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63 unusual facts about Rajasthan


Agharia

They migrated to Orissa and Chattisgarh around 15th/ 16th century during Mughal rule from Aghpur/Aghapur near Bharatpur (Rajasthan) which is in radius of 84kose around Vrindavan & Mathura.

Ahmedabad Orthodox Diocese

The area covered by the diocese include the state of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and 3 parishes from Sultanate of Oman.

Aindrita Ray

Aindrita Ray was born as the youngest daughter into a Bengali family in Udaipur, Rajasthan, where she spent her childhood, before moving to Mumbai.

Ajmer Jammu Express

The Ajmer Jammu express train is a daily train departing from Ajmer Junction in Rajasthan to Jammu Tawi Station in the Jammu province in north India.

Amar Singh I

Maharana Pratap died at Chavand succumbing to the injuries sustained in hunting.

Ananya Express

It covers a distance of 2,141 km at an average speed of 60 km per hour, travelling through the Indian states of Paschim Banga (West Bengal), Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Andhra Pradesh Express

It operates daily, taking around 27 hours to cover the distance while passing through the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Haryana.

ARCH Academy of Design

These courses at Arch are affiliated and duly recognized by the University of Rajasthan and are offered as add-on courses to the Design course streams, an added incentive to get a recognized degree along with their Design diplomas and degrees.

Australian feral camel

Most of the camels brought to Australia were dromedaries, especially from India, including the Bikaneri war camel from Rajasthan as a riding camel and lowland Indian camels for heavy work.

Bali White

While in Rajasthan on a Hindi/Urdu scholarship in 2005, Bali studied with Smt.

Camel Safari

Camel Safari is a Malayalam movie directed by Jayaraj which narrates a love story on the background of Rajasthan.

Cenchrus biflorus

It is also found in India, where the seeds are used in Rajasthan and its Marwar region to make bread, either alone or mixed with bajra (millet).

Chambal

Chambal area is at the confluence of 3 states Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan.

Chambal Garden

The Chambal Garden is located in southeastern Rajasthan, India on the banks of the Chambal River in the town of Kota (once part of the Rajput kingdom).

DD Rajasthan

On 1 August 1975, the first television broadcast was viewed by the people of Rajasthan under the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment targeting the districts of Kota, Sawai Madhopur and Jaipur.

Dhetarwal

Dhatterwal, (also Dhatrawal, Dhatarwal or Dhetarwal), is gotra of Jats found in Districts Hanumangarh, Ganganagar, Jhunjhunu, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Barmer, Bikaner in Rajasthan state and Haryana in India.

Do Saheliyaan

Set in Rajasthan, Do Saheliyaan focuses on the forbidden friendship between the daughter of a wealthy Rajput, Maithili, and a poor Rabari village girl, Bhavri.

Eoluvarus

Eoluvarus bondei is a species of extinct bony fish once identified as being a luvar from the Fuller's Earth Ypresian formation of the Barmer District of Rajasthan, India.

Fakhruddin Shaheed

Moulai Fakhruddin, son of Tarmal (minister of Rajput king Siddhraja Jaya Singha, Anhalwara,Patan,1094-1133 AD) was sent to western Rajasthan, India for proselytizing.

Gangapur, Rajasthan

Gangapur may refer to two places in Rajasthan.

Geography of Gujarat

Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests cover the eastern portion of the state, extending into adjacent portions of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, with a pocket on the peak of Girnar in the central Kathiawar.

Govinda Bhashya

It was written in the year 1628 Sakabda (1718 CE) at Galtaji (Galta) near the present city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, by Baladeva Vidyabhushana to defend Gaudiya Vaishnava Theology.

Around this time (1718 CE), a branch of the Sri (Ramanuja) Sampradaya known as the Ramanandi sect, in the court of the king Sadacari Raja at Jaipur, Rajasthan, complained that since the Gaudiya Vaisnavas had no commentary on the Vedanta Sutra, they were not qualified to worship the Deity and therefore the worship should be turned over to the Sri Sampradaya.

