Rajasthan Revolutionary Activities & Leaders

• Revolutionary activities in Rajasthan, including key leaders and organizations.

Important Leaders of Revolutionary Activities

• Arjunlal Sethi from Jaipur was a key leader.
• Kesari Singh Barhath from Kota was a key leader.
• Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa from Ajmer was a key leader.

Arjunlal Sethi

• Born on September 9, 1880, and died on December 22, 1941.
• Worked with Chomu Samant Devi Singh.
• Sawai Madho Singh II offered Sethi a job, but he refused the offer.
• Founded Vardhaman Vidhyalay- Jaipur in 1907.
• Founded Jain Shiksha Society- Ajmer in 1907.
• Authored books such as Stri Mukti and Shudra Mukti.
• Wrote dramas, including Mahendra Kumar, Madan Parajai, and Parshva Yagya.
• The Nimej/ Aaraa Case took place on March 20, 1913.
• Mahant Bhagwandas of Benaras Jaina Upasra was involved in the Nimej/Aaraa case.

Main Conspirators in Nimej/Aaraa Case

• Vishnu Dutt Trivedi (Kalapani) was a main conspirator.
• Zorawar Singh Barhath was a main conspirator.
• Jaichand was a main conspirator.
• Motichand received a death penalty.
• Manakchand was a government approver.
• Teacher Shivnarayan from Kalyanmal College, Indore, aided the government.
• Arjunlal Sethia was imprisoned at Vellore Jail for 7 years.
• He fasted for 70 days in Vellore Jail.
• Attended the Surat Session of INC and was named in the Delhi Conspiracy Case of 1912.
• Provided refuge to Kakori conspirator Ashfaq Ulla Khan in Jaipur.
• Participated in the Non-cooperation Movement in 1920.
• Served as a Provincial Dictator during the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930.
• Served as Chairman of the Rajputana Madhya Bharat Congress in 1934.
• Towards the end of life, taught Arabic-Persian at a Madarsaa in Ajmer.

Kesari Singh Barhath

• Born in 1872 in Devpura Kheda, Shahpura, Bhilwara.
• Initially worked with the Mewar Government.
• Exiled from Mewar by P.A. William Curzon-Wiley.
• Moved to Kota Principality.
• Served as Superintendent of the Ethnography Department in Kota from 1902 to 1907.
• Founded Veer-Bharat Sabha in 1910.
• Organized funds and weapons for armed struggle.
• Called on martial communities and youth to participate in the freedom struggle.
• Influenced soldiers in native armies to help revolutionaries.
• Was named in the CID list of 1912 at the National Archives.
• Co-founded Rajasthan Sewa Sangh and Rajputana-Madhya Bharat Sabha.
• Suggested responsible government and a bicameral legislature in Rajasthan to AGG.
• K. Barhath was named in the murder of Priest Mahant Pyarelal in Kota in 1912.
• Ramkaran, Somdutt Lahri, and Hiralal Jalori were associates in the murder.
• Laxmilal Bhatnagar was a government approver.
• Kesri Singh Barhath was imprisoned for 20 years at Hazaribagh jail, and released in 1919.
• Authored "Chetavani ra Chungatya," a compilation of 13 couplets.
• The couplets were addressed to Maharana Fateh Singh of Mewar.
• The Maharana did not attend the Delhi Darbar of 1903 of Lord Curzon.

Other Books by Kesari Singh Barhath

• Pratap Cahritra
• Raj Singh Charitra
• Durgadas Charitra
• Hindi translation of Mazzini's Biography written by VD Sawarkar
• Biography of Shymaldas
• Supported Hindi as the National Language.
• Called to open Kshatriya Colleges.
• Founded "Kshatra Parishad".
• Advocated sending princes to Japan instead of England for higher studies.
• Zorawar Singh Barhath was his younger brother.
• Involved in Delhi and Nimej cases.
• Spent his last years as Amardas Vairagi, an Ascetic.

Pratap Singh Barhath

• Son of Kesari Singh Barhath.
• Involved in the Delhi Conspiracy (Bomb Blast on Hardigne) and Benaras Conspiracy.
• Died in Bareilly Jail and subjected to excessive torture by Officer Cleveland.

Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa

• Samant of Kharwa Thikana in Ajmer.
• A member of "Bharat Dharm Mahamandal” founded by Swami Gyananand.
• Revolutionized Rajput soldiers serving in Marwar and British Armies.
• Influenced by Ras Bihari Bose and Sacchindra Sanyal.
• Led an armed rebellion on February 21st, 1915, in Ajmer.
• Assisted by Damodardas Rathi and Bhoop Singh (Vijay Singh Pathik).
• Imprisoned under the Defence of India Act at Toddgarh Jail and escaped.
• Caught again and imprisoned in Tihar Jail, and pardoned in 1919-20.
• Joined the Indian National Movement along with Gandhiji.
• Kesari Singh Barhath said "Rahyo laal Panchal mein, Maharashtra mein Baal Raajat Rajasthan mein, Gauravmai Gopal" about him.

Damodardas Rathi

• Known as the Bhamashah of Rajasthan's freedom struggle.
• Born in Pokran, Jaisalmer in 1884.
• Set up "Krishna Mills” at Beawar, Ajmer.

Organizations Founded by Damodardas Rathi

• "Nagiri Pracharini Sabha” in Beawar.
• Sanatan Dharm College, Beawar
• Marwari Shiksha Mandal (Navbharat Vidhyalay), Wardha.

Vijay Singh Pathik (Rashtriya Pathik)

• Born as Bhoop Singh Gurjar in Gunthavali, Bulandshar (UP).
• Hammir Singh and Kamal Kunwari are his parents.
• Implicated in the Lahore Conspiracy Case and jailed at Toddgarh Prison along with Gopal Singh Kharwa.
• Attempted to kill Bengal Governor Fraser and Involved in the Alipore Conspiracy.
• Broke prison and took refuge at Occhri Village, Chittor.
• Worked as a Teacher with Hari Bhai Kinker in Vidhya Pracharini Sabha; trained students with revolutionary ideas.
• Headed the Bijoliya Peasant Movement from 1915-16 with the initiation of Sadhu Sitaram Das, also helmed Begun Peasant Movement and others.
• Founded Rajasthan Sewa Sangh at Wardha (Maharashtra) in 1919, shifted it to Ajmer in 1920.
• Arrested on September 10th, 1923, during the Begun Movement, imprisoned for 5 years, and exiled from Mewar after release from Prison.
• Died in 1954 at Ajmer.

Newspapers Associated with Vijay Singh Pathik

• Rajasthan Kesari- Wardha.
• Naveen Rajasthan and Tarun Rajasthan from Ajmer.
• Yugantar, Rajasthan Sandesh and Nav Sandesh (Agra).

Literary Works by Vijay Singh Pathik

• Novel: Ajay-Meru.
• Short Story Collection: Pathik Pramod.

Other Political & Social Organizations of Rajasthan

• Rajasthan Harijan Sewa Sangh was started by Akhil Bhartiya Harijan Sewa Sangh in 1932 by Gandhiji.
• G.D. Birla nominated Harvilas Sharda as chairman of the Rajasthan Chapter for the Rajasthan Harijan Sewa Sangh .
• The activities for Rajasthan Harijan Sewa Sangh were promoting education, performing social work, and organizing the Harijan community.
• Pratap Sabha was Founded by Balwant Singh Mehta in 1915 in Udaipur.
• Pratap Sabha was stared to hold the Haldighati Fair and the Pratap Anniversary.
• Desh Hiteshini Sabha - Started by Maharana Sajjan Singh on 2nd July, 1877.
• The purpose of Desh Hiteshini Sabha was to limit marriage expenses among the Rajputs, resolve marital disputes among Rajputs, and abolish the Tyaag Pratha.
• Veer Bharat Sabha - Founded by Kesari Singh Barhath in 1910, and served as the Provincial Branch of 'Abhinav Bharat'.
• Walter Krit Rajput Hitkarini Sabha was Founded in 1889 by AGG of Rajasthan Colonel Walter.
• The reforms of Walter Krit Rajput Hitkarini Sabha in the Rajput Society, was to increase the age of marriage, abolish multiple marriages, and limit the funeral feast/
• Difference from Desh Hiteshini Sabha are Polygamy, Issue of Teeka and Reet, and Age limit.

Explore the revolutionary activities in Rajasthan, India, focusing on key leaders like Arjunlal Sethi, Kesari Singh Barhath, and Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa. Learn about Sethi's contributions, including founding Vardhaman Vidhyalay and his involvement in the Nimej case.