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Throw light on the role played by the prominent revolutionaries of Rajasthan in the revolutionary movement.

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Role of the prominent revolutionaries in revolutionary movement in Rajasthan is presented under the following points: 

(i) The feeleing of Martial nationalism was expressed through revolutionary activities in Rajasthan. At that time, under the leadership of Rash Behari Bose, a revolutionary agency named Abhinav Bharat was in touch with various revolutionary groups of Rajasthan. At that time, there were three revolutionary groups in different parts of Rajasthan – 

  • A political party in Jaipur under the leadership of Arjunlal Sethi 
  • Another political party in Kota under the leadership of Kesari Singh Barahat. 
  • Yet another political party in Ajmer under the leadership of Rao Gopal Singh Kharwa and Demodar Das Rathi of Beawer.

Following were the prominent revolutionaries of Rajasthan: 

1. Arjunlal Sethi: 

The original resident of Jaipur, Arjunlal Sethi (1880 – 1841) was of the view that the plight of India in context to economy and politics was due to the imperialism of the Britishers. The Britishers can be forced to quit India through armed revolutions He established Vardhaman Vidyalava at Jaipur to train the revolutionaries, in the year 1907. Later, he left revolutionary politics and dedicated rest of his life for communal unity and harmony. He passed away on 23th December, 1941.

2. Thakur Kesari Singh Barahat: 

Revolutionary Thakur Kesari Singh was born in Bhilwara on 21st November, 1872. Thakur Kesari Singh’s anti – British attitude can be inferred from the fact that he forbade Maharana Fateh Singh of Mewar from attending the Court organised at Delhi by lord Curzon in February, 1903 writing thirteen phrases in Dingal language,known as ‘chetawani – ra chungataya’ Thakur Kesari Singh had close relationship with top revolutionary politicians like Rash Behari. Bose, Master Amirchand, Lala Har Dayal, Shyamji Krishna Verma, Arjunlal Sethi, Rao Gopal Singh Kharva etc.

3. Joravar Singh Barahat: 

He was the younger brother of Thakur Kesari Singh. On 23th December, 1912, he threw a bomb on Viceroy Lord Hardinge. He was badly wounded and the mahaut of his elephant was killed. The British government announced many rewards for his arrest but he could not be arrested. He remained underground for 27 years and went on striving for the freedom of the country.

4. Pratap Singh Barahat: 

He was the son of Thakur Kesari Singh Barahat and had fearless courage. He was sentenced for five years imprisonment in connection with Varanasi conspiracy case (1915). He was kept in solitary confinement. He breathed his last on 24th May, 1918, while undergoing tortures in solitary celluler call at Bareilly jail. To escape the public rage, the jail authorities buried his corpse in a pit in the jail campus itself.

5. Rao Gopal Singh was a jagirdar gifted with patriotism and revolationary thinking: 

He was associated with a secret military organisation,named “Veer Bharat Sanstha” His main function was to arrange arms for the revolutionaies. Later, Gopal Singh Kharwa was arrested. When he got an opportunity, he escaped from the prison. But he could not remain free for long. He was again imprisoned. He was released in 1920.

6. Vijay Singh Pathik: 

His actual name was Bhoop Singh. To execute the armed revolution of 1915, Rash Behari Bose hal sent him to Ajmer to help Gopal Singh Kharwa and Damodar Rathi in Rajasthan, Unfortunately, the secret was out and he was imprisoned in Todgarh fort. He led the Bijolia Peasant movement. In 1930, he started publishing the newspaper Nava Sandesh from Agra. After independence of the country Pathik ji settled in Ajmer. On 28th May 1954, he breathed his last.

7. Other revolutionaries: 

Other revolutionaries who brought in public awareness for freedom included Damodardas Rathi, Jamnalal Bajaj, Jai Narayan Vyas, Ram Narayan Choudhary, Manikyalal Verma, Bhogilal Pandya, Gokul Bhai Bhatt, Sagarmal Gopa, Hiralal Shastri and Motilal Tejawat, etc.

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