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Encyclopedia > List of people from Rajasthan

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. , Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ...

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Award winners from Rajasthan

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Born at Allahabad on August 1, 1934. ... Man Mohan Sharma (born May 1, 1937 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan) is an eminent Indian chemical engineer. ... K.L.Shrimali (full name- Kalu Lal Shrimali) was union education minister of India and also a distinguished parliamentarian and an educationist. ... Nagendra Singh was President of the International Court of Justice. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Mohan Sinha Mehta was founder of Vidya Bhavan group of institutions and Sewa Mandir in Udaipur in Rajasthan . ... Image:Gdbirla. ... The Padma Bhushan is an Indian civilian decoration established on January 2, 1954 by the President of India. ... Komal Komalda Kothari (b. ... Vijay Shankar Vyas is a noted agricultural economist of India . ... Jagat Singh Mehta is a former foreign secretary of India. ... Chitranjan Singh Ranawat is an eminent orthopaedic surgeon . ... L. M. Singhvi is an eminent jurist, constitutional expert and writer from India. ... Narayan Singh Manaklao is a noted social worker of India and a nominated memebr of Rajya Sabha and a recepient of Padma Bhushan award . ... M. V. Mathur was the noted economist ,scholar and economist of India . ... Natwar Singh (born May 16, 1931) is an Indian politician and the external affairs minister of India in the Manmohan Singh cabinet since May 23, 2004. ... Jhabar Mal Sharma was noted journalist and historian of Rajasthan state in India. ... Bhogilal Pandya was a notable freedom fighter and social worker from Dungarpur in Indian state of Rajasthan. ... Ratan Shastri was founder of Banasthali Vidyapith and a notable champion of women education. ... Narayandas Malkani (1890-1974) was a noted social worker and freedom fighter from Rajasthan state in India. ... Sagat Singh was an Lt General in Indian army whose participation in liberation of Goa and later in Bangladesh made him a legendary figure. ... Gokulbhai Bhatt was a freedom fighter and a social worker from Rajasthan state in India. ... Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar (8 August 1912 -5 October 1976) commonly addresed as PL Bhatnagar was an Indian mathematician known for his contribution to the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (BGK) collision model used in Lattice Boltzmann methods (LBM). ... Manikya Lal Verma was a memebr of Constituent assembley of India in 1949. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Rao Raja Hanut Singh was a notable polo player from India and recepient of Padma Bhushan award . ... Padma Shri (also spelt Padma Shree, Padmashree, Padma Sree and Padma Sri) is an award given by the Government of India generally to Indian citizens to recognize their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Social Service and public life. ... Vijaydan Detha is a noted writer from Rajasthan and a recepeient of Padma Shri award. ... Kanhaiyalal Sethia is one of the most well known Rajasthani poets. ... Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt playing the Hawaiian Guitar Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (b. ... Kailash Sankhala (1925 - 1994) was a renowned naturalist and conservationist of India. ... Sriram Singh (born 1948-11-14 in Badnagar, Rajastan) was an Indian middle distance runner. ... Hisam-ud-din Usta was a notable craftperson of Indian state of Rajasthan. ... Lashmi Kumari Chundawat is a well known author and a politician of Rajasthan. ... Kripal Singh Shekhawat is a renowned craftman of India. ... Allah Jilai Bai was a famous singer in Rajasthani. ... Shree Lal Joshi is well known artist of Phad Painting . ... Raghubir Singh also known as Raghubir Singh Khatu was a renowned photographer of India. ... Kudrat Singh is a noted artisan of India . ... Pramod Karan Sethi (born 1927 in Varanasi, India) is a noted Indian orthopaedic surgeon and Padma Shri awardee. ... Mag 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. ... Purushottam Das (Born: July 7, 1907[1]. Death: Unknown) was the pioneer of the Nathdwara school of Pakhawaj playing. ... Sis Ram Ola (born July 30, 1927) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. ... Ratan Shastri was founder of Banasthali Vidyapith and a notable champion of women education. ... The Magsaysay award is given in honor of the late President of the Philippines Ramon Magsaysay. ... This page is about the winner of the Magsaysay Award. ... Pramod Karan Sethi (born 1927 in Varanasi, India) is a noted Indian orthopaedic surgeon and Padma Shri awardee. ...

Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy (State Award)

  • Mohan Lal Sharma

Lalit Kala Academy (National Award)

  • Mohan Lal Sharma

Gallantry honors

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Param Vir Chakra

The Param Vir Chakra is an Indian military decoration given for valour in combat operations. ... Major Shaitan Singh Major Shaitan Singh, was born on December 1, 1942 at Jodhpur in Rajasthan. ...

