Recognition
The Cambridge History of India says of Durgadas that he
... displayed a rare combination of the dash and reckless valour of a Rajput warrior with the tact, diplomatic cunning and organising power of the best Mughal ministers. But for his twenty-five years of unflagging exertion and skilful contrivance, Ajit Singh could not have secured his father's throne. Fighting against terrible odds, he kept the cause of his nation triumphant, without ever looking to his own gain.People in Rajasthan today pray: Mayee ehra poot jan jehara DURGADAS, baandh mundaso rakhiyo bin thambe aakash. (Mother, give birth to a son just like Durgadas,who stopped the flooding dam of Moghuls (the Moghul Army) without any support (i.e. single handedly)).
- The government of India released various coins in his honour on 25 August 2003
- Durgadas Rathore dak ticket (stamps) of Rs. 0.60 also released on 16 August 1988
- Paintings of Durgadas by British painter A. H. Mular (1893) at Mehran Garh Museum, Jodhpur and the Government Museum, Bikaner.
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