PREDECESSORS and SHORT HISTORY:
Rulers were...
- Thakur BUDH SINGH,
Thakur of Harasar, 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 SINGHJI, Thakur Saheb of
Harasar 1938/-, 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 Singhji (qv)
- Thakur Ratan Singh, married Thakurani Rama Kanwar,
daughter of Brigadier Thakur Jaswant Singhji of Pahuna, and his wife,
Thakurani Man Kanwar, 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 servingin 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.
- Thakur PRITHVI
SINGHJI, Thakur Saheb of Harasar, married and
has issue.
- Thakur Vishwajit Singh (qv)
- Thakur VISHWAJIT
SINGHJI, Thakur Saheb of Harasar (see above)
OTHER MEMBERS:
- Rani Chandra Kunwar, married (as his first wife),
Rawat Raghunath Singh of Nindar,
and had issue.
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