Maha Vir Chakra

  • Brigadier Bhawani Singh of Jaipur
  • Lt. Col Kishan Singh Rathore (Ghadsisar, Bikaner)
  • Brigadier Udai Singh Inda (1962)
  • Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh Rathore (Jasol), 1971
  • Brigadier Raghubir Singh Rajawat
  • Air Commandor Chandan Singh (Also Veer Chakra)
  • Major Balwan Singh, Kargil War
  • Subedar Major Sukh Singh Shekhawat (1946)
  • Lance Naik Nahar Singh Jhala (1986)

The Maha Vir Chakra medal The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) 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. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Kishan Singh Rathore is recepient of Mahavir Chakra for bravery displayed in Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 . ... , Bikaner is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan in western India. ...

Ashoka Chakra

  • Subedar Lal Singh Rathore (Ranerav-Jodhpur)
  • Defedar Sultan Singh Rathore (Mamdola-Didwana)
  • Subedar Sajjan Singh Rathore, 13 Kamoan (Bikaner)
  • Capt. Mahendra Singh Tanwar, Raj Riff (Sikar)
  • 2nd Lt. Puneet Nath Dutt, Jaipur

The Ashoka Chakra (Pronunced as Ashok Chakra, not Ashokaa Chakraa) is an ancient Indian depiction of the Wheel of Life and Cosmic Order (Sanskrit: Chakra, wheel. ...

Kirti Chakra

  • Captain Karni Singh Rathore (Later on Promoted to Colonel) Lakhau Churu
  • Havaldar Amar Singh Rathore (Ramdawas, Jodhpur)
  • Suberdar Ummaid Singh Rathore (Kuliyana, Parbatsar, Nagaur)
  • Brig. Ransher Singh Ranawat (Kankarwa, Mewar) 1971 war
  • Major James Thomas,10 sikh lite infantry. Bikaner, died in Poonch sector on 28 Jan.2006.

Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. ... // Born: 1953 - Died: 2005 In Service Indian Army at Delhi Cantt. ... Lakhau is a village in Churu district of Rajasthan and is the birth place of Mohar Singh Rathore. ... , Churu (Hindi: चूरु) is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. ... Parbatsar is a city and a municipality in Nagaur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. ... Nagaur is a city in the state of Rajasthan in India. ... Combatants India Pakistan Commanders Sam Manekshaw J.S. Aurora A. A. K. Niazi Strength 500,000+ troops[citation needed] 400,000+ troops[citation needed] Casualties 3,843 killed[1] 9,851 wounded[1] c. ... District Poonch,popularly known as mini Kashmir, is the smallest in area and the remotest district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. ...

Shaurya Chakra

  • Arvind Kumar Burdak, (Palthana, Sikar)
  • Subedar Bhiwa Ram Bajiya (Lampua, Sikar)
  • Haviladar Chatra Singh (Devatu-Shergarh)
  • Sargent Jagmal Singh (Kalwatoki Dhani, Barmer)
  • Captain Harendra Singh Rathore (Ramganj, Ajmer)
  • Major Bhupendra Singh Rathore, 14 grenadiers (Hanumangarh)
  • Major Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, 21 Para (Special Forces)
  • Ranveer Singh Jhala, (Delwara)
  • Ranveer Singh Shekhawat, 20 Sikh, Operation Mizoram, (Bikaner)

Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. ... Arvind Kumar Burdak is Lieutenant in 11th Sikh Light Infantry. ... Palthana is a village in tehsil Sikar of Sikar district in Rajasthan, India. ... Sikar is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India. ... Lampua (लांपुआ) is a village in tehsil Shri Madhopur of Sikar district in Rajasthan. ... Sikar is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India. ...

Vir Chakra

  • Shish Ram Gill - 8th Jat Regiment
  • Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja
  • Dhan Singh Bajiya (Lampua, Sikar)
  • Rajiq Khan, 5 Grenadiers, (Bikaner), 1971
  • Major G.S. Jhala (19 Grenadiers)
  • Lt. Col. Govind Singh Shekhawat (Khudi, Sikar)
  • Nayak Gokul Singh Rathore (Chitai, Parbatsar)
  • Jamadar Chotu Singh (Devari)
  • Brigadier Jagmal Singh Rathore, 19 Grenadiers (Garabdesar, Bikaner)
  • 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, Churu) also Sena Medal, President Police Medal
  • Major Puran Singh, 13 Grenadiers, (Bikaner), 1965
  • Jagmal Singh Rathore, 13 Grenadiers, (Bikaner), 1971
  • S.P Deen Dayal Sharma (Bikaner,1958)
  • dy comdt chandan singh chandel(BSF)(godras, nagore)

Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battle field. ... Hawaldar Shish Ram Gill (1961 – 1999), Vir Chakra, was in 8th Jat Regiment of the Indian Army. ... The 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 [1]. The regiment has won five battle honours, eight Mahavir Chakra, eight Kirti Chakra, 32 Shaurya Chakras, 39 Vir Chakras and 170 Sena medals... Sqn. ... Lampua (लांपुआ) is a village in tehsil Shri Madhopur of Sikar district in Rajasthan. ... Sikar is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India. ... Rajiq Khan was a recipient of Vir Chakra posthumously for showing acts of exceptional devotion to duty & courage in 1971 Indo-Pakistani War . ... , Churu (Hindi: चूरु) is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. ...

Sena Medal

  • Lt. Col. Sumer Singh Shekhawat (Gangiasar, Jhunjhunu)
  • Brig. J.S. Shekhawat (Luhakana)
  • Brig. Ransher Singh Ranawat (Kankarwa, Mewar) 1971 Indo-Pak war

Sena Medal Awarded to members of the army, of all ranks, for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Army. ...

Police medal

  • Jagmal singh Rathore RPS,
  • Ajeet Singh Shekhawat IPS,
  • Balu Singh RPS,
  • Deen Dayal Sharma RPS

Politics

See also

The list of members of 14th Lok Sabha ( lower house of indian parliament) from the state of Rajasthan: Ganganagar (SC), Nihalchand Meghwal, Bharatiya Janata Party Bikaner, Dharmendra, Bharatiya Janata Party Churu, Ramsingh Kaswan, Bharatiya Janata Party Jhunjhunu, Sis Ram Ola ,Indian National Congress Sikar ,Subhash Meharia, Bharatiya Janata Party Jaipur... Here is the list of the current members of Rajya Sabha (upper house of indian parliament ) from the state of Rajasthan: Shri Santosh Bagrodia (INC) Smt. ... List of ministers in Government of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje- Chief minister, Finance & Taxation, Commercial Taxes, Planning, Personnel, Program Implementation, Public Grievance, State Lottery & Small Saving, Energy, NRIs, Anti-Corruption Bureau & Others Gulab Chand Kataria Home Ghanshyam Tiwari- Primary, Secondary & Higher Education, Sanskrit Education, Language & Minority Language, Technical Education Prof. ...

Vice President of India

Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (born October 23, 1923) is a former Vice-President of India. ...

Governors of other states

Hari Dev Joshi was a leader of Indian National Congress party in Rajasthan state in India. ... Mohan Lal Sukhadia was the longest serving chief minister of Rajasthan state in India. ... Mohammed Usman Arif was a leader of Indian National Congress . ... Sadiq Ali is a senior politician of Kashmir (India), a noted poet and writer and an active environmentalist. ... Nawal Kishore Sharma is Governor of Gujarat state in India since 2004. ... Sunder Singh Bhandari was a senior leader of Bharatiya Janta Party and a founder member of Jan Sangh party . ... Lt. ... Ajai Singh is the governor of Assam, India, since 2003. ... , Assam (  ) (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a north eastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city Guwahati. ... Arvind Dave is the Governor of India. ... Banwari Lal Joshi (born 1 April 1934) is the governor of the Indian state of Meghalaya. ...

Chief ministers

Vasundhara Raje is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, India. ... Heera Lal Shastri was the first chief minister of Rajasthan state in Inida. ... Jai Narayan Vyas was chief minister of indian state of Rajasthan . ... Mohan Lal Sukhadia was the longest serving chief minister of Rajasthan state in India. ... Barkatullah Khan was a politician from indian state of Rajasthan and a leader of Indian National Congress party. ... Hari Dev Joshi was a leader of Indian National Congress party in Rajasthan state in India. ... Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (born October 23, 1923) is a former Vice-President of India. ... Jagannath Pahadia was chief minister of Indian state of Rajasthan from 6 June 1980 to 13 July 1981. ... Hira Lal Devpura was chief minister of Rajasthan state in India from 23 February 1985 to 10 March 1985. ... Shiv Charan Mathur was a leader of Indian National Congress party and chief minister of Rajasthan state. ... Ashok Gehlot (born May 3, 1951) is a leader of Indian National Congress party. ... Hari Shankar Bhabhra is a former speaker of Rajasthan legislative assembly . ...

