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 yellow 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. Jaisalmer ranked 9th on Booking.com's Top 10 The Most Welcoming cities in the world. It is the only Indian city on the list.
Kalyan Singh Kalvi Indian state of Rajasthan.
Colonel Manvendra Singh Jasol is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. 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.
Mohar Singh Rathore was a social reformer and politician from Indian National Congress. He was elected as a member of Lok Sabha from Churu constituency in 1984. He was also elected as member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for two terms from Churu assembly in 1962 and 1972. In year 1985 he died as sitting Member of Parliament.
Mahendra Singh Mewar is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. He is the eldest son of Bhagwant Singh of Mewar. Mahendra and his brother Arvind Singh Mewar 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.
Kan Singh Parihar was a Judge of Rajasthan High Court and Vice Chancellor of University of Jodhpur.
Bhanwar Jitendra Singh is the former Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports and the Minister of State for Defence,Government of India. He assumed this charge on 28 October 2012. Formerly,Jitendra Singh was the Minister of State for Home Affairs,Government of India;a position that he assumed in July 2011. He was the Member of Parliament representing the Alwar constituency of Rajasthan. Jitendra Singh is a member of the Indian National Congress. He is the present titular Maharaja of Alwar and hence the cultural head of Naruka clan of Rajputs.
Bharatpur State,which is also known as the Jat State of Bharatpur historically known as the Kingdom of Bharatpur,was a Hindu Kingdom in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. It was ruled by the Sinsinwar clan of the Hindu Jats. At the time of reign of king Suraj Mal (1755–1763) revenue of the state was 17,500,000 rupees per annual. The major architecture of this state include Lohagarh Fort and Deeg Palace.
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.
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.
Rajendra Rathore is an Indian politician who served as leader of opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. He is a former Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Churu. He lost 2023 Rajasthan Assembly Elections to senior Jat leader Narendra Budhania of Congress party from Taranagar constituency.
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.
Likhmidas Solanki is a noted saint from Rajasthan belonging to the Sainik Kshatriya or Rajput Mali community. He is believed to have done many miracles during his lifetime.
Suswani Mataji also known as Susani Mata or Susvani Mata is a regional Hindu as well Jain goddess,popular in Rajasthan state of India. She is regarded as incarnation of Durga and worshipped by many Jain and Hindu communities.
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 the Bhartiya Janata Party.
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.
Rawat is a surname of people belonging to Hindu Rajput community. It is used as a surname,but during the medieval period it was a designation or title given to a soldier who performed exceptionally well in war. Types of Rawat are Chauhan Rawat,Pawar Rawat,Sisodiya Rawat,Dogra Rawat etc. from Uttarakhand and U.P divisions in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and Rajputs of Uttarakhand.
Ravindra Singh Bhati is an Indian politician currently serving as a member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Sheo Assembly constituency. He also served as the President of Jai Narain Vyas University Student Union from 2019-2022.
