Kesri Singh Mundiyar

Kesri Singh Mundiyar (born 1 June 1927), also known as Kesri Singh Roopawas, was an Indian author and politician. He was associated with Swatantra Party and later Bharatiya Janata Party. He represented Pali in Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha from 1962 to 1967. He was a reputed scholar of Dingal, Rajasthani, and English and known for his poetry and translation work.

Thakur Kesri Singh Mundiyar
Member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
In office
1962–1967
Preceded byMool Chand
Succeeded byM Chand
ConstituencyPali
General Secretary of the Swatantra Party
Preceded byOffice established
Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party
WorksWorks
Personal details
Born1 June 1927
Political partySwatantra Party
Other political
affiliations		Bhartiya Janata Party
RelationsRamnathji Ratnu (maternal grandfather)
ChildrenPriyavrat Singh
ParentThakur Devi Singh Akhawat
Residence(s)Roopawas, Pali
Alma materMayo College
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Historian
  • Poet
  • Editor
  • Translator

Personal life

Kesri Singh was born on 1 June 1927, to Thakur Devi Singh Akhawat, thakur of Mundiyar and Roopawas.[1] His maternal grandfather was Ramnathji Ratnu, a noted historian and administrator who had served as the Dewan (Prime Minister) of Idar and Kishangarh States.[2] His has two sons named Thakur Priyavrat Singh and Siddharth singh [3]

Education

Singh completed his education at Mayo College, Ajmer. He graduated in 1946.[4][5]

Hobby

Singh was an avid mountaineer and hunter, he enjoyed hiking in the Himalayas and observing wildlife. Later, he resided in the village of Roopawas, he spent time reading books on history, philosophy, travel, and Rajasthani literature and translating Dingal works, the literary language of Rajasthan.[4][6]

Politics

Kesri Singh became actively involved in politics and later joined Swatantra Party, which attracted princes and jagirdars ideologically opposed to Congress.[7] He was elected as the head (Pradhan) of the Panchayat Samiti Pali for two terms. He fought 1962 assembly elections from Pali constituency and became a member of the Third Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan from 1962 to 1967.[5][4]

Kesri Singh Mundiyar
Notable worksThe Hero of Haldighati (1976)
An Anthology of Rajasthani Poetry (1999)

Swatantra Party

Kesri Singh was the first General Secretary of the Swatantra Party. He was a member its First Parliamentary Board till at which he continued till 1964. He was also among the Executive Members and State Working Committee of the party occupying key positions.[7][8]

Bhartiya Janata Party

After the decline of Swatantra Party, Kesri Singh joined Bhartiya Janata Party and served as the Vice President of its Rajasthan state unit.[4]

Authorship

Kesri Singh authored several works including English translations of Dingal verses. He was acknowledged as an authority on medieval Rajasthani poetry.[9]

An Anthology of Rajasthani Poetry

In this work, Kesri Singh has given English translations of historic Dingal poems and verses. This anthology has selections from Dingal poets ranging from medieval to the present times.[4][10]

The Hero of Haldighati

Kesri Singh's The Hero of Haldighati provides a detailed critical reconstruction and critique of the battle of Haldighati, including translations of Dingal poetry about Rana Pratap.[11] It a scholarly work that brings forth details on the locale, the protagonists and events of the battle.[12] It includes his essay titled 'The Story of the Battle Of Haldighati' which he authored on the 400th anniversary of the Battle of HaIdi Ghati in 1976. His description of the battle is based on a combination of eye-witness accounts and the works of renowned historians, and is shaped by his own intellectual inferences.[5]

Published works
  1. Singh, Kesri (1999). An Anthology of Rājasthāni Poetry in English Translation. Sahitya Akademi.
  2. Singh, Kesri (2002). Maharana Pratap: The Hero of Haldighati. Books Treasure.
  3. Khetāsara, Mahendrasiṃha Taṃvara; Rūpāvāsa, Kesarīsiṃha (2014). Mahārāṇā Pratāpa ke Pramukha Sahayogī Rājā Rāmaśāha Taṃvara Gvāliyara (in Hindi). Mahārājā Mānasiṃha Pustaka Prakāśa Śodha Kendra. ISBN 978-93-84168-08-7
  4. Roopawas, Kesri Singh. Mahākavi Tamasa Gre Kṛta Ailijī. Rajasthani Granthagar.
  5. Brahmanand; Rupawas, Kesri Singh (1999). "The Inscrutable Ways of the Merciful One". Indian Literature. 43 (2 (190)): 124–124. ISSN 0019-5804
  6. Rathor, Prithviraj; Rupawas, Kesri Singh (1999). "In Praise of Ganga". Indian Literature. 43 (2 (190)): 121–121. ISSN 0019-5804
  7. Rupawas, Kesri Singh (1999). "A Popular Lok Bhajan: Maya Ro Rang Badali". Indian Literature. 43 (2 (190)): 123–123. ISSN 0019-5804
  8. Adha, Opa; Rupawas, Kesri Singh (1999). ""All Things to All Men Thou Art, O Lord"". Indian Literature. 43 (2 (190)): 118–120. ISSN 0019-5804
  9. Rūpāvāsa, Kesarīsiṃha (1987). "Do ḍiṃgala gīta" (PDF). Jagti Jot. 17 (6): 22 – via Art and Culture, Government of Rajasthan.

References
  1. Rajasthan (India) (1961). Rajasthan Gazette (in Hindi).
  2. Paṇḍita Jhābaramalla Śarmā abhinandana grantha (in Hindi). Rājasthāna Mañca. 1977.
  3. Upadhyay, S.D. (2015). "रूपावास ने छठी बार दिया प्रधान". The Patrika. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. "Songs of Rajasthan". www.tribuneindia.com. The Tribune (Chandigarh). 1999 [28 August 1999]. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  5. Singh, Kesri (2002). Maharana Pratap: The Hero of Haldighati. Books Treasure.
  6. Arha, Kaushalendra (1997). Wildlife Conservation on Western Private Lands: Improving Conservation Policies and Incentives. University of California, Berkeley. This dissertation marks the completion of the first chapter of a young boy's resolve, two decades ago, standing beside his grandfather on an early morning hunt, to dedicate his life to wildlife conservation. I thank Kesri Singh of Mundiyar, a poet, a historian, a gentleman farmer, a hunter and my grandfather for the values, principles and the love of the wild he instilled in me. My future endeavors in conserving wildlife are dedicated to Kesri Singh of Mundiyar and the Roopawas household.
  7. Kamal, K. L. (1969). Party Politics in an Indian State: A Study of the Main Political Parties in Rajasthan. S. Chand.
  8. Erdman, H. L. (2 November 1967). The Swatantra Party and Indian Conservatism. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-04938-2.
  9. Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. 1999. Singh, Kesri (b.1928) Rajasthani poet, translator, editor and an acknowledged authority on medieval Rajasthani poetry.
  10. K, Abhay (30 June 2018). 100 Great Indian Poems. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-86950-94-9. Kesari Singh is a translator of Dingal (Rajasthani) poetry into English. He is the editor of An Anthology of Rajasthan Poetry. He is also a politician and belongs to Charan community.
  11. Singh, Amar; Rudolph, Susanne Hoeber (2000). Reversing the Gaze: Amar Singh's Diary, a Colonial Subject's Narrative of Imperial India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-564752-5.
  12. "Chronicles of Valour- The Battle of Haldighati". Pragyata. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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