was born in Udaipur in Rajasthan state. He had his early education at Udaipur and Indore and did MSC in physics from Allahabad University inn 1928 under guidance of great physicist Megh Nad Saha...
- Rajendra Singh ParodaRajendra Singh ParodaDr. Rajendra Singh Paroda is an Indian agricultural scientist who won the Padma Bhushan award in 1998. He is a former Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research . He received Norman Borlaug Award for the year 2005 on 5 January 2006. The Award was given by President Dr. A.P.J...
- Jainendra K. JainJainendra K. JainJainendra K. Jain is an Indian American physicist, who is currently the Erwin W. Mueller Professor of Physics at Pennsylvania State University. Jain is known for his theoretical work on quantum many body systems, most notably for postulating Composite fermions....
Medicine
Dr Gayatri Vyas Mahindroo, Director, National Accreditation Board, Quality Council of India- P. K. Sethi
- Sheetal Raj Mehta, (Retd) Prof. of Medicine, & Principal, SMS Medical College, Jaipur
- Veer Singh MehtaVeer Singh MehtaDr. Veer Singh Mehta, born on 5 December 1949 in Rajasthan, India, is a notable Indian neurosurgeon. He received his education and training at SMS Medical College Jaipur and later at AIIMS. Dr. Mehta is a pioneer in surgery for brachial plexus injuries in India. Dr...
- Hakim Syed Karam HusainHakim Syed Karam HusainHakim Syed Muhammad Karam Hussain was a prominent Unani practitioner from Tijara, Alwar.-Education:After initial education from his hometown ‘Tijara’, he moved to Meerut at the age of 14 years. In Meerut, he took expertise, knowledge and proficiency on ‘Unani Tibb’ from two leading practitioners...
, Unani practitioner - Dr Prakash Kothari(Reknowned Sexologist )
Humanities and Social Sciences
Om Prakash Gurjar-International Children Peace Prize -2006(Dwarapur-Thanagazi-ALWAR)- Shyam Banwari, National executive President, confederation of UNESCO clubs and Associations in india.
Journalism
- Karpoor Chand KulishKarpoor Chand KulishKarpoor Chandra Kulish was the founder of Rajasthan Patrika, a Hindi language newspaper of Rajasthan, India.Born in Soda village in Tonk district in 1926 he started his career in journalism as an employee in a newspaper. On March 7, 1956, Kulish started his own newspaper, which became no. 1 in...
, founder of Rajasthan PatrikaRajasthan PatrikaRajasthan Patrika is a Hindi language daily newspaper published from Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Kota and other cities of Rajasthan and from major Indian cities such as Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur , Raipur, Ahmedabad, Gwalior, Kolkata, Chennai, New Delhi and Bangalore.-History:Rajasthan... - Pt. Jhabarmall Sharma
- Capt. Durgaprasad Chaudhary, founder of Dainik Navjyoti
- Siddharaj Dhaddha
- Vijay Bhandari
- Gulab Kothari
- Ved Pratap Vaidik
- Ram Sharan Joshi
- Om Thanvi
- Vijay Trivedi
- Vijay Vidrohi
- Balendu Sharma Dadhich
- Rajan Mahan
- Sanjiv Shrivastava
- Amit Sharma
- Veer Sanghi
Administration
See Chief Secretaries of Rajasthan- D.R. Mehta, ex chairman of SEBI,
- Nagendra SinghNagendra SinghMaharaj Sri Nagendra Singh was president of the International Court of Justice...
, Justice, International Court of Justice - Gyan Prakash PilaniaGyan Prakash PilaniaGyan Prakash Pilania is an eminent person of Rajasthan in India. He is presently member of Rajya Sabha, Bharatiya Janta Party, from Rajasthan. He is a social reformer and leader of farmers in Rajasthan. He belonged to the Indian Police Service...
- Kunwar Natwar Singh
- Jorawar Singh JhalaJorawar Singh JhalaZorawar Singh Jhala was chief secretary of Rajasthan state in India. He was chief secretary from 17 May 1969 to 9 August 1971.- External links :**...
Literature
See List of winners of Sahitya Akademi Awards for writing in Rajasthani language- Magha (poet)Magha (poet)Magha was a Sanskrit poet at King Varmalata's court at Srimala, the-then capital of Gujarat . Magha was son of Dattaka Sarvacharya and grandson of Suprabhadeva...
