Mohar Singh Rathore

Mohar Singh Rathore (5 January 1926 – 22 June 1985) was a social reformer and politician from Indian National Congress. He was elected as a member of Lok Sabha from Churu constituency in 1984. He was also elected as member of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for two terms from Churu assembly in 1962 and 1972. In year 1985 he died as sitting Member of Parliament.

He was a follower of Arya Samaj and Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan movement (land donation movement). He advocated for social reforms such as discouraging purdah, dowry, child marriage & un-touchability. He was always instrumental in the overall development of Churu area. He founded the girls college at Churu under a public trust known as Churu Balika Mahavidyalaya.

Early life
He was born in the village of Lakhau, 15 km east of Churu into a Rajput family to Moti Singh and Bhur Kanwar.

Education
He was taught by his grandfather Thakur Mohabat Singh Ji and his mother, then by Seduram Ji from 1929 to 1933. From 1933 to 1935 he went Alsisar, 25 km away, at J K High School. In 1935 he joined Birla High School, Pilani, then the following year he was sent with his elder brother to Walter Noble High School, Bikaner until 1942. He passed the High School Examination with First Division. He passed Inter Science with First Division from Birla Engineering College, Pilani. He passed BA (Hons) as a non-collegiate student and then L.L.B. from Jaipur.

Positions held

 * 1956 – Enrolled Advocate, Rajasthan High Court
 * 1962 – Elected MLA Rajasthan from Churu
 * 1965 – Elected Member, Rajasthan PCC
 * 1970 – Elected Member, AICC
 * 1971 – Elected MLA Rajasthan from Churu
 * 1972 – Elected Vice-President, DCC Churu
 * Elected Director, Churu Central Co-operative Bank
 * Elected chairman, Churu Central Co-operative Bank
 * Elected Director, Rajasthan Apex Bank, Jaipur
 * Elected chairman, Wholesale Upbhokta Bhandar, Churu
 * Elected Director, URMUL, Bikaner
 * Elected President, Sarvhitkarini Sabha, Churu
 * Founded Balika MahaVidyalaya, Churu as Founder chairman (A Girls PG College)
 * 1984 – Elected to Lok Sabha from Churu for the Congress Party

Personal life
He was married to Pan Kanwar Bhati from Randhawa village, Sirsa, Haryana and had seven children, five sons namely Jai Singh Rathore, Devi Singh Rathore, Narender Singh Rathore, Prithvi Singh Rathore and Vimal Singh Rathore and two daughters, Sumitra and Saroj Kanwar.

In popular culture
Veli: An epic poetry written in Dingal dialect and Nagri script by writer—Mukun Singh.