PREDECESSORS and SHORT HISTORY:
Rulers
were...
- Thakur BUDH SINGH, married and had issue.
- Thakurani Suraj Kanwar, married Thakur MADHO SINGH of Mandawa-Junior,
and had issue. She died 1866.
- Colonel Rao Bahadur Thakur JEORAJ SINGH, born 27th November
1905,
adopted into Harasar, son of
Thakur Sheonath Singh of Sarothia, Tehsil Sujangarh, District Churu.
Rao
Bahadur [cr.1936], succeeded his father in 1912. Educated at Walter
Nobles
High School, Bikaner. Joined Bikaner State Army (Dungar Lancers) as
Commissioned
officer on 1st July 1926. Appointed Captain and A.D.C to HH Maharaja
Ganga
Singhji on 10th Nov 1927. Accompanied HH Maharaja Ganga Singhji to
Imperial
Conference in London 1930, League of Nations at Geneva 1930, Round
Table
Conferences 1930 and 1931. Appointed Personal Secretary to HH Maharaja
Ganga Singhji on 1st Feb 1932. Granted the high honour of hereditary
Tazim
in 1932. Promoted to the rank of Major in 1933. Appointed military
secretary
in 1934. Accompanied HH Maharaja Ganga Singhji to London as Chief of
Staff
on the occassions of the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935 and
coronation
in 1937. In addition to Military Secretary, appointed Master of
Ceremony
in 1937. He was awarded with additional Jagir, Badge of Honours and
Rank
of Lt. Col., succession to the Thikana of Harasar, the senior most
Thikana
of Prithvirajot Bidawats enjoying the honour-Dolari Tazim and Hathro
Kurab
in 1938. Household Gold Medal in 1938., Comptroller of His Highness
Household
in 1939. Awarded Public Service medal class I in 1940. Appointed Army
Minister
in 1940, Home Minister in 1941. As army minister visited Middle East to
inspect Bikaner Army State Units during World War II. Awarded Africa
War
Medal in 1942. Promoted to the rank of Colonel in 1944. Awarded the
order
of Sadul Star of Bikaner in 1948. Appointed trustee of several trusts
created
by HH Maharaja Karni Singhji of Bikaner, married and had issue.
- Thakur Prithvi Singh, married and has issue.
- Kanwar Vishwajit Singh, proprietor of Harasar Haveli,
married Kunwarani
Ranjana Kumari, daughter of Rawat SURENDRA SINGH of Bohera.
- Thakur Ratan Singh, married and has issue, two daughters.
- Baisa Kirti Kumari
- Baisa Yeshwari Kumari
- Thakur Arjun Singh, married and has issue, one son.
- Thakur Sajjan Singh, married and has issue, two sons.
- Kunwar Randhir Singh, presently serving in the
Indian Army, married Kunwarani Sheetal Kunwar, granddaughter of the
Late Uday Singhji, former D.I.G., Indian Police.
- Kunwar Dushyant Singh, married Kunwarani Garima Kumari,
daughter of Rao Suryabhan Singhji of Arjia.
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Rani Chandra Kunwar, married (as his first wife), Rawat
RAGHUNATH SINGH of Nindar, and had
issue.
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