- SunderdasSunderdasSunderdas was a noted saint, poet, philosopher and social reformer of medieval India. He was a disciple of Dadu Dayal. Sunderdas was born in 1596 in Dausa in Rajasthan state in India. Sant Sunderdas composed about 48 books. He is revered as 'The Sankaracharya' of Hindi literature'. He died in...
- Lashmi Kumari ChundawatLashmi Kumari ChundawatLakshmi Kumari Chundawat is an author and a politician from Rajasthan, India.-Personal life:She was born in 1916, elder daughter of the Rawat of Deogarh, one of the major thikanas of the princely state of Mewar in Rajasthan...
- Kanhaiyalal SethiaKanhaiyalal SethiaKanhaiyalal Sethia was a well known Rajasthani and Hindi poet. He was born in Sujangarh, Churu District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He was a passionate supporter of making Rajasthani, the mother tongue of the people of Rajasthan at the union level...
- Nand Kishore AcharyaNand Kishore AcharyaNand Kishore Acharya is an Indian playwright, poet, and critic. He was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan.-An Introduction:Born on 31 August 1945, in a traditional family in Bikaner, Dr. Nand Kishore Acharya is one of the foremost creative writers of our times...
- Acharya RajendrasuriAcharya RajendrasuriAcharya Rajendrasuri was the major Svetambara Jain reformer of the 18th and 19th centuries. He was born on 3 December 1826 at Bharatpur, Rajasthan. In 1880, as the leader of the Tapa Gaccha, he led a movement to restore the orders of wandering monks, leading to near extinction of the Yati...
- Abdul Vaheed `Kamal'Abdul Vaheed `Kamal'-Personal life:He was born on 17 April 1936 in Narsara village of Churu district in Rajasthan. He has a MA and BED from Northwestern Jackson College. He is associated with many organizations like Lok Kala Kendra, Bikaner...
- Vijaydan DethaVijaydan DethaVijaydan Detha also known as Bijji is a noted writer from Rajasthan and a recipient of Padma Shri award. He is also recipient of several other awards such as Sahitya Akademi Award and Sahitya Chudamani Award....
- Mahatma Ramchandra Veer
Music
- Ahmed and Mohammed HussainAhmed and Mohammed HussainAhmed Hussain and Mohammed Hussain are ghazal singers from Jaipur, capital of Rajasthan state in India. Ahmed and Mohemmad Hussain are two brothers who sing classical ghazals. Born in Rajastan as sons of the famous ghazal and thumri singer Ustad Afzal Hussain, the duo touches genres like Indian...
- Allah Jilai BaiAllah Jilai BaiAllah Jilai Bai was a folk singer from Rajasthan, India.Born in Bikaner to a family of singers, by the age of 10 she was singing in the Durbar of Maharaja Ganga Singh. She took singing lessons from Ustad Hussain Baksh Khan and later on from Achhan Maharaj.She was well versed in Maand, Thumri,...
- Aminuddin DagarAminuddin DagarUstad Nasir Aminuddin Dagar was an Indian dhrupad singer in the dagar-vani style.He is also remembered as the younger brother in the legendary jugalbandi or duo of Senior Dagar Brothers...
- Brij Bhushan KabraBrij Bhushan KabraBrij Bhushan Kabra is an Indian musician who popularized the guitar as an instrument in Indian classical music.Kabra was born 1937 to Goverdhanlal Kabra in Jodhpur where he spent his youth. He was interested in sports and listened to Indian classical music, but did not intend to become a musician...
- Chatur LalChatur LalChatur Lal , was an Indian tabla player. Lal toured with Ravi Shankar, Aashish Khan, Vasant Rai, and Ali Akbar Khan in the 1950s and early 60s and helped popularize the tabla in Western countries. Chatur Lal was born 1925 in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Lal died October 1965...
- Ila ArunIla ArunIla Arun is a popular Indian actress, TV personality and a Rajasthani folk/folk-pop singer with a unique, husky voice and a penchant for folk-pop fusion. Her daughter is Ishita Arun.-Early life:She was born and brought up in the state capital of Jaipur...
- Jagjit SinghJagjit Singh (singer)Jagjit Singh ; born Jagmohan Singh; was a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, composer, music director, activist and entrepreneur...
- Mehdi HassanMehdi HassanMehdi Hassan is a Pakistani ghazal singer and a former playback singer for Lollywood. He is famously known as the 'King of ghazal' . He has ruled the Pakistan film industry along with Ahmed Rushdi...
