Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was an Indian politician who served as 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 21 July 2007,after losing the presidential election to Pratibha Patil. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times,from 1977 to 1980,1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998. He represented several constituencies in Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha from 1952 to 2002. He was also awarded Padma Bhushan in the year 2003.
Jaisalmer,nicknamed "The Golden city",is a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan,located 575 kilometres (357 mi) west of the state capital Jaipur. It is the administrative headquarters of Jaisalmer District. Before Indian independence,the town served as the capital of the Jaisalmer State,ruled by the Bhati Rajputs. Jaisalmer stands on a ridge of yellowish sandstone and is crowned by the ancient Jaisalmer Fort. This fort contains a royal palace and several ornate Jain temples. Many of the houses and temples of both the fort and of the town below are built of finely sculptured sandstone. The town lies in the heart of the Thar Desert and has a population,including the residents of the fort,of about 78,000.
Nathuram Mirdha was a parliamentarian,freedom fighter,social reformer and popular farmer leader of Marwar region in Rajasthan,India. He was born in Kuchera,Nagaur district,Rajasthan on 20 October 1921. His father's name was Thana Ram Mirdha.
Kalyan Singh Kalvi Indian state of Rajasthan.
Colonel Manvendra Singh Jasol is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Indian National Congress. He joined Congress on 17 October 2018. He was the member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India from 2004-2009 representing the Barmer-Jaisalmer constituency of Rajasthan.
Barmer Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Rajasthan state in western India. It is the second largest parliamentary constituency covering an area of 71,601 km2,over twice the size of Belgium. Jaisalmer and Barmer,the third and fifth largest districts in India,both fall under this Lok Sabha seat.
Bapna also spelt Bafana' is an Indian Jain community,and also the surname used by this community. The name is derived fromBahufana andBafanha. They were Rajput and embraced Jainism. Bafnas are also known as Bapnas,Baphana.
Mohar 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 &Un-touchability. He became Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 1962 for the first time &remained in active Politics all his life. He contested election for the Legislative Assembly again in 1967 but lost to Sh. Meghraj Mali of BKD but in the subsequent election of 1972 he became M.L.A. again. Again he lost Assembly election in 1977 but never look back. Elections lost and won but his ideology was that the service of the people and the development of the area must go on. He was always instrumental in the overall development of Churu area. founded the girls college at Churu under a public trust CHURU BALIKA MAHAVIDYALAYA. He contested Assemble election from Sardarshahar in 1980 but lost by a small margin of 132 votes but kept on his political work,soon in 1984 he contested the election of the Lok Sabha on the Congress ticket and got elected by a record margin of one lac and eleven thousand votes. He died as a sitting Member of the Parliament of India.
Mahendra Singh Mewar is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. He is the eldest son of Maharana Bhagwat Singh Mewar. Mahendra and his brother Arvind both claim to be the 76th custodian of the House of Mewar. Maharanas of Udaipur are considered not rulers but custodians of the kingdom on behalf of Sri Eklingji.
The culture of Rajasthan includes many artistic traditions that reflect the ancient Indian way of life. Rajasthan is also called the "Land of Kings". It has many tourist attractions and facilities for tourists. This historical state of India attracts tourists and vacationers with its rich culture,tradition,heritage and monuments. It also has some wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.
Kan Singh Parihar was a Judge of Rajasthan High Court and Vice Chancellor of University of Jodhpur.
Harish Chaudhary popularly known as 'Harishji' in his loksabha constituency Barmer-Jaisalmer,is a farmer leader &politician serving as the incharge of Indian National Congress organisation in Punjab and Chandigarh and Member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Baytu constituency of Barmer district in Rajasthan as an Indian National Congress party candidate which he won in the 2018 legislative assembly elections. He has also served as the Cabinet Minister of Revenue,Colonization and Water Cooperation of Rajasthan for about 3 years. He had won Lok Sabha elections in 2009 from the Barmer-Jaisalmer constituency in Rajasthan. But in 2014 elections,he lost. He was National Secretary of the All India Congress Committee till 2014–2019.
Gudamalani is a town and Tehsil within the Barmer district of Rajasthan state of India. The village is located in the Thar Desert. Gudamalani is situated on the highway connecting Jodhpur to Ahmedabad. This area,unlike the Thar Desert area,is somewhat green and the land is fertile. The Luni River of Rajasthan flows through Gudamalani. This town in near several historical temples,such as Aalam Ji's Temple,Bhuteswar Temple,Guru Jambheswer Bhagwan Temple with Darmshala,and Bholaghar Ji Temple.
Thakur Kesari Singh Barhath was an Indian revolutionary leader,freedom fighter,and educator from the state of Rajasthan. He was the patriarch of the Barhath family,members of which participated in anti-British activities Barhath was also known as Rajasthan Kesari.
Dhananjay Singh is an Indian politician who served as the MLA for Rari constituency,Jaunpur district in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2009 as an independent candidate. He was Member of Parliament (MP) in the 15th Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014 as a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) member.
Maru Pradesh is a geographical,cultural,social,economic,political,linguistic region of the Thar Desert,in the Northwest,India. It is also a proposed state in India with its proposed capital being Jodhpur,the largest city of Maru Pradesh. It would be carved out from the state of Rajasthan. The proposed state would consist the districts of Jalore,Balotra,Barmer,Sanchore,Sirohi,Didwana Kuchaman,Hanumangarh,Jaisalmer,Bikaner,Jhunjhunu,Jodhpur,Jodhpur Rural,Nagaur,Pali,Phalodi,Anupgarh,Sikar,Neem ka Thana,Churu,Sri Ganganagar,Beawar.
Ravana Rajput is an Indian upper caste.Ravana Rajputs,a sub-set of Rajput clan and they are culturally similar to Rajput but have historically faced caste descrimination. They are among the castes known as Darogas. It is the only caste to protect the princely states of the warrior race,which is known as Ravana Rajput. This name came to existence in 1912 in the Jodhpur city progeny under the patronage of Sir Pratap Singh Rai Bahadur,the regent of the Marwar state.
Gopal Singh Shekhawat,also known as Gopal Singh Idwa is an Indian politician and the former Lok Sabha member,who represented Rajsamand constituency of Rajasthan state as the member of Indian National Congress Party.
Onkarlal Berwa (1916-1996) was an Indian politician. He was elected to the Lok Sabha,the lower house of the Parliament of India from Kota,Rajasthan as a member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha also known as All India Kshatriya Mahasabha was founded in the year 1897 It was formed to promote,protect and fight for rights and interests of Kshatriya community of the Indian society.