Ministers - central government

Jaswant Singh (left) with Donald Rumsfeld Jaswant Singh (born January 3, 1938) is an Indian politician. ... Kalyan Singh Kalvi was a politician from the Indian state of Rajasthan. ... Natwar Singh (born May 16, 1931) is an Indian politician and the external affairs minister of India in the Manmohan Singh cabinet since May 23, 2004. ... Nathuram Mirdha Nathuram Mirdha (1921-1996) was a parliamentarian, freedom fighter, social reformer and popular farmer leader of Marwar region in Rajasthan, India. ... Subhash Maharia (born 29 September 1957) is a former union minister of state, rural development in Government of India. ... Satish Chandra Agrawal 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. ... Krishana Kumar Goyal was a minister in Government of India headed by Morarji Desai from 1977 to 1980 . ... Girija Vyas was a minister in Government of India in the 1990s. ... Rajesh Pilot was a minister in Government of India. ... Ram Niwas Mirdhais a politician from Rajasthan state of India. ... Daulatram Saran (born 13th January 1924) is a parliamentarian and popular farmer leader of Rajasthan in India. ... Sis Ram Ola (born July 30, 1927) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. ... Nawal Kishore Sharma is Governor of Gujarat state in India since 2004. ... Namo Narain Meena is a minister of state in Government of India. ... Mohammed Usman Arif was a leader of Indian National Congress . ... Kailash Meghwal (born 22 March 1934) is a former union minister of state in Government of India and a national vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party. ... Jaskaur Meena is a former Union minister of state in Government of India and a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party . ... K.L.Shrimali (full name- Kalu Lal Shrimali) was union education minister of India and also a distinguished parliamentarian and an educationist. ...

Speakers of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Sumitra Singh is a politician from indian state of Rajasthan. ... Poonam Chand Vishnoi was chairman of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from 7 July 1980 to 20 March 1985. ... Parasram Maderna(23 July 1926) is a freedom fighter and a leader of Indian National Congress party in Rajasthan, India. ... Hari Shankar Bhabhra is a former speaker of Rajasthan legislative assembly . ... Laxman Singh is a former speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly . ... Dungarpur is a city in southern Rajasthan state of India. ...

Others

Maharani Gayatri Devi, Rajmata of Jaipur (born May 23 1919 as Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar), was the third Maharani of Jaipur from 1939 to 1970, and is currently styled (unofficially) as the Rajmata, or Queen Mother. ... (A picture is worth 1000 words) Mohar Singh Rathore born 5th January 1926 atvillage Lakhau, District - Tehsil Churu,(चूरु) Rajasthan INDIA died 22 June 1985 as sitting Member Parliament of India Mohar Singh Rathore a social & Political worker born at Village Lakhau 15 Km East of Churu (चूरु) is described as Gandhi... Daulat Mal Bhandari was Chief Justice of High Court of Rajasthan in India, a member of the first Lok Sabha and a freedom fighter . ... Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya (1914-1995) was a freedom fighter, parliamentarian and popular leader of farmers in Rajasthan, India. ... Narendra Budania Narendra Budania (b. ...

Sports

Arjuna award winners

The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. ... Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (born January 29, 1970, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India) is an Indian shooter who won the first individual silver medal for the country in 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Double Trap is a clay pigeon shooting sport, one of the ISSF shooting events. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... Gopal Saini is a former athlete of India. ... Sriram Singh (born 1948-11-14 in Badnagar, Rajastan) was an Indian middle distance runner. ... Maharaja Karni Singh was the ruler of the Princely State of Bikaner following its cession to India. ... Limba Ram is the most well known archer of India. ... Salim Aziz Durani (born December 11, 1934, Kabul, Afghanistan) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 29 Tests from 1960 to 1973. ... Rajyashree Kumari is an ace shooter . ... Bhuvaneshwari Kumari of Kota is a distinguished sportswoman of India and a champion in trap shooting. ... Shyam Lal Meena (born May 4, 1965 in Banswara, Rajasthan, India) is an archer from India. ... Devendra Jhajharia is Indias first ever gold medalist at the Paralympics. ... R K Purohit is a former Indian Volleyball player. ... Magan Singh Rajvi is a former Indian football player. ... Kuldeep Singh Garcha is a notable former polo player of India. ... Hanuman Singh a is recipient of Arjuna Award the top sports award of India awarded by Government of India for achieving excellence in sports. ...

Dronacharya award winner

Dronacharya Award is an award presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching. ... Image:International coaching course 2005 Maha singh rao (red circle on the right) with other members of the course in september 2005 at Budapest, Hungary Maha Singh Rao (born July 01, 1958) is a wrestler and wrestling coach from Chirawa, Rajasthan in India. ...