- Raja HasanRaja HasanRaja Hasan Sagar is an Indian playback singer. He was a finalist on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 who achieved 1st runner up in the competition attaining 3,52,40,963 votes in the final, losing to Aneek Dhar.-Early years:...
- Sandeep AcharyaSandeep AcharyaSandeep Acharya is an Indian singer.Sandeep Acharya - Indian Idol Season 2 hails from Bikaner, Rajasthan and was crowned the winner of Indian Idol on 22 April 2006. Acharya is the winner of the second season of Indian Idol while the first was won by Abhijeet Sawant. Acharya beat judges favorite,...
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Toshi SabriToshi SabriMuhammad Ovez Sabri , popularly known as Toshi Sabri , is a singer of Rajasthan's Sabri family. Toshi specializes in many genres ranging from Qawwali to Pop. He is also lead playback singer on Raaz 2 in a song titled "Maahi"...
- Vishwa Mohan BhattVishwa Mohan BhattVishwa Mohan Bhatt also known as V. M. Bhatt is an Indian slide guitar player. Bhatt is the creator of the Mohan Veena...
- Wasifuddin DagarWasifuddin DagarFaiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar is an Indian classical singer of the dhrupad genre and the son of dhrupad singer Nasir Faiyazuddin Dagar. Since the death of his father and later, his uncle, Wasifuddin has been singing solo. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2010....
- Zia Fariddudin Dagar
- Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
- Khemchand PrakashKhemchand PrakashKhemchand Prakash in हिन्दी खेमचन्द प्रकाश was one of the greatest music composers in Hindi film industry. He belongs to Sujangarh, Churu. His father was a dhrupad singer and a kathak dancer in the royal court and boy Khemchand got his first training of music and dance from his father...
- Master Brij Lal Verma (Music Director) Jodhpur
- Ranjeet Rajwada ( Ghazal Singer)
- Chiranjee Lal(Ghazal Singer)
- Azmat Hussain ( Zee Tv Sa Re Ga Little Champ 2011)
- Sultan Khan (Sarangi player & Classical Vocalist)
- Singer)
- Vinod Kumar Rathod (Singer)
- Roop Kumar Rathod (Singer)
- Shravan Kumar ( Music Composer-Nadeem Shravan )
Painting
- B. G. SharmaB. G. SharmaBhanwar lal Girdhari lal Sharma is an award-winning painter from Rajasthan, India. He is famous for his miniature devotional paintings and his rejuvenation and popularization of classic Rajasthan art, including the Mughal, Kishangarh, and Kangra styles.Sharma was born 5 August 1924 in Nathdwara, a...
- Shree Lal JoshiShree Lal JoshiShree Lal Joshi is a celebrated Indian artist of phad painting, a form of popular folk painting of Rajasthan.-Life:He was born on March 5, 1931 at Shahpura in Bhilwara district in a Joshi family, widely known as the traditional artists of phad painting for the last few centuries...
- Archibald Herman MullerArchibald Herman MullerArchibald Herman Muller , was an artist of realistic paintings.Muller was born of German parentage, and lived and worked in India. He joined the Madras School of Art and received early recognition. He won the Gold Medal at Madras School of Art...
- Kiran Soni GuptaKiran Soni GuptaKiran Soni Gupta is an Indian Administrative Service officer of Rajasthan cadre who is better known as an artist,women activist, social reformer and humanist. A graduate of Harvard she obtained a MPA Degree from John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2006 as a Mason Fellow...
- Ramkishan AdigRamkishan AdigRamkishan Adig is one of the most important Indian artists and also a prominent and influential practitioner of The Social-Realism style in painting.Born of a small village in Rajasthan , studied art at Rajasthan school of Art, Jaipur. In 1996 his poster awarded by ACCU, Japan...
Art craft and handicrafts
- Kripal Singh ShekhawatKripal Singh ShekhawatKripal Singh Shekhawat was a renowned craftsman of India. He was famous for his skills in Blue Pottery and is credited for the revival of that art in India...
, blue pottery - Badri Lal ChitrakarBadri Lal ChitrakarBadri Lal Chitrakar is an Indian miniature art artist. He has expertise in all traditional Indian arts. He was awarded with Shilp Guru award on September 9, 2006.He hails from Bhilwara town in Rajasthan state in India.-Other awards:...
