Aryaman, is one of the early Vedic Hindu deities. His name signifies "Life-Partner", "Close Friend", "Partner", "Play-Fellow" or "Companion". He is the third son of Kashyapa and Aditi, the father and mother of the adityas, and is depicted as the mid-morning sun disc. He is the deity of the customs that rule the various Vedic tribes and people.
Kharnal is a village in Nagaur district of Rajasthan, India. It is birthplace of popular folk deity Veer Tejaji. He was born in the family of Tahar Dev and Ramkunwari Devi, who were Dhauliya Jats.
Sursara, also known as Sursura is a village in Kishangarh tehsil in Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan, situated 8 km south of Rupangarh town on Parbatsar - Kishangarh road. This is the place where the Jat folk-deity Tejaji died from a snakebite when he back on the way after fighting with the enemies on 28 August 1103.
Pandit Makhanlal Chaturvedi, also called Pandit ji, was an Indian poet, writer, essayist, playwright and a journalist who is particularly remembered for his participation in India's national struggle for independence and his contribution to Chhayavaad, the Neo-romanticism movement of Hindi literature. He was awarded the first Sahitya Akademi Award in Hindi for his work Him Tarangini in 1955. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1963. For his works reinforcing Indian nationalism during the British Raj, he is referred to as the Yug Charan.
Reetika Khera is an Indian development economist. Khera is Professor (Economics) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. She was Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad from 2018-20.
Shri Ramachandra Kripalu, or "Shri Ram Stuti," is a Stuti verse from his work called Vinaya Patrika, written by Goswami Tulsidas. It was written in the sixteenth century in a mix of Sanskrit and Awadhi languages. The prayer/ode glorifies Shri Rāma and his characteristics to the best.
The Rajasthan Film Festival Award ceremony is a set of awards presented annually to honour both artistic and technical excellence of artistes in Rajasthani cinema as well as in other Regional Cinema of India. 12th Edition of Rajasthan film festival award ceremony was held on 28th September, 2024 at Deep Smriti Auditorium,Jaipur. Arbaaz Khan and Smita Bansal hosted the award ceremony.
Muni Tarun Sagar was an Indian Digambara monk. His lectures are termed Kadve Pravachan because they can be candidly critical of common practices and views. His lectures have been compiled and published in book series also titled Kadve Pravachan. Excerpts from his discourses are often published by newspapers. Unlike most other Digambar Jain monks, his audience often included a majority of non-Jains. His discourses often addressed family or society issues.
Hanuman Beniwal is an Indian politician and farmer leader from Nagaur, Rajasthan. He is serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Nagaur. He is founder and president of Rashtriya Loktantrik Party. He also served as member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Khinvsar. He has been elected in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for four-terms from Khinvsar constituency. He is also a two term member of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament from Nagaur.
Sant Shree 1008 Kheteshwar Ji is a noted saint of Rajasthan. He belonged to of Rajpurohit community. He became a sanyasin at age 12.
Munak and adjacent Kheri Munak is a village and development block in Assandh sub-district of Karnal district, Haryana, India. Munak canal, which diverts Western Yamuna Canal's water to New Delhi, originates here at Munak regulator.
Roopa Ram, also known as Roopa Ram Muravatiya, is an Indian politician from Rajasthan and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is an elected Member of 15th Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan from Makrana.
Munaganahalli Narayanaswamy Dinesh is an Indian Police Service officer from Karnataka who currently serving as Additional Director General of Police of Crime Department of Rajasthan.
Onkar Singh Lakhawat is an Indian lawyer, politician, writer, and a senior BJP leader from Rajasthan. He is serving as the Chairman of Rajasthan Heritage Conservation and Promotion Authority. He is a former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (1997–2000). He was a Minister of State in the Second Raje ministry (2014-2019). He was also the Vice-President of the BJP in Rajasthan.
Alhaji Barhath, or Alhaji Rohadia, was a Rajasthani poet, warrior & horse trader known for providing shelter to Rao Chunda of Mandore during his childhood, who is credited with laying the foundation of the Rathore rule in Marwar.
"Chirja" is a devotional song in Rajasthani and Gujarati literature as a prayer to the female form of divine, Shakti. Chirja is a new poetic form in Shakti-Kavya in Rajasthani literature. Chirjas are primarily sung by women especially during Jagrans during the worship of goddess. The word Chirja is derived from the Sanskrit term Charya.
Thakur Zorawar Singh Barhath was an Indian revolutionary and independence activist. He is known for the assassination attempt on the Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge, by throwing a bomb at him during a procession in New Delhi.
Jang Bahadur Singh is an Indian Bhojpuri folk singer and wrestler, who was popular during the 1940s to 1970s in the Bihar, Jharkhand & Bengal Region. He is an ardent follower of Mahatma Gandhi and his principles. He was born in Kausad village in the Siwan district of Bihar on 10 December 1920. He is a singer of 'Vyas Style', a genre of Bhojpuri folk singing. He was a celebrated wrestler in Bihar and Bengal Region. He was given the title of Sher-e-Bihar when he defeated a heavy weight wrestler from Bengal side. He used to inspire the youth to fight for freedom by singing patriotic songs, for which he was also imprisoned by the British. Nowadays, he resides in his paternal village living his remaining years of life in peace.
Chetavani ra Chungatya is a patriotic Dingal poem composed by Thakur Kesari Singh Barhath in 1903 and addressed to Maharana of Mewar, Fateh Singh, exhorting him to uphold the traditions of his lineage and to not attend the Delhi Durbar. The couplets had the desired effect on the Maharana who decided not to attend the durbar despite being present in Delhi. The work remains one of the great literary works produced during the freedom struggle. It consists of 13 stanzas or sortha (saurashtra-duha).
Kamleshwar Mahadev Temple is a Hindu place of worship situated in Lakheri, Rajasthan. Dedicated to the deity Shiva, it is sometimes called a "mini-Khajuraho" and a center of religious faith in the Hadoti region.