Others

Ambika Dutt Ranga Ambika Dutt Ranga was born on 19 Sept. ... Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma (born January 5, 1948, Alwar, Rajasthan) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1974 to 1977. ... Hanumant Singh   (born March 29, 1939, Banswara, Rajasthan - died November 29, 2006) is a former Indian cricketer who played in fourteen Tests from 1964 to 1969. ... Varsha Soni is a former national woman field hocky player of India. ... Vikram Singh Solanki (born 1 April 1976) is an English cricketer, a right-handed opening batsman. ... Group Captain Gajendra Singh Shaktawat was an exemplary cricketer of 1970s and a sports administrator. ... Gangotri Bhandari is a former national woman field hocky player of India. ... Abhijeet Gupta (born 1989) at age of 15 is Indias youngest International Master after FIDE, the World Chess Federation, officially awarded him the title in August 2005. ... Krishna Poonia is national woman discus throw champion of India. ... Bajrang Lal Takhar (born 5 January 1981) is an Indian rower who won the first individual rowing silver medal for India at the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha. ...

Business and industry

Image:Gdbirla. ... Lakshmi Narayan Mittal[1] (or Lakshmi Nivas Mittal) (लक्ष्मी निवास मित्तल) (born June 15, 1950) is a London-based Indian billionaire industrialist, born in Sadulpur Village, in the Churu district of Rajasthan, India, and residing in Kensington, London. ... Portrait of Jamnalal Bajaj Jamnalal Bajaj (1886 – 11 February 1942) was an industrialist, a philanthropist, and Indian freedom fighter. ... H S Ranka is the leading industrialist of Rajasthan state in India. ...

Defence

  • Lt. Gen. K. Bhadur Singh (retd.)
  • Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh, PVSM, A VSM
  • Lt Gen Sagat Singh from (Village Moda), Churu district the hero of 1971 Bangladesh War
  • Admiral Madhvendra Singh, 19th Chief of Indian Navy
  • Admiral V.S.Shekhawat, 16th Chief of Indian Navy
  • Lt General K Chiman Singh, PVSM, Raj rifles,
  • Lt. Gen Kundan Singh Shekhawat (Durana) AVSM PVSM
  • 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)

Lt. ... Ajai Singh is the governor of Assam, India, since 2003. ... Sagat Singh was an Lt General in Indian army whose participation in liberation of Goa and later in Bangladesh made him a legendary figure. ... Churu District is a district of Rajasthan state of western India. ... Admiral Madhvendra Singh is former chief of Indian Navy . ... Admiral V S Shekhawat is a former Chief of Indian navy . ...

Judiciary and law

Nagendra Singh was President of the International Court of Justice. ... The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; French: ) is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. ...

Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court

See List of Chief Justices of Rajasthan High Court List of Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court K.K. Verma Kailash Wanchoo Sarju Prasad J.S. Ranawat D.S. Dave Daulat Mal Bhandari J. Narayan B.P. Beri P.N. Shinghal V.P. Tyagi C. Honniah Chand Mal Lodha K.D. Sharma P.K. Banerjee D.P. Gupta J...

Daulat Mal Bhandari was Chief Justice of High Court of Rajasthan in India, a member of the first Lok Sabha and a freedom fighter . ... Chand Mal Lodha is a former chief justice of Rajasthan High Court. ...

Chief Justice of Other High Courts

Mohan Lall Shrimal is a former chief justice of Sikkim High Court . ... Guman Mal Lodha is a former chief justice ofGuwahati High Court and former member of Lok Sabha. ...

Others

  • Justice Kan Singh Parihar[1]
  • Justice Milap Chand Jain
  • Justice V. S. Dave
  • Justice Rajendra Mal Lodha
  • L. M. Singhvi
  • Justice Kaeni Singh Rathore
  • Justice Narendra Mohan Kasliwal
  • Sampat Singh Bhandawat
  • Suresh Bhandawat
  • Rajesh Balia
  • Gulab Chand Kasliwal - Advocate General 1954-1970

Milap Chand Jain is a former chief justice of Rajasthan High Court. ... Born on 28-09-1949 at Jodhpur in the family of Judges. ... L. M. Singhvi is an eminent jurist, constitutional expert and writer from India. ...

Eminent Scholars

Scientists

Brahmagupta (ब्रह्मगुप्त) ( ) (589–668) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Rajendra Singh Paroda is a notable agricultural scientist of India, with a Padma Bhushan award in 1998. ...

Engineering

Man Mohan Sharma (born May 1, 1937 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan) is an eminent Indian chemical engineer. ...

