Famous Gurjar Kamal Ram Harsana

[Vikas Gurjar]

Kamal Ram was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross,

The highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy

that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces

He was 19 years old, and a Sepoy in the 8th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army during

the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 12 May 1944 at the River Gary, Italy, the company advance was held up by heavy machine-gun fire from four posts on the front and flanks. The capture of the position was essential and Sepoy Kamal Ram volunteered to get round the rear of the right post and silent it. He attacked the first two posts single-handed, killing or taking prisoner the occupants and together with a havildar he then went on and completed the destruction of a third. His outstanding bravery unquestionably saved a difficult situation at a critical period of the battle.

Born in a Gurjar Family on 17th December 1924 in Bhalupura village,

Sawai Madhopur tehsil, Jaipur State, Rajasthan, son of Shiv Chand Harshana.

[Vikas Gurjar]

Real Name is Pajeshwar Prasad

One of the most famous and powerful Indian politicians.

Ex-home minister of India.

One of the three most powerful leaders of country at his time.

Vidhuri by surname, Village Baidpura, Distt. Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

1980-Won Lok Sabha elections from Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
1984-Won Lok Sabha elections from Dausa, Rajasthan.
1985-89 Minister for Surface Transport
1991-Won Lok Sabha elections from Dausa, Rajasthan
1991-1993 Minister for Telecommunication, Government of India
1993-1995 Minister for Internal Security, Government of India
1995-1996 Minister for Environment
1996-Won Lok Sabha elections from Dausa, Rajasthan
1998 Won Lok Sabha elections from Dausa, Rajasthan
1999 Won Lok Sabha elections from Dausa, Rajasthan
1987-Set up the Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Trust

People remember him as a man of integrity and confidence. Bet few knew him as a boy who, upon being singled out in the school assembly for wearing a torn uniform, had the strength to point that though torn and old, it was clean. This prompted the principal to enlist him in the NCC so he would get a free uniform. There were times when he sold newspapers at traffic lights. But through all this, the young boy grew up believing that poverty was not a stigma. He imbibed constantly from life and taught himself to be honest and courageous. He managed to get his two sisters married and educate his younger brother who, unfortunately, passed away at the age of 18. He grew up into a young man who believed that no condition was permanent and one could rise out of poverty by hard work. It was his hard work and beliefs that saw him rise from a doodhwala to a highly popular leader.

[Dr.Allahrakha Sindhu]

I have heard that there are two more Gujjars who got Victoria Cross too. One a hindu Gujjar and the other Fazal Din Nayak a muslim Gujjar may be from Jalalndhar. Not know exactly and about them and about Kamal Harasana that what was his achievement in battlefield.