Daulatram Saran
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Daulatram Saran (born 13 January 1924) is a parliamentarian
and popular former leader of Rajasthan
in India
. The Veteran leader for his belief and practice of Gandhian principles resulted in him being also known as Thar Ka Gandhi. He is former Federal Minister and a Gandhian Veteran leader. His contribution towards the welfare of the farmers has earned him the title of Kisano Ka Messiah. He was born in village Dhani-Panchera of district Churu
in Rajasthan
in the family of Dularam of Saran clan Hindu Jat
. His mother’s name is Bhuri Devi and wife’s name is Jadav Devi.
. He jumped into the Indian independence movement
on the call given by Mahatma Gandhi. He decided to wear Gandhi cap
in the year 1942 that continued throughout the life.
1945-48: He was connected with “Bikaner Rajya Praja Parishad” as a member of Pratinidhi Sabha. He took part in the formation of popular government in the princely state of Bikaner. He played an important role in the awakening of farmers of princely state Bikaner and united them against the exploitation by Jagirdars.
He always had problems of farmers in his mind and struggled for them, due to which he was very popular among the farmers of the region.
Congress Committee.
1950-57: He was president of Churu
District Congress Committee.
1957-66: He was minister in charge of Agriculture
, Animal Husbandry, Co-operatives, Panchayat Raj, and Local bodies, Irrigation etc. departments in the Government of Rajasthan
. He won continuous three assembly elections from Dongargarh constituency in Churu
district. He won 1957 and 1962 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
elections as congress candidate and 1967 assembly election as an independent candidate.
1966: On 25 January 1966 he resigned from the cabinet along with Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya
, Harish Chandra Jhalawar, Bhimsingh Mandawa and Kamala Beniwal due to strong ideological differences with then Chief Minister Mohanlal Sukharia and founded Rajasthan Janata Party of which he was general secretary.
1967-72: He was member of Rajasthan Assembly as an independent candidate. In 1968 he merged Rajasthan Janata Party with Bharatiy Kranti Dal formed by Choudhary Charan Singh
of which he became state president.
1975: On 27 June 1975 he was arrested during Indian Emergency (1975-1977) and was imprisoned under MISA
.
1977-79: He was Member of Parliament from Churu
in 6th Lok Sabha
from newly formed Janata Party
.
1980-84: He was Member of Parliament from Churu in 7th Lok Sabha from Janata Party (S).
1989-91: He was Member of Parliament from Churu in 9th Lok Sabha from Janata Dal
. He was president of Rajasthan Janata Dal parliamentary board. He was central minister in Chandra Shekhar
government in charge of urban development department.
Daulatram Saran is a very knowledgeable person and a veteran politician. He happens to be a former colleague of the ex-prime minister of India Choudhary Charan Singh
. He has been member of large number of committees, like Rajasthan Assembly Public Accounts Committee, Lok Sabha Public Accounts Committee, Estimates Committee, Home Committee, Government Undertakings Committee, and Works Advisory Committee etc.
. He is also connected with Girls School Mahajan. He is founder of Gandhi Vidya Mandir Sardarshahar
. He is of the view that the cause of social evils is lack of literacy. He did his best efforts for the spread of education through opening of village schools, libraries and adult education centers.
Kisan Union from 1974. He led the movements of farmers against levy. He united farmers through organizing mass rallies of lacs of farmers in Jaipur
. He also organized farmer rallies under the banner of Kisan Unions at District and Tehsil levels. These rallies were very effective and showed the strength of peasantry. These helped to a great extent in awakening the farmers.
Daulatram Saran took up number of reformist actions. He is against child marriage and bonded labour system. He has strongly opposed the Mratyubhauj and extravaganza on deaths. He advocates tree plantation programmes in villages of Thar Desert
region to mitigate the effects of extreme temperatures and shifting sand dunes. He believes in the principle of simple living and high thinking. He is one of the rare politicians who advocate simplicity in public and political life.
and naturopathy. He loves nature.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and popular former leader of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The Veteran leader for his belief and practice of Gandhian principles resulted in him being also known as Thar Ka Gandhi. He is former Federal Minister and a Gandhian Veteran leader. His contribution towards the welfare of the farmers has earned him the title of Kisano Ka Messiah. He was born in village Dhani-Panchera of district Churu
Churu
Churu is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway-65 connecting Pali to Ambala and is a junction station on the railway line to Bikaner...
in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
in the family of Dularam of Saran clan Hindu Jat
Jat people
The Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
. His mother’s name is Bhuri Devi and wife’s name is Jadav Devi.
Freedom fighter
Daulatram Saran got his education from government high school Sardarshahar. He is a strong follower of Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
. He jumped into the Indian independence movement
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
on the call given by Mahatma Gandhi. He decided to wear Gandhi cap
Gandhi cap
The Gandhi cap is a white coloured cap, pointed in front and back and having a wide band. It is made out of khadi. It takes its name after the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi, who first popularised its use during the Indian independence movement...
in the year 1942 that continued throughout the life.
1945-48: He was connected with “Bikaner Rajya Praja Parishad” as a member of Pratinidhi Sabha. He took part in the formation of popular government in the princely state of Bikaner. He played an important role in the awakening of farmers of princely state Bikaner and united them against the exploitation by Jagirdars.
He always had problems of farmers in his mind and struggled for them, due to which he was very popular among the farmers of the region.
Veteran Gandhian leader
1948-50: He was general secretary of Churu districtChuru district
Churu is a district of Rajasthan state of western India. The town of Churu is the administrative headquarters of the district.Churu lies in the Jangladesh region of northern Rajasthan...
