Natvarsinhji Kesarsinhji Solanki was a politician from the Gujarat state of India. He founded the Charotar Kshatriya Samaj and the Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha.[1] He was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India.[2][3]
Thakor Sri Natvarbhai Solanki | |
|---|---|
 Natvarsinhji Solanki | |
| Born | Natvarbha 13 January 1915 |
| Nationality | British Indian |
| Education | Baroda College, Bombay University |
| Occupation(s) | Former Jagirdar, Politician, Local Leader, Agriculturist |
| Organization | Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha |
| Known for | President of Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha, Who bring |
| Title | Founder and President of Charotar Kshatriya Koli Samaj, Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha
Mla, Bombay Legislative Assembly 1952-57, Gujarat Legislative Assembly 1967-72 Mp of 7th Lok Sabha 1980-84 |
| Political party | Congress (i) |
| Movement | Kshatriya Movement |
| Spouse | Vasantkunverba |
| Partner | = 3 |
| Children | Pravinsinh Natwarsinh Solanki [Member of Parliament 1962-1977], Harishchandrasinh Natwarsinh Solanki, Jitendrasinh Natwarsinh Solanki |
Multiple political scientists, including Atul Kohli and Rajni Kothari, state that Solanki was a Rajput,[4] He was running Charotar Kshatriya Samaj, but later he was made co-editor of Rajput Bandhu periodical. Solanki and Narendrasinh decided to form an organization called Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha which would be for both Rajput and Koli castes.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Lobo, Lancy (1995). The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region. Hindustan Publishing Corporation. p. 167. ISBN 978-81-7075-035-2.
Natwarsinh Solanki, who was running an association called Charotar Kshatriya Samaj, became the co-editor of Rajput Bandhu. The Gujarat Rajput Kelavni Mandal (Gujarat Rajput Education Society) was started in 1946 to promote educational activities among Kshatriyas.
- ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1988). Parliamentary Committee: Summary of Work. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 29. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Ghanshyam Shah (2004). Caste and Democratic Politics in India. Permanent Black. pp. 252–. ISBN 978-81-7824-095-4. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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- Kohli, Atul (1990). Democracy and Discontent: India's Growing Crisis of Governability. Cambridge University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-521-39161-0.
... Natwar Singh Solanki, a Rajput and the head of the once-powerful Kshatriya Sabha, ...
- Kothari, Rajni; Maru, Rushikesh (2004) [2002]. "Federating for Political Interests: The Kshatriyas of Gujarat". In Shah, Ghanshyam (ed.). Caste and Democratic Politics in India. Anthem Press. pp. 179–180. ISBN 978-1-84331-085-3.
At the same time, Natvarsinh Solanki, another educated Rajput, a talukdar6 of Kaira district, a skilful organiser and one with bitter experience of the politically dominant Patidars, was running an association called the Charotar Kshatriya Samaj.
- Jaffrelot, Christophe (2003). India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India. C. Hurst & Co. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-85065-398-1.
From the early 1900s the local Rajput leaders had constituted caste associations for promoting education.141 In the late 1930s, the descendent of one of its leaders, Narvarsingh Solanki, wished co extend these associations to other castes which he considered as Kshatriyas.
- Kohli, Atul (1990). Democracy and Discontent: India's Growing Crisis of Governability. Cambridge University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-521-39161-0.