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'''Sardarsinhji Ravaji Rana''' (1870–1957), often abbreviated '''S. R. Rana''', was an Indian political activist, founding member of the [[Paris Indian Society]] and the vice-president of the [[Indian Home Rule Society]].<ref name=Sareen38>{{Harvnb|Sareen|1979|p=38}}</ref><ref name=Phatak518>{{Harvnb| | '''Sardarsinhji Ravaji Rana''' (1870–1957), often abbreviated '''S. R. Rana''', was an Indian political activist, founding member of the [[Paris Indian Society]] and the vice-president of the [[Indian Home Rule Society]].<ref name=Sareen38>{{Harvnb|Sareen|1979|p=38}}</ref><ref name=Phatak518>{{Harvnb|Phatak|1958|p=518}}.</ref> | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Sardarsinhji Rana was born on 10 April 1870 ([[Chaitra]] Sud 9 according to [[Hindu calendar]]) in Kanthariya village in [[Kathiawar]] to a Rajput family of Ravaji II and Fulajiba.<ref name=BU/><ref name=Chopra145>{{Harvnb|Chopra|1988|p=145}}.</ref> He studied at Dhuli School and later joined [[Alfred High School (Rajkot)|Alfred High School, Rajkot]] where he was classmate of [[Mahatma Gandhi|Mohandas Gandhi]]. After completing his [[matriculation]] in 1891, he studied at [[Elphinstone College]], graduating with a baccalaureate from [[Bombay University]] in 1898.<ref name=Phatak518/><ref name=Chopra145/> He also studied in [[Fergusson College]], [[Pune]] where he came in contact with [[Lokmanya Tilak]] and [[Surendranath Banerjee]]. He was influenced to join [[Indian Home Rule movement|home rule movement]] as he volunteered at [[Indian National Congress]] Conference in Pune in 1895. After completing his studies, he went to [[London]] to study [[Barrister]] degree. There he came contact with [[Shyamji Krishna Varma]] and [[Bhikhaji Cama]]. He was instrumental in establishment of [[India House]] in London. He married Sonba from Bhingada village during his early life and had two sons, Ranjitsinh and Natwarsinh.<ref name=Chitralekha>{{cite magazine |last=Trivedi |first=Ketan |date=October 2016 |title=સ્વાતંત્ર્ય સંગ્રામના આ સરદારને ઓળખો છો?|trans-title=Do You Know This Sardar of Independence Movement? |language=gu |magazine=Chitralekha }}</ref><ref name=BU>{{cite thesis |last=Gohil |first=Dharmendrasinh Vaghubha |date= 18 May 2015|title= Contribution of Sardarsinh Rana in Freedom struggle of India 1870 to 1947|chapter=1-7 |publisher=Department of History, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji [[Bhavnagar University]]|language=gu|pages=4–324|hdl=10603/41755 }}</ref> | Sardarsinhji Rana was born on 10 April 1870 ([[Chaitra]] Sud 9 according to [[Hindu calendar]]) in Kanthariya village in [[Kathiawar]] to a Rajput family of Ravaji II and Fulajiba.<ref name=BU/><ref name=Chopra145>{{Harvnb|Chopra|Chopra|1988|p=145}}.</ref> He studied at Dhuli School and later joined [[Alfred High School (Rajkot)|Alfred High School, Rajkot]] where he was classmate of [[Mahatma Gandhi|Mohandas Gandhi]]. After completing his [[matriculation]] in 1891, he studied at [[Elphinstone College]], graduating with a baccalaureate from [[Bombay University]] in 1898.<ref name=Phatak518/><ref name=Chopra145/> He also studied in [[Fergusson College]], [[Pune]] where he came in contact with [[Lokmanya Tilak]] and [[Surendranath Banerjee]]. He was influenced to join [[Indian Home Rule movement|home rule movement]] as he volunteered at [[Indian National Congress]] Conference in Pune in 1895. After completing his studies, he went to [[London]] to study [[Barrister]] degree. There he came contact with [[Shyamji Krishna Varma]] and [[Bhikhaji Cama]]. He was instrumental in establishment of [[India House]] in London. He married Sonba from Bhingada village during his early life and had two sons, Ranjitsinh and Natwarsinh.<ref name=Chitralekha>{{cite magazine |last=Trivedi |first=Ketan |date=October 2016 |title=સ્વાતંત્ર્ય સંગ્રામના આ સરદારને ઓળખો છો?|trans-title=Do You Know This Sardar of Independence Movement? |language=gu |magazine=Chitralekha }}</ref><ref name=BU>{{cite thesis |last=Gohil |first=Dharmendrasinh Vaghubha |date= 18 May 2015|title= Contribution of Sardarsinh Rana in Freedom struggle of India 1870 to 1947|chapter=1-7 |publisher=Department of History, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji [[Bhavnagar University]]|language=gu|pages=4–324|hdl=10603/41755 }}</ref> | ||