Gregory Possehl

He has conducted major excavations in Gujarat (Rojdi, Babar Kot and Oriyo Timbo), Rajasthan (Gilund), and in January 2007, began an excavation at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bat in the Sultanate of Oman.

Hadoti

With their wetlands, thick forests and water bodies, the four districts of Hadoti, Kota, Bundi, Baran and Jhalawar have now come to be recognized as a paradise for migratory birds among foreign as well as domestic tourists.

Hindu temple architecture

Māru-Gurjara temple architecture originated somewhere in 6th century in and around areas of Rajasthan.

Ippolito Desideri

From Goa he traveled to Surat, Ahmedabad, Rajasthan and Delhi, arriving in Agra (the seat of the Jesuit mission in Northern India) on 15 September 1714.

Isi Life Mein

The story begins in Ajmer, in the state of Rajasthan, where Rajnandini Khandelwal (Sandeepa Dhar) passes her 12th class examination and is the state-topper, winning three scholarships.

Jasuben Shilpi

Her sculpture works have been installed in Indian states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Rajasthan, Bihar, Uttarakhand.

Jhelum Express

Thus the passes through the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan (a small portion while passing through Dhaulpur), Haryana, Delhi NCR, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

Karmabai

She was born on 20 January 1615 in the family of Jiwanji Dudi in the village Kalwa situated in Nagaur district.

Kushlukia

A second, as yet undescribed species is from the Fuller's Earth formation Lagerstatten in the Barmer District, of Ypresian Rajasthan, India.

Lahoti

They are no longer confined to Rajasthan and have settled in various parts of India and all over the world.

Lytorhynchus paradoxus

Sind Longnose Sand Snake (Lytorhynchus paradoxus) is a species of snake found in the desert areas of Pakistan and India (Rajasthan).

Maharani Shri Jaya College

Maharani Shri Jaya College, popularly know as MSJ College, is located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.

Mohammed Tayab Khan

Mohammed Tayab Khan is a noted craftsman from Rajasthan state in India.

Nagarchal language

The Nagarchal people live in the Balaghat, Chhindwara, Mandla and Seoni districts of Madhya Pradesh, the Durg District of Chhattisgarh, the Bhandara District in Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.

Padharo Mhare Des

Padharo Mhare Des Padharo Mhare Des- A Road Trip Through Rajasthan, is the outcome of an amazing road trip of 10 days traveling 2000 kilometres from Udaipur to Jodhpur, Jaisalmer to Bikaner and Jaipur.

Padmâvatî

The composer was inspired by his visit to the ruined city of Chittor in Rajputana (now Rajasthan) and he incorporated many features of Indian music into the score.

Pallika

Pali, Rajasthan, town in Rajasthan, India; formerly known as Pallika

Pohap Singh

Rana Pohap Singh was the Jat ruler of Dholpur state in (1836) in Rajasthan, India.

Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women

Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women is an engineering college for girls located at Ajmer Road, Bhankrota, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Rajputana Rifles

The name Rajputana Rifles is derived from the Rajput a Hindu clan and the word Rajputana which was the old name of Rajasthan.

Ram Kishor Ji Maharaj

At the age of 9, he was initiated into Sannyasa by the Ramsnehi saint Pandit Ji Sant Shri KaarajRamji at Gangapur, Rajasthan.

Ranakpur Express

It is named after the village of Ranakpur which is located in the Pali district of Rajasthan.

Rawal Ratan Singh

Rawal Ratan Singh was the 42nd ruler of Mewar, a state that then covered part of the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan.

Ross Daly

He organized and artistically supervised 15 concerts with the participation of 300 musicians from all over the world, including: Jordi Savall, Eduardo Niebla, Huun Huur Tu, Habil Aliyev, Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan, Mohammad Rahim Khushnawaz, Chemirani Trio, Adel Selameh.

