List of Gurjars
Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjar and Gujjar. Notable people from the community include:
Military
- Kirori Singh Bainsla, a retired officer of the Indian Army and leader of a Gurjar reservation movement in Rajasthan[1]
- Kamal Ram, He was the second youngest Indian to receive Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration in the British Empire.[2]
Indian independence movement
- Dhan Singh Gurjar, Dhan Singh Gurjar was the Indian kotwal of Meerut, who participated in the 1857 uprising and led initial actions against the British East India Company in Meerut.[3]
- Arjun Singh Gurjar, freedom fighter[4]
- Ram Chandra Vikal, freedom fighter, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh[5]
- Rao Kadam Singh, led Gurjar fight against the British during the Indian Rebellion of 1857[6]
- Vijay Singh Pathik, an Indian freedom fighter
Politics
- Rajesh Pilot, Indian politician and Government minister for the Indian National Congress party and represented the Dausa in Lok Sabha.His Original Name is Rajeshwar Prasad Bidhuri[7]
- Sachin Pilot, Sachin Rajesh Pilot is a politician and the President of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee.[8]
- Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State in Govt of India, he was appointed state president of the BJP in Haryana. In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, he contested from Faridabad constituency and won with the highest-ever margin of over 4.6 lakh votes.[9]
- Govind Singh Gurjar, Govind Singh Gurjar (9 March 1932 – 6 April 2009),Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry & six-time MLA from Nasirabad (Ajmer) [10]
- Ramesh Bidhuri, Ramesh Bidhuri is a Member of Parliament and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party.[11]
- Avtar Singh Bhadana, A Veteran Gurjar Leader and a Four Time Member of Parliament.[12]
- Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri is an Indian politician. he is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party [13]
President
- Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, former President of Pakistan[14]
- Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed,Former President of India[15][16]
Others
- Rukhsana Kausar, woman who received the National Bravery Award (the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak) for killing a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant at her home.[17]
- Manveer Gurjar, Manveer was declared as the winner of the 10th season of Bigg Boss.[18]
References
- ↑ "Raje govt, Gujjar leaders agree to hold talks". The Times of India. PTI. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "Kamal Ram 91st birth anniversary: Remembering brave Indian Sepoy and Victoria Cross recipient". India. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ↑ "Farmers, cops and sadhus who aided sepoys in 1857". Times of India. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ Gupta, Jughal Kishore (1991). History of Sirsa Town. Atlantic Publishers. p. 214.
- ↑ "Former UP deputy CM Ram Chander Vikal dies". Zee News. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Meerut. Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. 1993. p. 54.
- ↑ Nair, R. R. (14 February 1998). "BJP seeking to thwart Pilot on non-Gujjar votes". Rediff. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "Gujjar stir: Sachin Pilot plays peacemaker". TOI. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ "Former RSS pracharak Manohar Lal Khattar frontrunner in Haryana CM race". Indian Express. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ↑ "Govind Singh Gurjar new Puducherry LG". Hindustan Times. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ↑ "BJP South Delhi candidate Ramesh Bidhuri makes voters sign form to back Narendra Modi". India Today. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ↑ "Gujjar leader Avtar Singh Bhadana to join BJP". The Hindu. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ↑ "Gujjar leader Ramvir Singh Bidhuri ditches Congress , joins BJP". IndiaTVNews. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ↑ "Former president Fazal Ilahi remembered". Pakistan Today. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ↑ Former Presidents President of India website. to: a b c d Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905–1977): Biography RRTC, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
- ↑ "Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed - Past President of India". Retrieved 17 May 2016. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, by M. A. Naidu, 1975 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, by Attar Chand. Pub. Homeland, 1975. Janak Raj Jai (2003). "Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed". Presidents of India, 1950–2003. Daya Books. p. 101. ISBN 81-87498-65-X
- ↑ Sharma, Arun (1 October 2009). "Gujjars demand gallantry award for Rukhsana". Chennai, India: Thehindu.com.
- ↑ Jha, Vaibhav (1 February 2017). "Bigg Boss 10: Manveer Gurjar’s village Aghapur erupts in joy over his victory". Noida: Hindustan Times.
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