Template:More citations needed This is a list of notable people from Rajasthan, India. Template:Dynamic list
Award winners from Rajasthan
- Padma Vibhushan
- Naresh Chandra, 2007
- Ram Narayan, 2005
- Man Mohan Sharma, 2001
- Kalu Lal Shrimali, 1976
- Nagendra Singh, 1973
- Daulat Singh Kothari, 1973
- Mohan Sinha Mehta, 1969
- Manikya Lal Varma, 1965
- Ghanshyam Das Birla, 1957
- Padma Bhushan
- Komal Kothari, 2006
- Vijay Shankar Vyas, 2006
- Durga Lal, 2003
- Jagat Singh Mehta, 2002
- Ram Narain Agarwal, 2000
- L. M. Singhvi, 1998
- Narayan Singh Manaklao, 1991
- M.V.Mathur, 1989
- Natwar Singh, 1984
- Jhabar Mal Sharma, 1982
- Bhogilal Pandya, 1976
- Ratan Shastri, 1975
- Narayandas Malkani, 1973
- Lt Gen Sagat Singh, 1972
- Gokulbhai Bhatt, 1971
- Prabhu Lal Bhatnagar, 1968
- Manikya Lal Varma, 1965
- Daulat Singh Kothari, 1962
- Rao Raja Hanut Singh, 1958
- Padma Shri
- Chandra Prakash Deval, 2011[1]
- Krishna Poonia, 2011
- Arjun Prajapati, 2010
- Vijaydan Detha, 2007
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, 2005
- Veer Singh Mehta, 2005
- Kanhaiyalal Sethia, 2004
- Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, 2002
- Mohammed Tayab Khan, craftmanship, 2001
- Vaidya Suresh Chaturvedi, 2000
- Kailash Sankhala, The Tiger Man Of India, 1992
- Sriram Singh Shekhawat, in 1992
- Kudrat Singh, 1988
- Hisam-ud-din Usta, 1986, arts
- Mag Raj Jain, 1989, social work
- Lashmi Kumari Chundawat, 1984
- Purushottam Das, 1984, Arts
- Ram Gopal Vijayvargiya, 1984, painting
- Dafadar Raghubir Singh (Equestrian), 1983
- Allah Jilai Bai, 1982
- Shree Lal Joshi
- Raghubir Singh, 1983
- P. K . Sethi
- Sita Ram Lalas, 1977, literature
- Kripal Singh Shekhawat, 1974
- Vijay Singh, 1972, civil service
- Khailshanker Durlabhji, 1971, trade and industry
- Yudhvir Singh, 1971, social work
- Ratna Fabri, 1970, arts
- Devi Lal Samar, 1968, arts
- Sis Ram Ola, for social work in 1968
- Kanwar Sain, 1956
- Ratan Shastri, 1955
- Sudhir Tailang
- Magsaysay Award
- Sardar Patel Lifetime Achievement International Award (Sardar Ratna)
- Dr. D.P. Sharma, 2015
- Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship
- Rashtrapati Award
- Kala Nath Shastry, 1998
- Red and White Godfrey Phillips National Bravery Awards
- Dr. D.P. Sharma, 2001
Gallantry honors
- CHM Piru Singh Shekhawat (Jhunjhunu)
- Major Shaitan Singh Bhati
- Brigadier Bhawani Singh of Jaipur
- Lt. Col Kishan Singh Rathore (Ghadsisar, Bikaner)
- Naik Digendra Kumar
- Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh, 1971
- Capt. Mahendra Singh Tanwar, Raj Rif (Sikar)[2]
- Defedar Sultan Singh Rathore (Mamdola-Didwana)
- 2nd Lt. Puneet Nath Dutt, Jaipur
- 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)
- Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, 21 Para Commando (Special Forces) - Village: Dhani Daulat Singh, Alwar
- Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja
- Naib Sub. Rampal Singh (Kotputli Jaipur), 9 Rajput, 1999
- Colonel Saurabh Singh Shekhawat (21 Para Commando, Special Forces)
- Major Bhanu Pratap Singh (8 Rajputana Rifles / 43 Rashtriya Rifles)
- 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
- Ghanshyam Das Birla
- Lakshmi Mittal
- Jamnalal Bajaj
- H S Ranka
- Chanda Kochhar
- Harakh Chand Nahata
- Motilal Oswal of Motilal Oswal securities
- Desh Bandhu Gupta of Lupin Laboratories
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
Chief Justice of Other High Courts
Judges of Rajasthan High Court
Jurists
Eminent scholars
Scientists
- Brahmagupta
- Daulat Singh Kothari
- Rajendra Singh Paroda
- 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
- Meerabai
- Panna Dhai
- Gora and Badal
- Hada Rani
- Bhamashah
- Rani Padmini
- Narharidas Barhath[3]
- Adho Duraso OR Arha Dursa, Panchetiya, Pali
- Kaviraja Bankidas Ashiya[4]
- Maharana Pratap
- Rana Sanga
- Suryamal Misran[5]
- Kaviraja Shyamaldas[6]
Journalism
- Karpoor Chand Kulish, founder of Rajasthan Patrika