In 1899, Rana left for Paris after taking his examination of [[Barrister]]. He served as a translator to Jivanchand Uttamchand, a jeweller from [[Khambhat|Cambay]] who was in Paris for World Trade Show.<ref name=BU/> He became an expert and began a jewellery business trading in pearls. He resided at 56, [[Rue La Fayette]] street in Paris. It was at this time that Rana came to associate with Indian nationalist politicians, including [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] who is known to have visited Paris and stayed with the Rana.<ref name=Rai288>{{Harvnb|Bakshi|1990|p=288}}.</ref><ref name=Radhan714>{{Harvnb|Radhan2002|p=714}}.</ref> In 1905, Rana became one of the founding-members of the [[Indian Home Rule Society]], of which he was the vice president. Together with Munchershah Burjorji Godrej and [[Bhikaji Cama]], he founded the [[Paris Indian Society]] that same year as an extension of the Indian Home Rule Society on the European continent.<ref>{{citation|editor-last=Gupta|editor-first=K.|editor2-last=Gupta|editor2-first=Amita|title=Concise Encyclopaedia of India|volume=3|year=2006|page=1015|location=New Delhi|publisher=Atlantic|isbn=81-269-0639-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9dNOT9iYxcMC}}.</ref> As [[Shyamji Krishna Varma]] did also, Rana announced three scholarships for Indian students, each worth Rs 2,000<ref name=Brown67>{{Harvnb|Brown|1975|p=67}}.</ref> in memory of [[Rana Pratap Singh|Maharana Pratap]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji]] and [[Akbar]] in December, 1905 issue of ''[[The Indian Sociologist]]''.<ref name=Chitralekha/> He had announced several other scholarships and travel fellowships.<ref name=BU/> | In 1899, Rana left for Paris after taking his examination of [[Barrister]]. He served as a translator to Jivanchand Uttamchand, a jeweller from [[Khambhat|Cambay]] who was in Paris for World Trade Show.<ref name=BU/> He became an expert and began a jewellery business trading in pearls. He resided at 56, [[Rue La Fayette]] street in Paris. It was at this time that Rana came to associate with Indian nationalist politicians, including [[Lala Lajpat Rai]] who is known to have visited Paris and stayed with the Rana.<ref name=Rai288>{{Harvnb|Bakshi|1990|p=288}}.</ref><ref name=Radhan714>{{Harvnb|Radhan2002|p=714}}.</ref> In 1905, Rana became one of the founding-members of the [[Indian Home Rule Society]], of which he was the vice president. Together with Munchershah Burjorji Godrej and [[Bhikaji Cama]], he founded the [[Paris Indian Society]] that same year as an extension of the Indian Home Rule Society on the European continent.<ref>{{citation|editor-last=Gupta|editor-first=K.|editor2-last=Gupta|editor2-first=Amita|title=Concise Encyclopaedia of India|volume=3|year=2006|page=1015|location=New Delhi|publisher=Atlantic|isbn=81-269-0639-1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9dNOT9iYxcMC}}.</ref> As [[Shyamji Krishna Varma]] did also, Rana announced three scholarships for Indian students, each worth Rs 2,000<ref name=Brown67>{{Harvnb|Brown|1975|p=67}}.</ref> in memory of [[Rana Pratap Singh|Maharana Pratap]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji]] and [[Akbar]] in December, 1905 issue of ''[[The Indian Sociologist]]''.<ref name=Chitralekha/> He had announced several other scholarships and travel fellowships.<ref name=BU/> | ||