, Shilp GuruShilp GuruShilp Guru is an award conferred by Government of India every year to the master craftspersons in innovating different styles and designs of the traditional craftsmanship, to continue with the highest level of aesthetic character, quality and skill in the traditional Indian Handicrafts .They were...
award - Mohanlal Chaturbhuj KumharMohanlal Chaturbhuj KumharMohanlal Chaturbhuj Kumhar is an artisan of Rajasthan .He won Shilp Guru award in 2003 for his skills in terracotta sculpture .Born in 1939 he is resident of Nathdwara ....
- Usha Rani HoojaUsha Rani HoojaUsha Rani Hooja is a noted sculptor from Rajasthan state in India. Born in 1923 she studied sculpture at the Regent Street Polytechnic in London. She has published a collection of her poems "Song & Sculpture". She has held many exhibitions....
- Jagdish Lal Raj SoniJagdish Lal Raj SoniJagdish Lal Raj Soni is a well known craftperson from Pratapgarh in Rajasthan state in India. He was awarded Shilp Guru Award in 2002 for Thewa art.He undertook a course in Design from London University in 1968....
- Beni Ram SoniBeni Ram SoniBeni Ram Soni was the 2002 winner of the Shilp Guru award for thewa and gold filigree on glass. He is from Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, India.- External links :...
- Goplilal B LoharGoplilal B LoharGoplilal B Lohar is an Indian artisan. He is a recipient of Shilp Guru award in 2004 for metal craftwork. He is from Udaipur in Rajasthan state in India. He also got National award in 1983.- External links :...
Film industry
- Bharat VyasBharat VyasBharat Vyas was a noted Indian lyricist who wrote the songs for Hindi films in 1950s and 1960s.He is the writer of the immortal prayer song, ‘Ae Malik Tere Bande Hum’ and 'ye kaun chitrakar hai'. He also directed a Bollywood film of Rangeela Rajasthani.-Early life:He was born in Churu in Rajasthan...
- Tarachand BarjatyaTarachand BarjatyaTarachand Barjatya was a well known film producer of Indian films. He has produced many successful Hindi films from the 1960s through to the 1980s. He founded Rajshri Productions which continues to produce films even today. His mainstay was family oriented films based on human valuesHe was born...
(Rajshri productions) - Om ShivpuriOm ShivpuriOm Shivpuri was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films.A National School of Drama, New Delhi alumni, Om Shivpuri became the first chief of the National School of Drama Repertory Company and one of its actors; he later founded an important theatre group of its era, in...
- Mani KaulMani KaulMani Kaul was an Indian film director of Hindi films. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India where he was a student of Ritwik Ghatak and later became a teacher. Started his career with Uski Roti , which won him the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie, he went on to win...
(Director) - Hasrat JaipuriHasrat JaipuriHasrat Jaipuri was a Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist.-Initial Days:Jaipuri was born Iqbal Husain in Jaipur, where he studied English till medium level, and then acquired his taalim in Urdu and Persian from his grandfather, Fida Husain. He began writing verse, when he was around twenty years...
- Jagjit Singh (singer)Jagjit Singh (singer)Jagjit Singh ; born Jagmohan Singh; was a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, composer, music director, activist and entrepreneur...
- Irrfan Khan
- AsraniAsraniGovardhan Asrani , popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. His wife Manju Bansal is an actress.-Early life:...
( Actor ) - MahipalMahipalMahipal was an Indian actor. He was born in Jodhpur and died in Mumbai of a cardiac arrest. He acted in several well-known films of the 50s and 60s including Navrang, and Parasmani. He made his debut in the 1942 film Nazrana. He was also credited as Mahipal Singh.-Filmography:* Gopal Krishna ......
- Sanjay Leela BhansaliSanjay Leela BhansaliSanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India...
(director) - Pinchoo KapoorPinchoo KapoorPinchoo Kapoor was a noted Indian actor. He acted in many Hindi films during 70s and 80s. His film career lasted from 1969 to 1989. He was born in Jaipur in Rajasthan. He is best remembered for his role in film Don.-Filmography:- References :*...
- K. C. Bokadia
- Tinu Verma(Producer,Director and noted fight composer)
- Pappu Verma(Producer,Director and noted fight composer)
- Bhikhu Verma (Producer,Director and noted fight composer)
- BP Verma ( Producer)
- Jeetu Verma ( Actor and fight composer)
- Toshi and Sharib( Famous Music composer duo)
- Sultan Khan (Bollywood Classical Singer)
- Annu Kapoor ( Actor,Anchor)
Historians
- Thakur DeshrajThakur DeshrajThakur Deshraj was a social worker, journalist, nationalist, freedom fighter and author of many books. He was from Rajasthan state in India. He was revenue minister in the princely state of Bharatpur....