Medicine

  • Dr P. K. Sethi
  • Dr Sheetal Raj Mehta, (Retd) Prof. of Medicine, & Principal, SMS Medical College, Jaipur
  • DR. Veer Singh Mehta
  • Dr Surbhi Jain- First Lady Diplomate of Neurosurgery board, India & First Lady Neurosurgeon from Rajasthan. Neurosurgeon, U.S.A. (unverified)
  • Dr Shoor Veer Singh Solanki (Mali) Prof. of medicine, RNT medical college, Udaipur
  • Dr Ran Vikram Singh Ranawat (Kankarwa, Mewar) Assoc Prof of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical Univ., Benghazi, Libya.
  • Dr Jayant Ranawat, MD; (Kankarwa, Mewar) Internist & Hepatologist, Florida, US
  • DR. Ravi R. Kasliwal
  • DR Surendra Kumar Dhariwal

Academics

Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar (8 August 1912 -5 October 1976) commonly addresed as PL Bhatnagar was an Indian mathematician known for his contribution to the Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (BGK) collision model used in Lattice Boltzmann methods (LBM). ... Prof Lodha (Now retired), is an eminent educationist, Hindi writer, literary critic and social reformer, He was born in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. ... Dr Rajesh K Pillania is a globally respected and famous researcher and has published/presented numerous research papers in international/national research journals/conferences. ...

Journalism

Karpoor Chand Kulish(1926-2006) was the founder of Rajasthan Patrika a hindi language newspaper of Rajasthan,India. ... Rajasthan Patrika is a Hindi language daily newspaper published from Jaipur and other major cities in Indian state of Rajasthan and form major Indian cities such as Banglore,Surat,Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Hubli. ...

Administration

See Chief Secretaries of Rajasthan Chief Secretaries of Rajasthan K. Radhakrishnan 13. ...

D.R. Mehta (born June 25, 1937) is a former chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India . ... Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is a board (corporate body) appointed by the Government of India in 1992 with its head office at Mumbai. ... Nagendra Singh was President of the International Court of Justice. ... Gyan Prakash Pilania is an eminent person of Rajasthan in India. ... Kunwar Natwar Singh popularly known as (K. Natwar Singh) (born May 16, 1931) is an Indian politician and the external affairs minister of India in the Manmohan Singh cabinet since May 23, 2004. ... Jorawar Singh Jhala was chief secretary of Rajasthan state in India . ... Amuliosis (Anand Milk-producers Union Limited), formed in 1990, is a dairy cooperative movement in India. ...

Literature

See List of winners of Sahitya Akademi Awards for writing in Rajasthani language List of winners of Sahitya Akademi Award for writings in Rajasthani language : Year Book Author 2005 Kisturi Mirag (Short Stories) Chetan Swami 2004 Samhi Khulto Marag (Novel) Nand Bhardwaj 2003 Simaran (Poetry) Santosh Maya Mohan 2002 Jiv Ri Jaat (Short Stories) Bharat Ola 2001 Gharano (Novel) Abdul Vaheed `Kamal 2000...

Lashmi Kumari Chundawat is a well known author and a politician of Rajasthan. ... Kanhaiyalal Sethia is one of the most well known Rajasthani poets. ... Nand Kishore Acharya is one of the foremost creative writers of India. ... Acharya Rajendra Suri Acharya Rajendrasuri (1827-1906) (आचार्य राजैंद्रसुरी)was the major reformer of 18th and 19th century in Shvetambar sect of Jainism. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Vijaydan Detha is a noted writer from Rajasthan and a recepeient of Padma Shri award. ...

Arts

Folk artists

Because Wikipedia is an effort to create an encyclopedia, its content is restricted to materials that are appropriate for an encyclopedia, in which case this page may qualify for deletion as a vanity page. ... Manisha Gulyani (born September 14) is a Kathak Dancer is from Jaipur. ...

Music

Allah Jilai Bai was a famous singer in Rajasthani. ... Mehdi Hassan, TI, PP, HI (Urdu: مہدی حسن) affectionately called Khan Sahib and titled as Shahenshah-e-Ghazal (English: King of Ghazals) is a well-known Pakistani Ghazal singer and a former playback singer for Lollywood. ... For Jagjit Singh the science writer, see Jagjit Singh (writer). ... Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (1929-1990), popularly known as Z M Dagar, was of the 19th generation of Dagar family dhrupad musicians and was largely responsible for the revival of the rudra vina as a solo concert instrument. ... Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar is a renowned vocalist of India. ... Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (b. ... Ustad Ahmed Hussain and Ustad Mohammed Hussain are renowned ghazal singers from the Indian state of Rajasthan. ... Ila Arun is an extremely popular Indian folk/folk-pop singer with a unique, husky voice and a penchant for folk-pop fusion. ... Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Bollywood songs. ...

