Tarachand Raigur | Freedom Fighter | Rajpurohit

Freedom Fighter | Revolutionary | Son of Sirohi Soil

Tarchand Ji Rajpurohit, born in 1919 in Mer Mandwada village of Sirohi district, Rajasthan, was a fearless freedom fighter and a member of the Raigur clan of the Rajpurohit community. He is remembered for his courage, revolutionary zeal, and lifelong dedication to India’s independence struggle.

Tarchand Ji was born into the Raigur Rajpurohit family to Vagata Ji Rajpurohit. He lost both his parents at the young age of 11. After this tragedy, he stayed for a year with his maternal relatives at Mohabbat Nagar (Podarwal). At age 12, he moved with his uncle Khuma Ji to Karnataka, seeking livelihood.

Despite these hardships, he showed signs of bravery and patriotism from a very young age.

In his youth, Tarchand Ji worked in Nippani (Karnataka) and started a small business under the name Hindu Lodge in Neemani, Gujarat.

Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and the Quit India Movement of 1942, he joined the national freedom struggle with full force. At just 23 years of age, he organized revolutionary attacks against British rule with fellow patriots:

• Burnt down a post office

• Attacked the magistrate court, Mamlatdar’s office, police station

• Looted and destroyed British government establishments

• Disrupted liquor shops and police centers as acts of resistance

He was arrested and imprisoned for 6 months in Hindalga Central Jail, Belgaum.

He also took part in Gandhiji’s Salt Satyagraha, participated in padyatras (marches), and endured multiple jail terms. After one release through the intervention of Seth Hirachand, warrants were again issued, and he went underground in Mogari village near Anand, Gujarat, with the help of Seth Akachand Padmachand Gujarati.

• On 13 April 1988, on the occasion of Jallianwala Bagh Shaheed Diwas, the Government of India honored him with a Tamrapatra (Copper Plaque), officially recognizing him as a freedom fighter.

• The Government of Rajasthan also awarded him an honor certificate for his contributions.

• In 2001, a school in his native village was named after him:
  “Tarchand Purohit Uchch Prathmik Vidyalaya”, which still stands as a symbol of his legacy.

His name is engraved on a commemorative pillar listing the names of all freedom fighters from Sirohi district. This pillar stands in the Sirohi District Court.

Tarchand Ji Rajpurohit lived a life of service, sacrifice, and unwavering patriotism. From lighting the fire of rebellion against British rule to enduring jail and underground resistance, he remains a shining symbol of Rajpurohit bravery and Rajasthan’s freedom legacy.