Congress Committee.
1950-57: He was president of Churu
Churu
Churu is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway-65 connecting Pali to Ambala and is a junction station on the railway line to Bikaner...
District Congress Committee.
1957-66: He was minister in charge of Agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, Animal Husbandry, Co-operatives, Panchayat Raj, and Local bodies, Irrigation etc. departments in the Government of Rajasthan
Government of Rajasthan
The Government of Rajasthan also known as the State Government of Rajasthan, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Rajasthan and its 33 districts...
. He won continuous three assembly elections from Dongargarh constituency in Churu
Churu
Churu is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway-65 connecting Pali to Ambala and is a junction station on the railway line to Bikaner...
district. He won 1957 and 1962 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated in Jaipur — the capital of the state. Members of the Legislative assembly are directly elected by the people. Presently, the legislative assembly...
elections as congress candidate and 1967 assembly election as an independent candidate.
1966: On 25 January 1966 he resigned from the cabinet along with Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya
Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya
Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya was a freedom fighter, parliamentarian and popular leader of farmers in Rajasthan, India.-Early political movements:...
, Harish Chandra Jhalawar, Bhimsingh Mandawa and Kamala Beniwal due to strong ideological differences with then Chief Minister Mohanlal Sukharia and founded Rajasthan Janata Party of which he was general secretary.
1967-72: He was member of Rajasthan Assembly as an independent candidate. In 1968 he merged Rajasthan Janata Party with Bharatiy Kranti Dal formed by Choudhary Charan Singh
Choudhary Charan Singh
Chaudhary Charan Singh was the fifth Prime Minister of the Republic of India, serving from 28 July 1979 until 14 January 1980.Born into a Jat family in 1902, Charan Singh entered politics as part of the Independence Movement...
of which he became state president.
1975: On 27 June 1975 he was arrested during Indian Emergency (1975-1977) and was imprisoned under MISA
Misa
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.
1977-79: He was Member of Parliament from Churu
Churu
Churu is a town in the desert region of Rajasthan state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Churu District. It lies in the Thar Desert on the National Highway-65 connecting Pali to Ambala and is a junction station on the railway line to Bikaner...
in 6th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
from newly formed Janata Party
Janata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
.
1980-84: He was Member of Parliament from Churu in 7th Lok Sabha from Janata Party (S).
1989-91: He was Member of Parliament from Churu in 9th Lok Sabha from Janata Dal
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...
. He was president of Rajasthan Janata Dal parliamentary board. He was central minister in Chandra Shekhar
Chandra Shekhar
Chandra Shekhar Singh was the eighth Prime Minister of India.-Early years:He was born on 1 July 1927 to a Rajput farming family in Ibrahimpatti - Ballia in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Chandra Shekhar Singh did his Master of Arts at Allahabad University. He was known as a firebrand in student politics...
government in charge of urban development department.
Daulatram Saran is a very knowledgeable person and a veteran politician. He happens to be a former colleague of the ex-prime minister of India Choudhary Charan Singh
Choudhary Charan Singh
Chaudhary Charan Singh was the fifth Prime Minister of the Republic of India, serving from 28 July 1979 until 14 January 1980.Born into a Jat family in 1902, Charan Singh entered politics as part of the Independence Movement...
. He has been member of large number of committees, like Rajasthan Assembly Public Accounts Committee, Lok Sabha Public Accounts Committee, Estimates Committee, Home Committee, Government Undertakings Committee, and Works Advisory Committee etc.
Spread of education
Daulatram Saran is connected with Gramotthan Vidyapith Sangaria, founded by Swami KeshwanandSwami Keshwanand
Swami Keshwanand was an Indian freedom fighter and social reformer.-Early life:Born at village Magloona in Sikar district of present-day Rajasthan in 1883, Swamiji, whose actual name was Birama, was the son of Thakarsi, a penurious camel-driver, and his wife Saran. The family were Hindu and...
. He is also connected with Girls School Mahajan. He is founder of Gandhi Vidya Mandir Sardarshahar
Sardarshahar
Sardarshahar is a town in the Churu district of Rajasthan-Location:Sardarshahar is a town and also Tehsil of district Churu in Rajasthan and it is situated 250 km from Jaipur Via Sikar , Ratangarh 47 kilometers from Ratangarh...
. He is of the view that the cause of social evils is lack of literacy. He did his best efforts for the spread of education through opening of village schools, libraries and adult education centers.
Popular leader of the farmers
Daulatram Saran is the founder Chairman of RajasthanRajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
Kisan Union from 1974. He led the movements of farmers against levy. He united farmers through organizing mass rallies of lacs of farmers in Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
. He also organized farmer rallies under the banner of Kisan Unions at District and Tehsil levels. These rallies were very effective and showed the strength of peasantry. These helped to a great extent in awakening the farmers.
Daulatram Saran took up number of reformist actions. He is against child marriage and bonded labour system. He has strongly opposed the Mratyubhauj and extravaganza on deaths. He advocates tree plantation programmes in villages of Thar Desert
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert |Punjab]] province. The Cholistan Desert adjoins the Thar desert spreading into Pakistani Punjab province.-Location and description:...
region to mitigate the effects of extreme temperatures and shifting sand dunes. He believes in the principle of simple living and high thinking. He is one of the rare politicians who advocate simplicity in public and political life.
Hobbies
He has the hobbies of traveling and reading. He practices yogaYoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
and naturopathy. He loves nature.