- G H OjhaG H OjhaRai Bahadur Pandit Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha , born in Rohida village of Sirohi District, was an eminent historian from the Indian state of Rajasthan. A prolific author, he wrote several landmark books on the history of Rajasthan and notable books on other historical subjects. The succeeding...
- Jhabarmal SharmaJhabarmal SharmaJhabarmal Sharma was a noted journalist and historian of Rajasthan state in India. He was a recipient of the Maharana Mewar award. He wrote several books in Hindi on history...
- Dasharatha SharmaDasharatha SharmaProfessor Dasharatha Sharma was an Indologist and a noted expert in the history of the Rajasthan region in India. He was born in the Rajasthani city of Churu and studied at Churu, the city of Bikaner in Rajasthan and at the University of Delhi. Prof. Sharma had degrees of Master of Arts in...
- Prithvi Singh MehtaPrithvi Singh MehtaPrithvi Singh Mehta was an Indian historian. He was the author of Hamara Rajasthan , the seminal historical reference on the history of the state of Rajasthan....
Others
- Raj Singh DungarpurRaj Singh DungarpurRaj Singh Dungarpur was a former president of Board of Control for Cricket in India. He played first class cricket for 16 years and was in and out of the Board of Control for more than 20 years. He was a selector of the national team for two terms...
- Hanuman Prasad PoddarHanuman Prasad PoddarHanuman Prasad Poddar was an author and freedom fighter of India.Lovingly called as Bhaijee, he was a multifaceted personality...
- Chanda KochharChanda KochharChanda Kochhar is currently the Managing Director of ICICI Bank and Chief Executive Officer . ICICI Bank is India's largest private bank and overall second largest bank in the country. She also heads the Corporate Centre of ICICI Bank.-Early life:Chanda Kochhar was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan and...
- Bhanwari DeviBhanwari DeviBhanwari Devi is an Indian woman, whose alleged gang rape in 1992 and the subsequent court case attracted widespread media attention nationally and internationally.- Biography :...
, social woker - Fateh Singh Rathore ( Tiger consrvation )
- Kailash Sankhla ( Tiger Conservation)
Notable RajasthanRajasthanRājasthān 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...
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- Lakshmi MittalLakshmi MittalLakshmi Narayan Mittal is an Indian steel magnate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaking company....
- Reverend Kiran SankhlaReverend Kiran Sankhla-Family & Education:Reverend Kiran Sankhla was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. She is elder daughter of Retd. Justice Kan Singh Parihar of Rajasthan High Court. She did her masters in Political Science from the University of Jodhpur, India...
- Vikram SolankiVikram SolankiVikram Singh Solanki is an Indian-born English cricketer, who plays county cricket for Worcestershire. In 2007, he became the 24th Worcestershire batsman to pass 10,000 career runs for the county. He also captained Worcestershire from 2005 to 2010, before resigning mid-season...
- Abbas SadriwalaAbbas SadriwalaAbbas Sadriwalla is chairman and CEO of the Fort Lauderdale-based Wireless Logix Group of seven companies, which offer a full bouquet of Wi-Fi technologies and solutions.-History:Sadriwalla is himself of Mewari origin...
Independence movement
- Rao Gopal Singh KharwaRao Gopal Singh KharwaThakur Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa , born in Rajasthan, was the ruler of the Kharwa state of Rajputana. He was sentenced to four years of imprisonment in the Todgarh Fort located approximately 70 kilometers from Beawar Town for organising a revolt against the British...
- Lothoo NitharwalLothoo NitharwalLothoo Nitharwal was a revolutionary freedom fighter of Rajasthan, India. He struggled all his life with the objective to oust British rule from India and get the people freed from exploitation by jagirdars and establish democracy...
- Sagarmal GopaSagarmal GopaSagarmal Gopa was a freedom fighter and patriot from Rajasthan state in India.Born on 3 November 1900 in an affluent Brahmin family in Jaisalmer he took active part in non -co-operation movement in 1921.He opposed anti-people policies of then rulers of Jaisalmer.He was expelled from Jaisalmer and...
- Bharat Pratap SinghBharat Pratap SinghPratap Singh Baharat was an independence activist from Rajasthan.He took prominent part in the revolutionary movement against British rule in India...