Dance

Puran Bhatt is a renowned puppeteer of Rajasthan. ... Manisha Gulyani (born September 14) is a Kathak Dancer is from Jaipur. ...

Painting

  • B. G. Sharma
  • Shree Lal Joshi
  • Mohan Lal Sharma(http://bb.1asphost.com/sfas/)
  • Archibald Herman Muller
  • Vinod Sharma

Shree Lal Joshi is well known artist of Phad Painting . ...

Art craft and handicrafts

Kripal Singh Shekhawat is a renowned craftman of India. ... Badri Lal Chitrakar is an Indian miniature art artist. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Mohanlal Chaturbhuj Kumhar is an artisan of Rajasthan . ... Usha Rani Hooja is a noted sculptor from Rajasthan state in India. ... Jagdish Lal Raj Soni is a well known craftperson from Pratapgarh in Rajasthan sate in India . ... Beni Ram Soni was the 2002 winner of the Shilp Guru award for thewa and gold filigree on glass. ... Goplilal B Lohar is an Indian artisan . ...

Film industry

Bharat Vyas Bharat Vyas was born on 18 December, 1918 in Churoo (Bikaner, Rajasthan). ... Tarachand Barjatya (10 May 1914 - 21 September 1992) was a well known film producer of Indian films. ... Om Shipuri was a notable indian actor. ... Mani Kaul (born 25 December 1944 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India) is an Indian film director. ... Hasrat Jaipuri (April 15, 1922-?) was an Indian Hindi and Urdu poet and film lyricist. ... For the science writer, see Jagjit Singh (writer). ... There are multiple individuals named Irfan Khan, including: Irfan Khan (actor), a Hollywood actor. ... Govardhan Asrani Govardhan Asrani (Hindi: गोवरधन असराणी, Sindhi: گوورڌن اسراڻي ), born 1 January 1941, Jaipur, India, popularly known simply as Asrani, is an actor in Indian films whose Bollywood career has spanned over 35 years. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Bollywood songs. ...

Historians

Thakur Deshraj (1903-1970) was a social worker, nationalist and a historian of Rajasthan in India. ... Rai Bahadur Pandit Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha (1863-1947), born in Sirohi District, was an eminent historian from the Indian state of Rajasthan. ... Jhabar Mal Sharma was noted journalist and historian of Rajasthan state in India. ... Dasharatha Sharma (1903-1976) was a professor and noted expert in the history of the Rajasthan region in India. ...

Others

Raj Singh Dungarpur is a former president of Board of Control for Cricket in India. ...

Notable Rajasthani NRIs

, Rājasthān (DevanāgarÄ«: राजस्थान, IPA: )   is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. ... A non-resident Indian (NRI) is an Indian citizen who has migrated to another country. ... Lakshmi Narayan Mittal[1] (or Lakshmi Nivas Mittal) (लक्ष्मी निवास मित्तल) (born June 15, 1950) is a London-based Indian billionaire industrialist, born in Sadulpur Village, in the Churu district of Rajasthan, India, and residing in Kensington, London. ... The Reverend Kiran Sankhla, delivers invocation to the graduating class in Commencement Ceremony, at the University of Maryland, USA. Reverend Kiran Sankhla was born in Jodhpur, India. ... Vikram Singh Solanki (born 1 April 1976) is an English cricketer, a right-handed opening batsman. ...

Freedom fighters

Lothoo Nitharwal Lothoo Nitharwal (1804-1855) was a revolutionary freedom fighter of Rajasthan, India. ... Sagarmal Gopa was a freedom fighter and patriot from Rajasthan state in India. ... Bharat Pratap Singh was a freedom fighter from Rajasthan. ... Daulat Mal Bhandari was Chief Justice of High Court of Rajasthan in India, a member of the first Lok Sabha and a freedom fighter . ... Daulatram Saran (born 13th January 1924) is a parliamentarian and popular farmer leader of Rajasthan in India. ... Baldev Ram Mirdha (1889-1953) was a great social reformer of the Marwar region in Rajasthan, India. ... Swami Gopal Das (स्वामी गोपाल दास) (1822-1936)was a social worker, educationist, environmentalist and freedom fighter from Churu in Rajasthan state in India. ... Swami Keshwanand (1883-1972) was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer. ... Hari Singh Burdak (1884-1966) was a freedom fighter of Shekhawati region in Rajasthan, India. ... Sardar Har Lal Singh was a freedom fighter, social worker who played a leading role in Shekhawati farmers’ movement for abolition of Jagirdari system. ... Hanuman Singh Budania was a social worker and freedom fighter from Churu district in Rajasthan, India. ...