- Ved Pratap Vaidik
- Amit Sharma
- Prof Pratap Bhanu Mehta
Administration
- D.R. Mehta, ex chairman of SEBI,
- Gyan Prakash Pilania
- Kunwar Natwar Singh
Literature
- Dursa Arha[7]
- Kaviraja Bankidas Ashiya[4]
- Narharidas Barhath[3]
- Suryamal Misran[5]
- Magha (poet)
- Sunderdas
- Lashmi Kumari Chundawat
- Kanhaiyalal Sethia
- Nand Kishore Acharya
- Acharya Rajendrasuri
- Abdul Vaheed `Kamal'
- Vijaydan Detha
- Bhatt Mathuranath Shastri (Sanskrit poet)
- Kala Nath Shastry (Sanskrit scholar)
- Hemant Shesh (Hindi poet)
- Mandan Mishra (Sanskrit scholar)
- Shyamaldas
- Vidyadhar Shastri
- Thakur Akshay Singh Ratnu[8]
- Chandra Prakash Deval[1]
Arts
- Suvigya Sharma
- Reshma
- Gulabo (Kalbelia dancer)
Music
- Ahmed and Mohammed Hussain
- Allah Jilai Bai
- Aminuddin Dagar
- Raj Kamal
- Ananya Birla
- Brij Bhushan Kabra
- Chatur Lal
- Ila Arun
- Jagjit Singh
- Mehdi Hassan
- Moinuddin Khan, sarangi player
- Raja Hasan
- Sandeep Acharya
- Shreya Ghoshal
- Shail Hada
- Toshi Sabri
- Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
- Wasifuddin Dagar
- Zia Fariddudin Dagar
- Zia Mohiuddin Dagar
- Khemchand Prakash
- Brij Lal Verma
- Sultan Khan (Sarangi player and classical vocalist)
- Roop Kumar Rathod (Singer)
- Shravan Kumar (music composer-Nadeem Shravan)
- Bhanu Pratap Singh
- Malini Rajurkar
- Krishna Bhatt
Dance
Painting
Art craft and handicrafts
- Kripal Singh Shekhawat, blue pottery
- Badri Lal Chitrakar, Shilp Guru award
- Mohanlal Chaturbhuj Kumhar
- Vibhor Sogani, Sprouts
- Usha Rani Hooja
- Jagdish Lal Raj Soni
- Beni Ram Soni
Film industry
- Bharat Vyas
- Tarachand Barjatya (Rajshri productions)
- Om Shivpuri
- Mani Kaul (director)
- Hasrat Jaipuri
- Jagjit Singh (singer)
- Irrfan Khan
- Karmveer Choudhary (actor)
- Asrani (actor)
- Mahipal
- Pinchoo Kapoor
- K. C. Bokadia
- Sultan Khan (Bollywood classical singer)
- Annu Kapoor (actor, anchor)
- Kovid Gupta (screenwriter, filmmaker)
- Smita Bansal (Balika Vadhu Fame)
- Sakshi Tanwar (Bade acche lagte hai/Kahani Ghar Gharki fame)
- Ashish Sharma
Others
- Raj Singh Dungarpur
- Hanuman Prasad Poddar
- Chanda Kochhar
- DP Sharma (Peace in Cyber Space)
- Bhanwari Devi, social worker
- Falahari Baba
Independence movement
- Thakur Kesari Singh Barhath[10]
- Kunwar Pratap Singh Barhath[10]
- Thakur Zorawar Singh Barhath[10]
- Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa
- Lothoo Nitharwal
- Sagarmal Gopa
- Bharat Pratap Singh
- Daulat Mal Bhandari
- Swami Keshwanand
- Har Lal Singh
- Vijay Singh Pathik
- Rao Tula Ram
Social reform
Religion
- Devnarayan
- Baba Ramdevji
- Mata Rani BhatiyaniJasol
- Gogaji
- Pabuji
- Mahatma Isardas[12]
- Jambhoji
- Dadu Dayal
- Brahmanand Swami[13]
- Dhanna Bhagat
- Karmabai
- Mirabai
- Ranabai
- Tejaji
- Acharya Rajendrasuri
- Acharya Mahaprajna
- Khetlaji
- Swarupadas
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
- Hari Dev Joshi
- Mohan Lal Sukhadia (Governor of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh)
- Mohammed Usman Arif
- Sadiq Ali
- Nawal Kishore Sharma
- Sunder Singh Bhandari
- Lt. Gen. K. Bhadur Singh (retd.)
- Rajkumar Dhoot
- Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh, PVSM, A VSM, governor of Assam
- Arvind Dave
- Banwari Lal Joshi
- Shiv Charan Mathur
- Govind Singh Gurjar
- Jagannath Pahadia
- Kamla Beniwal
Chief ministers
- Heera Lal Shastri
- Jai Narayan Vyas
- Mohan Lal Sukhadia
- Barkatullah Khan
- Hari Dev Joshi
- Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
- Jagannath Pahadia
- Hira Lal Devpura
- Shiv Charan Mathur
- Ashok Gehlot
- Tika Ram Paliwal
- Hari Shankar Bhabhra, Deputy Chief Minister
- Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Chief Minister of Rajasthan three times, from 1977 to 1980, 1990 to 1992 and 1993 to 1998
Ministers — central government
- Jaswant Singh, Former External Affairs, Defense & Finance Minister of India
- Kalyan Singh Kalvi, Energy Minister of India.