- Daulat Mal BhandariDaulat Mal BhandariDaulat Mal Bhandari was Chief Justice of High Court of Rajasthan in India, a member of the first Lok Sabha and a freedom fighter .He was member of Lok Sabha from 1952 to 1955 representing the Jaipur parliamentary constituency of Rajasthan....
- Daulatram SaranDaulatram SaranDaulatram Saran is a parliamentarian and popular former leader of Rajasthan in India. The Veteran leader for his belief and practice of Gandhian principles resulted in him being also known as Thar Ka Gandhi. He is former Federal Minister and a Gandhian Veteran leader...
- Baldev Ram MirdhaBaldev Ram MirdhaBaldev Ram Mirdha was a great social reformer of the Marwar region in Rajasthan, India. He was born in a Rad gotra Jat Hindu family of village Kuchera in Nagaur district in Rajasthan in 1889. His father’s name was Mangla Ram ji. His family was given the work of Department of Post and Telegraph...
- Swami Gopal DasSwami Gopal DasSwami Gopal Das was a social worker, educationist, environmentalist and freedom fighter from Churu in Rajasthan state in India.-Childhood:...
- Swami KeshwanandSwami KeshwanandSwami 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...
- Hari Singh BurdakHari Singh BurdakHari Singh Burdak was a freedom fighter of Shekhawati region in Rajasthan, India. He was born in year 1884 in a Jat Hindu family of Burdak gotra in village Palthana of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. He continued his struggle for farmers from 1930 to 1947 as a prominent leader of Prajamandal....
- Har Lal SinghHar Lal SinghSardar Har Lal Singh was a freedom fighter, social worker who played a leading role in the Shekhawati farmers’ movement for abolition of the Jagirdari system. He was from Duladon ka Bas village, presently known as Hanumanpura. His gotra was Dullar. He was born in 1901 in the family of Chaudhary...
- Hanuman Singh BudaniaHanuman Singh BudaniaHanuman Singh Budania was a social worker and freedom fighter from Churu district in Rajasthan, India.-Birth:He was born in Budania gotra Jat Hindu family at village Dudhwa Khara , a historical village in Churu district in Rajasthan, situated in Thar Desert at a distance of 36 km from Churu...
- Ramkrishna DalmiaRamkrishna DalmiaRamkrishna Dalmia was a pioneer industrialist and founder of the Dalmia-Jain Group. Starting with a bullion business, he built several sugar mills, and went on to acquire Bennett and Coleman,...
- Vijay Singh PathikVijay Singh PathikVijay Singh Pathik alias Bhop Singh Gurjar , popularly known as Rashtriya Pathik, was born in a Gurjar family in Gulawathi, District Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India. His father's name was Hamir Singh Gurjar and mother's name Kamal Kunwari...
- Rao Tula RamRao Tula RamRao Tula Ram was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero....
- Qazi Mir Imdad AliQazi Mir Imdad AliQazi Mir Imdad Ali was Military officer during Bhonsle Dynasty in 1835 at Nagpur.-Biography:Mir Imdad Ali was an inherited Qazi by profession from Sakras, District Gurgaon . He was merely 5 years when his father Syed Mohammad Ashraf was assassinated in 1814 by Meo Community at Sakras...
Religion
- DevnarayanDevnarayanShri Devnarayan , an ancient Gurjar warrior from Rajasthan who is believed to have been an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is worshipped as a folk deity, mostly in Rajasthan and north-western Madhya Pradesh.According to tradition, he was born to Sri Savai Bhoj and Sadu mata Gurjari on the seventh day...
- Baba RamdevjiBaba RamdevjiBaba Ramdevji is a folk–deity of Rajasthan in India. He was a saint of the fourteenth century who devoted his life for the upliftment of downtrodden and poor people of the society, which were marginalized by Invaders. A temple was built around Ramdevji's final resting place by Maharaja Ganga...
- GogajiGogajiGogaji also known as Jahar Veer Gogga is a folk deity of Rajasthan state in India. He is an eminent warrior-hero of the region. He is also venerated as a saint and even as 'snake-god'.- Introduction :He is known as Goga among the Hindus...
- PabujiPabujiPabuji is a folk-deity of Rajasthan in India. He lived in 14th century in Rajasthan. He was one of four children of Dhadal Rathore of village Kolu, two boys and two girls...
- Jambhoji
- Dadu DayalDadu DayalDadu Dayal was a sant from Gujarat, India. "Dadu" means brother, and "Dayal" means "the compassionate one".He was reputedly found by an affluent business man floating on the river Sabarmati...