Social reform

Guru Jambheshwar (b. ...

Religion

Ramdeoji is a folk–deity of Rajasthan in India. ... Gogaji is a folk- deity of Rajasthan in Idol of Gogaji India. ... Pabuji is a folk-deity of Rajasthan in India. ... Guru Jambheshwar (b. ... Dadu Dayal (1544-1603) was a saint from Rajasthan. ... Dhanna Bhagat was an extremely charitable person and devotee of God. ... Foolabai Foolabai (1664 - 1682) was a famous Jat woman popularly known as Bhakt Shiromani Foolabai. ... Karmabai Karmabai (1615 - 1634) was a famous Jat woman popularly known as Bhakt Shiromani Karmabai. ... Mirabai (मीराबाई) (1498-1547) (sometimes also spelled Meera) was a female Hindu mystical poet whose compositions are popular throughout India. ... Ranabai was a Jat warrior girl born on 1543 in the family of Chaudhari Jalam Singh of village Harnawa in Parwatsar pargana of Marwar. ... Veer Teja (1074- 1103) was a Jat folk-deity who lived in the state of Rajasthan in India. ... Acharya Rajendra Suri Acharya Rajendrasuri (1827-1906) (आचार्य राजैंद्रसुरी)was the major reformer of 18th and 19th century in Shvetambar sect of Jainism. ... Acharya Mahapragya (born 1920) is a Jainist religious leader. ... Muni Jayanandavijay (मुनिराज श्री जयानंदविजय) is an important Jain monk of the current age. ... Acharya Tulsi (1913-June 23, 1997) was a Jainist Acharya (an ascetic). ...

Historical icons

Maharana Pratap (1540-1597) was the ruler of Mewar, a state in north-western India. ... Bappa Rawal, born Prince Kalbhoj, was the 8th ruler of the Guhilot dynasty. ... Prithviraj III (1165?-1192) was a king of the Rajput Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty. ... Pajawan or Pajjun was ruler of Dhundhar with his capital at Amber. ... Rana Sangha, also known as Sangram Singh, was the rana (king) of Mewar, in present-day Rajasthan state of western India, from 1509 to 1527. ... Rao Jodha (1416-1484) was the son of Rao Ranmal (Ranamalla) of Mandore, a Rajput of the Rathore clan. ... Rao Bika was the founder of the town and principality of Bikaner in present-day Rajasthan. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Raja Man Singh was the Kacchwaha rajput raja of Amber, Near Jaipur. ... A historical legendary character whose saga of bravery is sung around Agra region of India till date. ... Durga Das Rathore was a suryavanshi rajput. ... Mirza Raja Jai Singh (July 15, 1611-August 28, 1667) was ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur). ... Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh (November 3, 1688-September 21, 1743) was ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur. ... Badan Singh (1722 – 1756) was the formal founder of the princely state of Bharatpur. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Maharana Hammir was a suryavanshi rajput belonging to the Guhilote clan (cula) and the Sisodia dynasty (shakha). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Maharaja Jaswant Singh (1629-1680) was a ruler of Marwar in the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Maharaja Suraj Mal (1707-1763) was ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan in India. ... Meera (1498 - 1547) was a Rajput princess who lived in the north Indian state of Rajasthan. ... Panna Dai was a maid in the service of Rana Sangram Singh of Chittorgarh . ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rani Padmini was the queen of Chittor, and the wife of king Ratan sen. ... Hadi Rani is famous in history of Rajasthan for legend of sacrifice and love. ... Bhamashah was a remarkable character of indian history who gave his whole wealth to Maharana Pratap, the ruler of Mewar, to fight Mughal Emperor Akbar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jaimal and Patta were the warriors who faced attack of Akbar in 1567 and 1568 AD on the fort of Chittor. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

List of members of the Constituent Assembly from Rajasthan as at 14 November 1949

Heera Lal Shastri was the first chief minister of Rajasthan state in Inida. ... Manikya Lal Verma was a memebr of Constituent assembley of India in 1949. ... Jai Narayan Vyas was chief minister of indian state of Rajasthan . ... Mukat Behari Lal Bhargava was member of Lok Sabha from Ajmer and Alwar constituency from 1951 to 1967. ... Gokulbhai Bhatt was a freedom fighter and a social worker from Rajasthan state in India. ...

References

  • http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/debates/members.htm#RAJASTHAN

See also

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