Sadul Singh of Bikaner

On 30 March 1949, Sir Sadul merged Bikaner into the United State of Greater Rajasthan, and died in London a year later, aged 48.

Sarakki lake

Sarakki lake is a lake in JP Nagar in South Bangalore, India.

Sarna clan

Sarnas came to be known as Mair Rajputs from within amongst the Punjabi Hindu Bhatti / Bhati Rajputs and originate from the Rajput clans of Rajasthan in Ajmer and migrated to the Punjab later in their history.

Shri Keshavraiji Temple, Bet Dwarka

Pushkarna Brahmin along with Bhatia devotees, mostly from Sindh, Rajasthan, Kutch, Gujarat and Punjab, visited Bet Dwarka to worship Lord Keshavraiji most often.

Sikar

Those student who follow coaching institutes has stopped migrating to other major cities like Kota and Jaipur.

SMCET - Engineering College in Jaipur

SMCET is a technical education center located in Rajasthan known for delivering quality education in terms of all the technical dimensions.

Sompura Brahmin

The Sompura Brahmin are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India.

Sonar Kella

Mandar Bose tells him that Mukul remembered the name of the place to be Barmer.

Sri Karan Narendra College of Agriculture

Shri Karan Narendra college of Agriculture in Jobner, Rajasthan, India (popularly known as S K N College of Agriculture) is the first agricultural college of the Rajasthan.

At the time of creation this was the only institute devoted to agricultural education in the state of Rajasthan in India.

Sulagna Panigrahi

Her second show was Do Saheliyaan, where she played the role of Maithali, based on the story of best friends set in rural Rajasthan.

Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express

The train was one of the last Rajdhani Express trains to be introduced in the 20th century, making its inaugural run in 1997 after the estwhile metre gauge lines between Ahmedabad and Delhi through Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana were converted to broad gauge.

Thar Express

Before the partition of India, the Sind Mail used to travel to Ahmedabad via the Hyderabad - Mirpur Khas - Khokhrapar - Munabao - Barmer - Luni - Jodhpur - Pali - Marwar - Palanpur - Ahmedabad route.

William Linnæus Gardner

Gardner served as a leader of irregular horse (captain) under Lake and in the same capacity (lieutenant-colonel), performed services under Sir David Ochterlony in Kaman from 1814–15.

Yateesh M. Acharya

Yateesh, the son of renowned poet Shri B. M. ‘Madhur’, grew up in Kota (Rajasthan) and has a Masters in Computer Application.

Yogi Matsyendranath

He has received higher initiations in the Tantric Shrividya cult from Guru Shri Chidganandanatha (Kishingarh, Rajasthan), and the authority of the initiating Guru.


2008 Gurjar unrest in Rajasthan

Even in 2007, Gurjars in Rajasthan had fought police and members of the Meena tribe that already qualifies for Scheduled Tribe benefits and is opposed to Gurjars sharing the benefits it has cornered for itself.

Bhanot Rajputs

3. Some people believe that the caste Bhanot originates from the people who were originally from the village 'Bhanot' in the Mandawar Mandal area in Alwar district in Rajasthan state of India.

Bhatia caste

Denzil Ibbetson, an ethnographer of the British Raj, noted that many were found in Sindh and Gujarat in the 19th century CE but that there were grounds to believe that they had migrated from Bhatner, Jaisalmer and the area then known as Rajputana (approximating to modern-day Rajasthan).

Bhilwara EMU factory

Bhilwara MEMU coach factory is a factory under construction in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India.

Central Academy Lucknow

It is part of large chain of Central Academy Senior Secondary School established by Late Shri T.N.Mishra mainly in states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Chahar clan

After some more years, one group of his descendents moved to Matsya region of Rajasthan and another group moved to Jangladesh region, also of Rajasthan.

Culture of Rajasthan

Saint Dadu Dayal was a popular figure that came from Gujarat to Rajasthan to preach the unity or Ram and Allah.

Dev Benegal

Benegal's latest film, Road, Movie (2009), about a travelling cinema troupe in Rajasthan, and starring Abhay Deol and Tannishtha Chatterjee as the lead, premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.

