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	'''Thakur Deshraj''' (1903–1970) was a [[social worker]], [[journalist]], [[nationalist]], [[freedom fighter]] and author. He was from [[Rajasthan]] state in India. He was revenue minister in the [[princely state]] of [[Bharatpur, India\|Bharatpur]]. He had six sons Shersingh, Sajjan Singh, Rajjan Singh, Uttam Singh, Shagun Singh, Jai Singh and a daughter Nirmala Devi. Out of his children only ~~Rajjan Singh and~~ Jai Singh ~~are~~ alive. ~~His son Rajjan Singh and one~~ of his ~~three~~ grandson Jasveer Singh is currently popular Jat politician of Bharatpur and other ~~two~~ (Amit Kumar ~~and~~ Chandraveer Singh) are respectfully ~~designated~~ in ~~government jobs~~.		'''Thakur Deshraj''' (1903–1970) was a [[social worker]], [[journalist]], [[nationalist]], [[freedom fighter]] and author. He was from [[Rajasthan]] state in India. He was revenue minister in the [[princely state]] of [[Bharatpur, India\|Bharatpur]]. He had six sons Shersingh, Sajjan Singh, Rajjan Singh, Uttam Singh, Shagun Singh, Jai Singh and a daughter Nirmala Devi. Out of his children only Jai Singh is alive.One of his Five grandson Jasveer Singh is currently popular Jat politician of Bharatpur and Dr Sumit Raj Singh is renowned Docotor,other three (Amit Kumar , Chandraveer Singh Dhirendra Singh ) are respectfully stable in their Fields.
			He along with his wife Smt. Triveni Devi remained in Jail several times in connection with freedom fighting movement.
			He donated major portion of his ancestral land under Bhudan Yagya of saint Binoba Bhave.

	==Jat Prajapati Maha-Yagya 1934==		==Jat Prajapati Maha-Yagya 1934==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
'''Thakur Deshraj''' (1903–1970) was a [[social worker]], [[journalist]], [[nationalist]], [[freedom fighter]] and author. He was from [[Rajasthan]] state in India. He was revenue minister in the [[princely state]] of [[Bharatpur, India|Bharatpur]]. He had six sons Shersingh, Sajjan Singh, Rajjan Singh, Uttam Singh, Shagun Singh, Jai Singh and a daughter Nirmala Devi. Out of his children only Rajjan Singh and Jai Singh are alive. His son Rajjan Singh and one of his three grandson Jasveer Singh is currently popular Jat politician of Bharatpur and other two (Amit Kumar and Chandraveer Singh) are respectfully designated in government jobs.

==Jat Prajapati Maha-Yagya 1934==
After successful [[Jhunjhunu]] [[adhiveshan]] in 1932, a deputation of Jats from [[Sikar district]], under the leadership of Prithvi Singh Gothra met Thakur Deshraj and requested him to do a similar adhiveshan in [[Sikar]] also. After long discussions Thakur Deshraj proposed to have a yagya at Sikar. A meeting for discussing this issue was called in [[Palthana]] village in October 1933. This was attended by all activists from Shekhawati and one member was invited from each family in Sikar district. About 5000 people gathered in the meeting. The Sikar [[thikana]] wanted to make this meeting a failure. For this, the thikanedar sent hundreds of handcuffs loaded on camels along with the police force to terrorize the people taking part in the meeting.<ref>Dr Pema Ram & Dr Vikramaditya Chaudhary, Jaton ki Gauravgatha (जाटों की गौरवगाथा), 2004, Publisher - Rajasthani Granthagar, Jodhpur, p. 145</ref> Thakur Deshraj addressed the people that {{quote|these handcuffs would get you independence. If you are afraid of these you would never get freed. We have gathered here for a religious purpose and we will complete.<ref name="Vikramaditya Chaudhary 2004, p. 146">Dr Pema Ram & Dr Vikramaditya Chaudhary, Jaton ki Gauravgatha (जाटों की गौरवगाथा), 2004, Publisher - Rajasthani Granthagar, Jodhpur, p. 146</ref>}}