- Dhanna Bhagat
- FoolabaiFoolabaiFoolabai was a saintly Jat woman popularly known as Bhakt Shiromani Foolabai. She was born in 1664 AD in the family of Jat chieftain of Manju gotra in the village Manjuwas situated at a distance of 20 km from Nagaur in Nagaur district. She took living samādhi in Manjuwas in 1682 AD.Foolabai was a...
- KarmabaiKarmabaiKarmabai was a famous Jat woman popularly known as Bhakt Shiromani Karmabai. She was born on 20 January 1615 in the family of Jiwanji Dudi in the village Kalwa situated in Nagaur district. She was a strong devotee of Lord Krishna. It is common belief that she had offered 'khichada' to Lord...
- Mirabai
- RanabaiRanabaiRanabai , popularly known as Vīrānganā Rānābāī , was a Jat warrior girl and a Hindu mystical poetess whose compositions are popular throughout Marwar region of Rajasthan, India. She was granddaughter of Jalam Singh of village Harnawa in Parbatsar pargana of Marwar...
- Tejaji
- Acharya RajendrasuriAcharya RajendrasuriAcharya Rajendrasuri was the major Svetambara Jain reformer of the 18th and 19th centuries. He was born on 3 December 1826 at Bharatpur, Rajasthan. In 1880, as the leader of the Tapa Gaccha, he led a movement to restore the orders of wandering monks, leading to near extinction of the Yati...
- Acharya MahaprajnaAcharya MahaprajnaAcharya Shri Mahapragya was the tenth Acharya, supreme head of the Svetambar Terapanth sect of Jainism. Mahapragya was a highly venerable saint, yogi, spiritual leader, philosopher, author, orator, poet....
- Acharya TulsiAcharya TulsiAcharya Tulsi was a Jainist Acharya . He was the founder of the Anuvrata and the Jain Vishva Bharti Institute, Ladnun and the author of over one-hundred books. Dr. Radhakrishnan in his "Living with Purpose" included him in the world's 15 great persons. He was given the title "Yuga-Pradhan" in a...
Historical icons
- Maha Rana Pratap Singh Mewar
- Bappa RawalBappa RawalBappa Rawal , eighth ruler of the Guhilot Rajput Dynasty and founder of the Mewar Dynasty in present-day Rajasthan, India...
Mewar - Prithvi Raj Chauhan of Ajmer
- Rao Hammir Dev ChauhanHammir Dev ChauhanHammir Dev Chauhan was a direct descendant of Prithviraj Chauhan. He was an Agnivanshi Rajput. Hammir ruled over Ranathambore from 1282-1301. Hammir's grandfather Vagbhatta ruled from 1237–1253 and Hammir's father Jaitrasinha ruled from 1253-1281 AD....
of Ranthambore- grandson of Prithvi Raj Chauhan - Kanhad Dev Sonigara Chauhan of Jalore
- Biram Dev SongaraBiram Dev SongaraBiram Dev Sonigara was the son of Kahad Dev Sonigara who ruled Jalore, in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, in the 13th century CE. He belonged to the Sonigara sect of the Chauhan clan of Rajputs....
Chauhan of Jalore - Rana SangaRana Sanga-Historical Fact:Maharana Sangram Singh was the ruler of Mewar state, a region lying within the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan, a desert region, between 1509 and 1527. He was a scion of the Sisodia clan of Suryavanshi Rajputs...
Mewar - Rao JodhaRao JodhaRao Jodha was a Rajput ruler of Mandore . He was the son of Rao Ranmal of the Rathore clan. He is known for founding the city of Jodhpur in 1459.-Ancestry:...
Jodhpur - Rao BikaRao BikaRao Bika was the founder of the city and principality of Bikaner in present-day Rajasthan. He was a scion of the Rathore clan of Rajputs. He was a son of Rao Jodha, founder of the city and principality of Jodhpur....
Bikaner - Maharana Udai SinghMaharana Udai SinghMaharana Udai Singh was a king of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur in the present day Rajasthan state of India. He was the 53rd ruler of the Mewar dynasty. He was the fourth and posthumous son of Maharana Sangram Singh and Rani Karmavati, a princess of Bundi.-Early life:Udai Singh was...
Mewar - Raja Man Singh Jaipur
- Amar Singh RathoreAmar Singh RathoreAmar Singh Rathore was a Rathore Rajput nobleman affiliated with the royal house of Marwar, and a courtier of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in seventeenth-century India. After he was disinherited and exiled by his family, he entered the Mughals' service...