Fazilka

The Fazilians have ethnic groups hailing from Southern Punjab,Saraiki, Rajasthan, Malwa, and Sahiwal with their own specific dialects.

Garodia

Amongst the Garodias, Shiv Prasad Garodia who came from Ratannagar, Churu District of Rajasthan settled in Calcutta in the early 1900s.

Goga

Gogaji', a folk deity of Rajasthan state in India also known as "Goga"

Harsh Mayar

The film was shot in Rajasthan in 2009 and he worked with debut director- Nila Madhab Panda and with veteran actor Gulshan Grover and comic actor Pitobash Tripathy.

Havells

Later in 80's they Acquired a manufacturing plant at Alwar, Rajasthan for Power Cables & Wires.In that same year they Entered into a Joint Venture with Electrium, UK for manufacturing Dorman Smith MCCBs and Crabtree Modular Plate Switches.

Inania

Inania is a surname/Shakha/gotra of the Dadheech Brahmins, Jat community or other communities of rajasthan, India, found in Districts Barmer, Nagaur, Jaipur in Rajasthan; Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

Jethu Singh Rajpurohit

He was the first sarpanch in the Rajpurohit community He was the Sarpanch of Barwa,a village in Pali district of Rajasthan, and later was elected as pradhan from Bali panchayat samiti.

Jivaraj Papriwal

Today the images can be seen in Punjab, Haryana, Bengal, Bihar, Bundelkhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka, installed by Jivaraja in temples of the Digambar and Shvetambar sects.

Kanodia Girls College

Kanodia Girls College is a girls college in Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India.

Khap

These Khaps are found to be spread all the way from Northwest India down to Madhya Pradesh, Malwa, Rajasthan, Sindh, Multan, Punjab, Haryana, and modern Uttar Pradesh.

Legal opium production in India

Some place where opium is grown are Chittourgarh in Rajasthan; Mandsaur, Ratlam, Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh; and Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.

Maharaja College, Jaipur

Maharaja College is a college in Jaipur in Rajasthan state in India .

Maharana Pratap

On June 21, 1576 (June 18 by other calculations), the two armies met at Haldighati, near the town of Gogunda in present-day Rajasthan.

Manganiar

Kachra Khan, one of the most renowned traditional singers of the Managniar community of western Rajasthan

Mers

The Mers (or Maher) of Rajasthan have two territorial divisions (Kundali and Hadoti) and call themselves Nand Mehar, since they believe themselves to have descended from King Nand of Vrindavan.

Nav Sadhana Kala Kendra

The college was founded in July 1996 by the catholic Bishops of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan, to promote Indian culture and music.

Parihar

Populations are found in Rajasthan, Saurashtra - Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.

Rajasthan College

Rajasthan College is a college in Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India.

Religious liberalism in Rajput courts

Jain temples ornamenting the landscapes of Rajasthan and Gujarat (including those at Mount Abu, Palitana and Osian) bear testimony to the support extended by Rajput rulers to the Jain tradition.

St Andrews Prize for the Environment

2003 - Bunker Roy, the founder of the Barefoot College, Rajasthan, India, for bringing solar energy to remote Himalayan villages, using so-called 'barefoot engineers'.

Tatya Tope

After the battle of Gwalior Tatya undertook a campaign in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh and the Narmada River regions and in Khandesh and Rajasthan.

Thar

Thar Desert, a barren wasteland in Rajasthan, India and Sindh, Pakistan

Tibor Kökény

Spent two times 6 months as a volunteer in Rajasthan, India in the Ashram Kailash of Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda.

Vijay Singh Pathik

It was Pathikji who fought for the cause of united Rajasthan and had taken up the issue with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel.

Waswo X. Waswo

Since India Poems Waswo has created a series of studio portraits at his home in Udaipur, Rajasthan, following the tradition of Indian studio portraitists such as those done by Lala Deen Dayal.