Mohar Singh Rathore
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| Born | January 5, 1926 Lakhau, Churu, Rajasthan, India |
| Died | 22 June 1985 (aged 59) New Delhi |
| Occupation | Social activist & political activist |
Mohar Singh Rathore (5 January 1926 – 22 June 1985)[1] was a social reformer & political Congress worker. He was a follower of Arya Samaji and Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan movement (land donation movement). He advocated for social reforms such as discouraging purdah, dowry, child marriage & Untouchability. He died a sitting Member of the Parliament of India.
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[edit] Early life
He was born in the village of Lakhau, 15 km east of Churu (चूरु) in a Rajput family. His father Thakur Moti Singh Rathore died while Mohar was at university. His mother was Bhur Kanwar.
[edit] Education
He was taught by his grandfather Thakur Mohabat Singh Ji and his mother, then by Seduram Ji from 1929 to 1933. From 1933-1935 he went Alsisar, 25 km away, at J K High School. In 1935 he joined Birla High School, Pilani, then the following year he was sent with his elder brother to Walter Noble High School, Bikaner until 1942. He passed the High School Examination with First Division. He passed Inter Science with First Division from Birla Engineering Collage, Pilani. He passed BA (Hons) as a non-collegiate student and then L.L.B. from Jaipur.
[edit] Positions held
- 1956 - Enrolled Advocate, Rajasthan High Court
- 1962 - Elected M.L.A. Rajasthan from Churu
- 1965 - Elected Member, Rajasthan PCC
- 1970 - Elected Member, AICC
- 1971 - Elected M.L.A. Rajasthan from Churu[2]
- 1972 - Elected Vice President, DCC Churu
- Elected Director, Churu Central Co-operative Bank
- Elected Chairman, Churu Central Co-operative Bank
- Elected Director, Rajasthan Apex Bank, Jaipur
- Elected Chairman, Wholesale Upbhokta Bhandar, Churu
- Elected Director, URMUL, Bikaner
- Elected President, Sarvhitkarini Sabha, Churu
- Founded Balika MahaVidyalaya, Churu as Founder Chairman (A Girls PG College)
- 1984 - Elected to Lok Sabha from Churu for the Congress Party
[edit] Personal life
He was married to Smt. Pan Kanwar Bhati from Randhawa village, Sirsa, Haryana and had 7 children, 5 sons namely Sh. Jai Singh Rathore, Sh. Devi Singh Rathore, Sh. Narender Singh Rathore, Sh. Prithvi Singh Rathore & Sh. Vimal Singh Rathore and two daughters Smt. Sumitra and Smt. Saroj Kanwar.
[edit] In popular culture
Veli: An epic poetry written in Dingal dialect and Nagri script by writer—Mukun Singh.
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Rathore with Honourable President Giani Zail Sing ji at Durbar Hall, Rashtrapati Bhawan
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[edit] References
- ^ Lok Sabha debates. House of the People, India. 1985. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kqkwAAAAMAAJ.
- ^ RAJASTHAN VIDHAN SABHA GENERAL ELECTION - 2003