Nagore - Veer Durga Das Rathore
- Mirza Raja Jai Singh IJai Singh IMirza Raja Jai Singh was a senior general of the Mughal Empire and a ruler of the kingdom of Amber . His father was Maha Singh the Raja of Garha, and his mother was Damayanti, a princess of Mewar.The great Raja Man Singh of Amber had several sons, the most capable of whom were the eldest Jagat...
Jaipur - Sawai Jai Singh II Jaipur
- Badan SinghBadan SinghMarharajah Badan Singh was the formal founder of the princely state of Bharatpur. He was nephew of Churaman.He was born in Jat family. After the death of Churaman on 22 September 1721 there were family disputes between Badan Singh and Mohkam, son of Churaman. Badan Singh aligned with Jai Singh II...
- Rao Shekhaji
- Maharao Shardul Singh Jhunjhunu
- Maharana Hammir Mewar
- Rana Kumbha Mewar
- Maharaja Jaswant SinghMaharaja Jaswant SinghMaharaja Jaswant Singh was a ruler of Marwar in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan. He was a Rajput belonging to the Rathore clan. His father was Maharaja Guj Singh.-History:...
Jodhpur - Maharaja Ganga SinghMaharaja Ganga SinghHis Highness General Sir Maharaja Ganga Singh GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, GCStJ, GBE, KCB was the ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Bikaner from 1888 to 1943...
Bikaner - Maharaja Suraj MalMaharaja Suraj MalMaharaja Suraj Mal was ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan in India. He has been described by a contemporary historian as "the Plato of the Jat people" and by a modern writer as the "Jat Ulysses", because of his political sagacity, steady intellect and clear vision.-Early life:Surajmal was born on...
- Meerabai
- Panna Dhai
- Gora and Badal
- Hada Rani
- BhamashahBhamashahBhamashah was a remarkable character of Indian history who gave his whole wealth to Maharana Pratap, the ruler of Mewar, to fight Mughal Emperor Akbar. He set up an example of love and sacrifice for the country of highest order....
- Jaimal and PattaJaimal and PattaJaimal Rathore of Badnor and Patta of Kelwa were the warriors who faced attack of Akbar in 1567 and 1568 AD on the fort of Chittor. Both were aged 16 years.When Akbar attacked Chittor, Rana Udai Singh II left the fort together with his family...
- Rani PadminiRani PadminiRani Padmini was the queen of Chittor and the wife of King Rawal Ratan Singh. She features in Padmavat, an epic poem written by Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540.- Jauhar :...
List of members of the Constituent Assembly from Rajasthan as at 14 November 1949
- V.T. Krishnamachari
- Heera Lal ShastriHeera Lal ShastriPandit Hiralal Shastri was an Indian politician and the first chief minister of Rajasthan state in northern India. He was in office from March 30, 1949 to January 5, 1951.-Early life:...
- Sardar Singhjhi of KhetriKhetriKhetri Nagar is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is part of Shekhawati region. Khetri is actually two towns, the first "Khetri Town" was founded by Raja Khet Singhji Nirwan. The other is the town of "Khetri Nagar", which is about 10 km away from Khetri. It is known for...
- Jaswant Singhji
- Raj BahadurRaj BahadurRaj Bahadur was a leader of Indian National Congress and a minister in the Indian government. He was three times elected to Lok Sabha from Bharatpur . He was elected to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Bharatpur in 1980. Raj Bahadur also served as India's ambassador to Nepal. He died on 22...
- Manikya Lal Varma
- Gokul Lal Asava
- Ramchandra Upadhyaya
- 'Master Balwant Singh Mehta
- Lt. Col. Apji Dalel Singh
- Jai Narayan VyasJai Narayan VyasJai Narayan Vyas was a former chief minister of the Indian state of Rajasthan. He hailed from Jodhpur city and was a leader of Indian National Congress party....
- Mukat Behari Lal BhargavaMukat Behari Lal BhargavaMukat Behari Lal Bhargava was an Indian politician, a member of the Indian National Congress political party and a member of the Lok Sabha from 1951 to 1967....
- Gokulbhai BhattGokulbhai BhattGokulbhai Bhatt was a freedom fighter and a social worker from Rajasthan state in India.He was a member of Constituent Assembley of India and chief minister of princely Sirohi state for a brief period. He along with 7 others founded Praja Mandal at Sirohi on 22nd Jan 1939...