Nathuram Mirdha (20 October 1921 – 30 August 1996) was a parliamentarian,

freedom fighter A resistance movement is an organized effort by some portion of the civil population of a country to withstand the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability. It may seek to achieve its objectives ...

social reformer A reform movement or reformism is a type of social movement that aims to bring a social or also a political system closer to the community's ideal. A reform movement is distinguished from more radical social movements such as revolutionary move ...

and popular farmer leader of

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region in

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, India. He was born in Kuchera, Nagaur district, Rajasthan on 20 October 1921. His father's name was Thana Ram Mirdha.

Education

Nathuram Mirdha passed his matriculation from Darbar High School

Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the ...

with first division with suplimentry. He earned an M.A. (Economics) and completed an LLB degree in 1944 from

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Rise as farmer leader

Nathuram Mirdha organised a massive farmer gathering at

under the Chairmanship of

Chhotu Ram Sir Chhotu Ram (born Ram Richpal; 24 November 1881 – 9 January 1945) was a prominent politician in British India's Punjab Province, an ideologue of the pre-Independent India, who belonged to the Jat community and championed the interest of op ...

. He joined the Institution of farmers "Kisan Sabha" founded by Baldev Ram Mirdha as Secretary in 1946. He was made the Revenue minister in the Jodhpur state. Nathuram Mirdha had an intimate association with Justice Kan Singh Parihar.

Freedom fighter and political leader

On 15 August 1947, with the independence of India, a popular Ministry was installed in Jodhpur. Recognising the importance of the Kisan Sabha, Mirda, as its general secretary, was included in the Ministry. He won his first assembly election in 1952 from Merta City constituency with a huge majority. He was a Member of the

Rajasthan Legislative Assembly The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly or the Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The assembly meets at Vidhana Bhavan situated in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Members of the Legislative asse ...

from 1952 to 1967 and 1984 to 1989 and held several important portfolios in the Government of Rajasthan. He is known for strengthening

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and

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sectors in Rajasthan. Commencing from 1972, he was returned to the Lok Sabha six times. He served in the Union Council of Ministers in 1979-80 and 1989–90. He served also as the Chairman of the National Agricultural Prices Commission.

Chairman of National Agricultural Prices Commission

As Chairman of National Agricultural Prices Commission, he implemented a number of schemes in the interest of farmers. He was Chairman of

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Institute,

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for ten years.

Family

He was married to Kesar Devi in 1936 and they had two sons and two daughters. *His younger son

Bhanu Prakash Mirdha Bhanu Prakash Mirdha (born 27 March 1953) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former member of Lok Sabha. In 1997, he was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha Bye election from Nagaur constituency in Rajasthan st ...

was elected to the

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in 1996. – Senior Farmer's Leader Rajasthan * Richpal Singh Mirdha, Nephew of Nathuram Mirdha – Congress leader Rajasthan *

Jyoti Mirdha Jyoti Mirdha (born 26 July 1972) is an Indian politician. She was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha (2009-2014) from the Nagaur (Lok Sabha constituency) as a Congress party candidate. Family and early life Jyoti Mirdha Gehlaut is the daughter ...

- Granddaughter of Nathuram Mirdha- Young Congress leader and she was MP from Nagaur in 15th Loksabha Nathuram Mirdha died on 30 August 1996 in New Delhi, aged 75.

References

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