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List of people from Rajasthan

This is a list of notable people from Rajasthan, India.

Award winners from Rajasthan

Gallantry honors

Param Vir Chakra

Maha Vir Chakra

Ashoka Chakra

  • Capt. Mahendra Singh Tanwar, Raj Rif (Sikar)[1]
  • Defedar Sultan Singh Rathore (Mamdola-Didwana)
  • 2nd Lt. Puneet Nath Dutt, Jaipur

Kirti Chakra

  • Captain Karni Singh Rathore (Later on Promoted to Colonel) Lakhau, Churu
  • Havaldar Amar Singh Rathore (Ramdawas, Jodhpur)]
  • Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat (21 Para Commando, Special Forces)

Shaurya Chakra

  • Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, 21 Para Commando (Special Forces) - Village: Dhani Daulat Singh, Alwar

Vir Chakra

  • Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja
  • Naib Sub. Rampal Singh (Kotputli Jaipur), 9 Rajput, 1999

Sena Medal

  • Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat (21 Para Commando, Special Forces)
  • Major Bhanu Pratap Singh (8 Rajputana Rifles / 43 Rashtriya Rifles)

Vishisht Seva Medal

* Brigadier Govind Singh Rathore, VSM

  • Major Surendra Poonia (Rajpura, Sikar)-Special Forces, President's Bodyguard, AMC, World Medical Games
  • Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat (21 Para Commando, Special Forces)

Business and industry

Defence

  • Abhey Singh
  • Lt. Gen. K. Bhadur Singh (retd.)
  • Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh, PVSM, A VSM
  • Lt Gen Sagat Singh from (Village Moda), Churu district the hero of 1971 Bangladesh War
  • Lt. General Nathu Singh Rathore (Gumanpura, Dungarpur) - 1st Lt. General of Indian Army
  • Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat KC, SC, VSM, SM (21 Para Special Forces) Village: Dhani Daulat Singh, Alwar

Judiciary and law

Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India

Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court

Main article: List of Chief Justices of Rajasthan High Court

Chief Justice of Other High Courts

Judges of Rajasthan High Court

Jurists

Eminent scholars

Scientists

  • Brahmagupta
  • Daulat Singh Kothari
  • Rajendra Singh Paroda
  • Kamla Nath Sharma, Hydrologist
  • Rajpal Singh Yadav, Vector Ecologist
  • Laxman Singh Rathore, DG Meteorology
  • DP Sharma, IT Scientist
  • Govardhan Mehta, Chemical Scientist
  • PK Sethi, Medical Orthopedics

Medicine

  • P. K. Sethi
  • Veer Singh Mehta
  • Hakim Syed Karam Husain, Unani practitioner
  • Tirath Das Dogra Former Director AIIMS, Vice Chancellor SGT University, Gurgaon.

Historical figures

Journalism

Administration

See also: Chief Secretaries of Rajasthan

Literature

See also: List of winners of Sahitya Akademi Awards for writing in Rajasthani language

Arts

  • Suvigya Sharma
  • Reshma
  • Gulabo (Kalbelia dancer)

Music

Dance

Painting

Art craft and handicrafts

Film industry

Others

Independence movement

Social reform

Religion

Rulers

  • Amar Singh Rathore, king of Nagore
  • Badan Singh
  • Bappa Rawal, king of Mewar
  • Durga Das Rathore
  • Ganga Singh, king of Bikaner
  • Hammiradeva of Ranthambore- grandson of Prithvi Raj Chauhan
  • Hammir Singh, king of Mewar
  • Jai Singh I, king of Jaipur
  • Jai Singh II, king of Jaipur
  • Jaswant Singh, king of Jodhpur
  • Kanhadadeva, king of Jalore
  • Maharao Shardul Singh
  • Maharana Pratap, king of Mewar
  • Man Singh I, king of Jaipur
  • Prithvi Raj Chauhan, king Ajmer
  • Raja Nahar Khan, king of Mewat
  • Rana Kumbha, king Mewar
  • Rana Sanga, king of Mewar
  • Rao Jodha, king of Jodhpur
  • Rao Bika, king of Bikaner
  • Rawal Mallinath
  • Rao Shekhaji
  • Suraj Mal
  • Udai Singh II, king of Mewar
  • Vigraharaja IV, King of Shakambhari
  • Viramadeva, king of Jalore

Politics

Rajya Sabha members

Ministers  —Rajasthan Government

Vice President of India

Governors of other states

Chief ministers

Ministers — central government

Speakers of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly

Others

Sports

Khel Ratna award winner

Arjuna award winners

Basketball

  • Khushi Ram, in 1967
  • Hanuman Singh, in 1975
  • Radhey Shyam, in 1981
  • Ajmer Singh, in 1982

Athletics

Volleyball

  • R K Purohit, in 1983
  • Suresh Mishra, in 1979

Hockey

Archery

Cricket

Swimming

  • Manjari Bhargava, in 1974

Weightlifting

  • Mehar Chand Bhaskar, in 1985

Squash

  • Bhuvneshwari Kumari, in 1982

Shooting

Polo

Equestrian

Golf

  • Laxman Singh (golfer), in 1982

Paralympics

Others

Dronacharya award winners

  • Guru Hanuman, for wrestling
  • Maha Singh Rao, for wrestling in 2006
  • R. D. Singh, for Athletics in 2007

List of members of the Constituent Assembly from Rajasthan as at 14 November 1949

References

  1. ^ "Members of the Constituent Assembly". Parliamentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2012-06-07.
  2. ^ "Members Bioprofile: First Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2014-06-24.

See also

  • List of people by India state
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