Revolutionary Activities in Rajasthan PDF

Revolutionary Activities in Rajasthan Important Leaders of Revolutionary Activities 1. Arjunlal Sethi: Jaipur 2. Kesari Singh Barhath: Kota 3. Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa: Ajmer...

Revolutionary Activities in Rajasthan Important Leaders of Revolutionary Activities 1. Arjunlal Sethi: Jaipur 2. Kesari Singh Barhath: Kota 3. Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa: Ajmer Arjunlal Sethi 9 September 1880 – 22 December 1941. Worked with Chomu Samant Devi Singh. Refused Job Offer of Sawai Madho Singh II. Important Works Vardhaman Vidhyalay- Jaipur (1907). Jain Shiksha Society- Ajmer (1907). Books: Stri Mukti, Shudra Mukti. Drama: Mahendra Kumar, Madan Parajai, Parshva Yagya.  Nimej/ Aaraa Case- 1913 Date: 20th March, 1913. Mahant Bhagwandas of Benaras Jaina Upasra. Main Conspirators Vishnu Dutt Trivedi (Kalapani) Zorawar Singh Barhath Jaichand Motichand (Death Penanlty) Manakchand- Govt. Approver. Teacher Shivnarayan (Kalyanmal College, Indore) helped Government. Arjunlal Sethia imprisoned at Vellore Jail for 7 years. 70 Days fasting in Vellore Jail. Other Information Attended Surat Session of INC; Named in Delhi Conspiracy Case- 1912. Provided Refuge to Kakori Conspirator Ashfaq Ulla Khan at Jaipur. Took part in Non-cooperation Movement- 1920. Provincial Dictator during Civil Disobedience Movement- 1930. Chairman of Rajputana Madhya Bharat Congress, 1934. Taught Arabic-Persian at a Madarsaa, Ajmer during his last days. Kesari Singh Barhath Birth: 1872, Devpura Kheda, Shahpura in Bhilwara. Initially, Worked with Mewar Government. Exiled form Mewar by P.A. William Curzon-Wiley. Moved to Kota Principality. Superintendent of Ethnography Department in Kota, 1902-1907. Role in Freedom Struggle Founded Veer-Bharat Sabha in 1910. 1. Arrange Funds and Weapons for Armed Struggle. 2. Call on Martial Communities and Youth to Participate in Freedom Struggle. 3. Influence soldiers in Native Armies to help revolutionaries. Named in CID list of 1912 at the National Archives. Co-founded Rajasthan Sewa Sangh and Rajputana-Madhya Bharat Sabha. Suggested Responsible Government and Bicameral Legislature in Rajasthan to AGG. Mahant Pyarelal Murder Case- 1912 K. Barhath named in Murder of Priest Mahant Pyarelal in Kota in 1912. Associates: Ramkaran, Somdutt Lahri, Hiralal Jalori etc. Government Approver: Laxmilal Bhatnagar. Kesri Singh Barhath imprisoned for 20 years at Hazaribagh jail. Released in 1919. “Chetavani ra Chungatya” Compilation of 13 Couplets. Maharana Fateh Singh of Mewar. Not attend Delhi Darbar of 1903 of Lord Curzon. Other Books: Pratap Cahritra, Raj Singh Charitra, Durgadas Charitra, Hindi translation of Mazzini’s Biograpphy written by VD Sawarkar, Biography of Shymaldas etc. Ideas for Educational Reforms Supported Hindi as the National Language. Call to Open Kshatriya Colleges. Founded “Kshatra Parishad”. For Higher Studies; send princes to Japan instead of England.  Zorawar Singh Barhath Younger Brother of Kesari Singh Barhath. Involved in Delhi and Nimej cases. Spent his last years as Amardas Vairagi, an Ascetic. Pratap Singh Barhath Son of Kesari Singh Barhath. Delhi Conspiracy (Bomb Blast on Hardigne) and Benaras Conspiracy. Died in Bareilly Jail; Excessive Torture by Officer Cleveland. “At present it is only my mother who suffers, but if I were to divulge the secrets to you, many more mothers would have to suffer. I cannot be the cause of the agony of so many mothers, for the sake of wiping out the tears of my mother alone!” Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa Samant of Kharwa Thikana in Ajmer. Member of “Bharat Dharm Mahamandal” founded by Swami Gyananand. Revolutionise the Rajput Soldiers serving in Marwar and British Armies. Influenced by: Ras Bihari Bose and Sacchindra Sanyal. Armed rebellion on 21st February 1915 in Ajmer.  Assisted by Damodardas Rathi and Bhoop Singh (Vijay Singh Pathik). Imprisoned under Defence of India Act at Toddgarh Jail, Escaped. Caught Again, Imprisoned in Tihar Jail, Pardoned in 1919-20. He later joined Indian National Movement along with Gandhiji. Kesari Singh Barhath on Rao Gopal Singh: “Rahyo laal Panchal mein, Maharashtra mein Baal Raajat Rajasthan mein, Gauravmai Gopal” Damodardas Rathi Bhamashah of Rajasthan’s freedom struggle. Birth: Pokran, Jaisalmer in 1884. Set up “Krishna Mills” at Beawar, Ajmer. Organizations “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 at Gunthavali, Bulandshar (UP). Parents: Hammir Singh and Kamal Kunwari. Implicated in Lahore Conspiracy Case and jailed at Toddgarh Prison along with Gopal Singh Kharwa. Attempt to kill Bengal Governor Fraser and Involved in 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 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 10th September, 1923 during Begun Movement. Imprisoned for 5 years and Exiled from Mewar after release from Prison. Died in 1954 at Ajmer. Newspapers Rajasthan Kesari- Wardha. Naveen Rajasthan and Tarun Rajasthan from Ajmer. Yugantar, Rajasthan Sandesh and Nav Sandesh (Agra). Other Literary Works Novel: Ajay-Meru. Short Story Collection: Pathik Pramod. Following lines on Naveen Rajasthan: “Yash Vaibhav such ki chah Nahin Parwah Nahi Jeewan Naa Rahey, Yadi Iccha hai toh Yah Hai Jug Mein Swecchachar, Daman Naa Rahe” Other Political & Social Organizations of Rajasthan Rajasthan Harijan Sewa Sangh Akhil Bhartiya Harijan Sewa Sangh- 1932 by Gandhiji. G.D. Birla nominated Harvilas Sharda as chairman of Rajasthan Chapter. Important Activities Promoting Education. Social Work. Organizing Harijan community. Pratap Sabha Founded by Balwant Singh Mehta in 1915 in Udaipur. Haldighati Fair and Pratap Anniversary. Desh Hiteshini Sabha Maharana Sajjan Singh in 2nd July, 1877. Purpose Limit Marriage expenses among the Rajputs. Resolving marital disputes among Rajputs. Abolishing the Tyaag Pratha. Veer Bharat Sabha Founded by Kesari Siingh Barhath in 1910. Served as Provincial Branch of ‘Abhinav Bharat’. Walter Krit Rajput Hitkarini Sabha Founded in 1889 by AGG of Rajasthan Colonel Walter Reforms in the Rajput Society 1. Increase the age of marriage. 2. Abolish multiple marriages. 3. Limit Funeral Feast. Difference from Desh Hiteshini Sabha Polygamy. Issue of Teeka and Reet. Age limit.