These words energised the audience to continue their struggle with the Jagirdars. A resolution was passed to conduct a seven-day "Jat Prajapat Mahayagya" (Prayer ceremony for the Lord of Universe) in Sikar on the next ''basant'' in 1934, to spread the principles of [[Arya Samaj]] and create awakening in Shekhawati.<ref name="Vikramaditya Chaudhary 2004, p. 146"/>

==Expulsion from Jaipur State==
Deshraj was expelled from Jaipur State by the Jaipur Sarkar on 10 April 1935 due to which he could not guide the farmers of [[Shekhawati]] any more. After this in 1938 he joined Bharatpur Rajya Praja Mandal, Zamindar Kisan Sabha, Braj-jaya Pratinidhi Sabha. He joined Bharatpur state cabinet also as revenue minister. After Independence he left politics and concentrated on Jat history.<ref>Dr Pema Ram:[[Shekhawati]] [[Kisan Andolan]] Ka Itihas, Sri Ganesh Sewa Samiti, Jasnagar, District Nagaur - 341518, First Edition 1990, p. 78</ref><ref>Dr Pema Ram & Dr Vikramaditya Chaudhary, Jaton ki Gauravgatha), 2004, Publisher - Rajasthani Granthagar, Jodhpur, p.154</ref>

== As historian ==
Deshraj is author of the book on the [[History of the Jats]] in Hindi, ''Jat-Itihasa'' ({{lang-hi|जाट इतिहास}}) published in 1934. He also published local newspapers to promote the farmers to fight for their rights and awakened them to realize the self-respect. He started a newspaper named ''Rajasthan Sandesh'' in 1931 for this purpose. He published a series of articles in ''Jatveer'' on the acts of oppression on farmers, which awakened them. Later ''Jatveer'' paper was also published from [[Jhunjhunu]]. The paper ''Ganesh'' was published by him from [[Agra]]. Deshraj along with Tarkeshwar Sharma circulated hand written newspaper called ‘Gram Samachar’ started in 1929. Later he also published newspaper ''Kisan''. All these papers created a revolutionary change in the farmers. He published History of Jats of Marwar in 1954 and 'Sikh Itihas' in 1954.<ref name="Pema Ram 2004, p. 154">Dr Pema Ram & Dr Vikramaditya Chaudhary, Jaton ki Gauravgatha, 2004, Publisher - Rajasthani Granthagar, Jodhpur, p. 154</ref>

As a journalist he wrote about the oppressive measures of the Jagirdars in Shekhawati region in Rajasthan and the Nawabs of Loharu in Haryana. His voice through these news papers reached up to [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]]. Questions were asked in the House of Commons about excesses by Jagirdars on farmers of [[Shekhawati]].<ref>Harbhan Singh Jinda: ''Thakur Deshraj, Rajasthan men Swatantrata Sangram ke Amar Purodha'', Rajasthan Hindi Granth Akadami, 2003, pp.35-36</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=NK1MhWq-9VkC&pg=PA283&lpg=PA283&dq=House+of+commons+sikar+1935&source=bl&ots=1LpJHB1ge1&sig=O3mB3iwdCaXtlcgyvTMKIsBdPFs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SOwUT-rZLcbZrQexpoiSAg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=House%20of%20commons%20sikar%201935&f=false Robert W. Stern: The cat and the lion: Jaipur State in the British Raj, pp.281-283]</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*Dr [[Gyan Prakash Pilania]]: Shekhawati Kisan Andolan ke Prernakunj – Thakur Deshraj, Jat Samaj, Agra, June 2005
*Jat Samaj: Agra, August 1991
*Dr Mahendra Singh Arya: Jat Gotra Shabdavali, Jaypal Agencies Agra,
*Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992.

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122.177.171.209 at 16:47, 27 December 2021

2402:3A80:D44:F364:0:7:DC24:C001: Told about his grandsons and explained the family tree which is accurate and true to my knowledge