People from Jodhpur - Durgadas Rathore, Ashok Gehlot, Shaitan Singh, Chanda Kochhar, Vijaydan Detha, Kan Singh Parihar, A. D. Bohra (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Durgadas Rathore, Ashok Gehlot, Shaitan Singh, Chanda Kochhar, Vijaydan Detha, Kan Singh Parihar, A. D. Bohra, Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Pratap Singh of Idar, Mithali Raj, Kailash Sankhala, D. R. Mehta, Komal Kothari, Shivraj Singh of Jodhpur, Brij Bhushan Kabra, Maharaj Prem Singh, Hanut Singh, Jai Narayan Vyas, Zahoor Khan Mehar, Kailash Bhansali, Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur, Bishweshwar Nath Reu, Kiran Sankhla, Sita Ram Lalas, Sabir Khan, Arjun Deo Charan, Guman Mal Lodha, Mahipal, Hanwant Singh, Man Mohan Sharma, Rajendra Mal Lodha, Kailash Singh Parihar, Rao Shobhit, Kalyan Mal Lodha, Milap Chand Jain, Krishna Kumari, Barkatullah Khan, Saeed quadri, Chand Mal Lodha, Kishan Singh, Mathuradas Mathur, R. K. Purohit, Suryakanta Vyas, List of people from Jodhpur, Dolarna vasana, Suresh Shastri, Narharidas Barahath, Rameshwar Dadich, Mohammed Tayab Khan. Excerpt: Durgadas Rathore (Durga Das Rathore) (13 August 1638 - 22 November 1718) is a famous personality in the annals of Marwar. He is credited with having single-handedly preserved the rule of the Rathore dynasty over Marwar (Jodhpur) after the death of Maharaja Jaswant Singh in the 17th century. Durgadas was a Suryavanshi Rathore Rajput, belonging to the Karnot branch of the Rathore clan. He was the son of Askaran Rathore, a Rajput general in the army of Maharaja Jaswant Singh. As his mother did not get along with her husband and co-wives, she lived away from Jodhpur, and Durgadas grew up in a small village (Salwan Kalan and Lunawa). When Durgadas was young, a camelherd, rearing the herds of the Maharaja, ventured into Durgadas's fields. Durgadas asked the camel herd to take his herd away and not destroy the field. The camelherd paid no heed. Durgadas unsheathed his sword and killed him. Word of this reached Maharaja Jaswant Singh. He summoned Durgadas and asked him...