- Natwar Singh, Former External Affairs Minister of India
- Nathuram Mirdha
- Subhash Maharia
- Satish Chandra Agrawal
- Krishana Kumar Goyal
- Girija Vyas
- Rajesh Pilot
- Ram Niwas Mirdha
- Sis Ram Ola
- Nawal Kishore Sharma
- Mohammed Usman Arif
- Kailash Meghwal
- Jaskaur Meena
- Kalu Lal Shrimali
- Raj Bahadur
- Sachin Pilot, Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Technology
- Namo Narain Meena, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance
- Kirori Lal Meena
- C.P. Joshi
- Sanwar Lal Jat
Speakers of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
- Sumitra Singh
- Poonam Chand Vishnoi
- Parasram Maderna
- Hari Shankar Bhabhra
- Shanti Lal Chaplot
- Laxman Singh of Dungarpur
- Kailash Chandra Meghwal
Others
- Gayatri Devi
- Rawal Umed Singh Rathore Barmer
- Mohar Singh Rathore
- Jawan Singh
- Daulat Mal Bhandari
- Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya
- Narendra Budania
- Devi Singh Bhati
- Mamta Sharma
- Bhawani Singh of Pokhran (b. 1911) member 1st Lok Sabha[14]
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
- Sriram Singh, in 1973
- Gopal Saini, in 1981
- Raj Kumar (athlete), in 1984
- Deena Ram, in 1990
Volleyball
- R K Purohit, in 1983
- Suresh Mishra, in 1979
Hockey
- Sunita Puri, in 1966
- Varsha Soni, in 1981
Archery
- Shyam Lal Meena, in 1989
- Limba Ram, in 1991
Cricket
- Salim Durani, in 1961
- Pankaj Singh, in 2007 – present
Swimming
- Manjari Bhargava, in 1974
Weightlifting
- Mehar Chand Bhaskar, in 1985
Squash
- Bhuvneshwari Kumari, in 1982
Shooting
- Maharaja Karni Singh, in 1961
- Rajyashree Kumari, in 1968
- Bhuvaneshwari Kumari of Kota, in 1969
- Bhim Singh II of Kota, in 1971
- Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, in 2003
Polo
- Col. Maharaj Prem Singh, in 1961
- Lt.Col Kishan Singh, in 1963
- Rao Raja Hanut Singh, in 1964
Equestrian
- Dafadar Raghubir Singh (Equestrian), in 1982
- Col.G. M. Khan, VSM (Equestrian), in 1984
Golf
- Lakshman Singh, in 1982
Paralympics
Others
- Parthasarathy Sharma, Cricket
- Hanumant Singh, Cricket
- Vikram Solanki, Cricket
- Gajendra Singh Shaktawat, Cricket
- Gangotri Bhandari, Ladies hockey
- Abhijeet Gupta, Chess
- Krishna Poonia
- Bajranglal Takhar
- Hari Singh (athlete), marathon runner
- Ambika Dutt Ranga, Football
- Surendra Poonia, Power-lifting
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
- V.T. Krishnamachari
- Heera Lal Shastri
- Raj Bahadur
- Manikya Lal Varma
- Lt. Col. Apji Dalel Singh
- Jai Narayan Vyas
- Mukat Behari Lal Bhargava
- Gokulbhai Bhatt
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Padma Awards. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India(2015). Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ Members of the Constituent Assembly. Parliamentofindia.nic.in.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 An Anthology of Rājasthāni Poetry in English Translation{{#if:Singh|, Singh}. Books Treasure(1999)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 In Praise of Death: History and Poetry in Medieval Marwar (South Asia) Janet Kamphorst - Google Search. www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 S. Mukherjee (January 1999). Dictionary of Indian Literature, One, Beginnings 1850. Orient Longman Ltd.
- ↑ Sharma, Dasharatha (1970) Lectures on Rajput history and culture p1 Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi
- ↑ A History of Rajasthan - Google Search. www.google.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ Jagti Jot Year-6 Vol 12{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Rajasthani Bhasha Sahitya & Sanskriti Academy(1979)
- ↑ Rajasthani (Since 1974). Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 The Researcher{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Rajasthan.(1997)
- ↑ Bhagwati Shri Karniji Maharaj: A Biography{{#if:Ujwal|, Ujwal}. [s.n.]](1985)
- ↑ Textuality and Inter-textuality in the Mahabharata: Myth, Meaning and Metamorphosis{{#if:Trikha|, Trikha}. Sarup & Sons(2006). ISBN 978-81-7625-691-9
- ↑ Gujarʹat and the Gujarʹatis. Asian Educational Services.
- ↑ Members Bioprofile: First Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha website.