Freedom Fighters of Rajasthan
| 1 | Motilal Tejawat | Born- 16 May, 1887 Koliyar Village, Udaipur.In 1920 started Eki movement at Matrakundiya, Chittor against MewarBhomat MovementMasheeha of tribals, Baavji | ||
| 2 | Swami Kumaranand | Assisted Batukeshwar Dutt & Subash Chandra Bose.1921 organised farmers from Beawar | ||
| 3 | Balwant Singh Mehta | Birth – 8 Feb1915 – Pratap Sabha1938 – First President of Prajamandal1942 – Associated with Quit India MovementRole in establishment of Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal | ||
| 4 | Harvilas Sharda | Historian & legal expertEfforts resulted in passing of Child Marriage Prevention Act (Sharda Act) by Central Vidhan Sabha in 1929. | ||
| 5 | Bhajanlal Bissa | President Goraksha Abhiyaan Samiti, JaisalmerFounder President Jaisalmer Jan Sangh. | ||
| 6 | Arjun Lal Sethi | Birth – 9 Sept. 1880, JaipurRefused post of District Magistrate in Indian Civil Service, became secretary of Devi Singh of Chomu.Entrusted responsibility of armed revolution in Rajasthan by Raas Bihar Bose.Actively participated in Civil Disobedience Movement. | ||
| 7 | Nanak Bheel | Dabi Kaand – During Bundi Peasant Movement, was hoisting flag in a gathering at Dabi when Police under S.P Ikram Hussain opened fire. Died on Spot. | ||
| 8 | Ladu Ram Joshi | Gandhian Freedom fighter, participated in Salt Satyagraha & Quit India Movement 1942.Member Rajasthan Sea Sangh & Ajmer CongressDirected Satyagrah Movement in Bissau Nagar regionWorked for political awakening in Bundi, Bijolia, and Bengu & Sirohi region. | ||
| 9 | Jamnalal Bajaj | Birth 4 Nov 1889, JaipurFinancial assistance to Navjeevan, Rajasthan Kesari, and Karma veer Tyagbhumi & Pratap newspapers.Returned honor of ‘Rai Bahadur ‘given by British.Assisted in organization of Jaipur Prajamandal.Worked closely with Gandhiji – Known as fifth son of Gandhiji. | ||
| 10 | Devi Shankar Tiwari | Birth 28 October 1903, LucknowPresident Jaipur State PrajamandalEstablishment of Rajasthan University, Sawai Man Singh HospitalChairman RPSC from 1951 to 1958 | ||
| 11 | Jugal Kishore Chaturvedi | Satyagraha in Bharatpur for recognition of Prajamandal.Participated in Quit India Movement 1942Movement for opposition of forced serfdom in Bharatpur in 1947. | ||
| 12 | Balmukund Bissa | Sale of Swadeshi Khadi Cloth1934, took agency of Rajasthan Charkha Sangh & est. Khadi BhandarJailed in 1942 under Indian Security Act – died in hunger strike | ||
| 13 | Ganesh lal Vyas “Ustad” | Established Marwar Youth LeagueWorked for farmers & labours | ||
| 14 | Vijay Singh Pathik | Real name: Bhoop SinghLeader Bijolia Peasant MovementWent Jail for Salt Satyagraha & Begun Peasant MovementEditor: Rajasthan Kesari, Tarun & Naveen Rajasthan.Published – Pratap. | ||
| 15 | Sagarmala Gopa | Stir people against Maharawal Jawahar Singh, JaisalmerExpelled from Jaisalmer & HyderabadAuthor – Azadi Ke Dewaane, Jaisalmer mein Gundaraj, Raghunath Singh ka mukadma. | ||
| 16 | Jainarayan Vyas | Published Rajasthani Magazine – Agnibaan1927, editor of Tarun Rajasthan1936, Published Akhand Bharat from Mumbai14 years – General Secretary of All India Native Rajya ParishadImmense contribution in Marwar Prajamandal | ||
| 17 | Gokul Bhai Bhatt | Established Rajya Prajamandal in SirohiWorked for political awakening in Sirohi area. | ||
| 18 | Ram Narayan Choudhary | Secretary – Rajasthan Sewa Sangh – Important role in Begun Peasant Movement.1932, Charge of Rajasthan branches of Harijan Sewa SanghEditor – Tarun Rajasthan.Published – Naya Rajasthan & Dainik Navjyoti in Rajasthan. | ||
| 19 | Manikya Lal Verma | Participated in all National MovementsChaired first session of Mewar PrajamandalPublished books – Mewar ka Vartman ShashanRepresented Rajasthan in All India Native Rajya Lok Parishad | ||
| 20 | Thakur Kesari Singh Barhath | Advisor to Maharana Sajjan Singh and after his death to Mahrana Fateh Singh.In 1903 wrote “Chetavani ra Chugatiya” – 13 couplets, to stop Fateh Singh to participate in the meeting called by Viceroy Curzon.In 1910 – Established Veer Bharat SabhaSent to jail for 20 years in Hazaribagh, Bihar | ||
| 21 | Pratap Singh Barhat | Also famous as Kanwar jiMember of party by Rash Bihari Bose for armed revolution of 1911.Assisted Zorawar Singh in Lord Hardinge assassination attempt.Sentenced to 5 years rigorous imprisonment in Benaras Conspiracy Case. | ||
| 22 | Zorawar Singh Barhat | Younger brother of Thakur Kesari Singh Barhat & Uncle of Pratap Singh Barhat.On 23 Dec 1913, threw bomb on Lord Hardinge at Chandni Chowk, Delhi. | ||
| 23 | Bhogi Lal Pandya | Worked among tribals of Dungarpur – spread education & political awareness.Established Dungarpur Prajamandal in 1944. | ||
| 24 | Haribhau Upadhyaya | Led Salt Satyagraha in Ajmer, went to Jail for 2 years.Edited ‘Saraswati Patrika’ & ‘Odumber’Established Sasta Sahitya Mandal, Gandhi Ashram in 1917 & Mahila Shiksha Sadan in 1945. | ||
Facts after Independence:
- First Governor of Rajasthan was Mr Gurumukh Nihal Singh.
- First assembly President of Rajasthan was Mr Narrottamlal Joshi.
- First CM of Rajasthan was Hiralal Shashtri.
- First Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court was Mr Kamal Kant Verma.
- First Lady CM of Rajasthan is Smt. Vasundhara Raje.
- First lady Minister was Smt. Kamla Beniwal.
- First Lady Governor was Smt. Pratibha Patil.