Jhunjhunu District - Famous Personalities

Famous Personalities

The Pasari, Piramals and The Birla family, three families of prominent Indian industrialists, hail from the district.Mehdi Hasan world famous Gazal Singer was also born in Jhunjhunu. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, one of the prestigious engineering institutes of the country, is situated at Pilani, a town in Jhunjhunu District. Also the Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute is also headquartered in Pilani. ,

Late Sh. RR Morarka was born in 1923 in Nawalgarh town of Rajasthan's Shekhawati region. After completing his schooling in Nawalgarh, he went to Mumbai to undertake higher education. While still being a student of the Bombay University, he joined the freedom struggle and took part in the 'Quit India' movement. Though born in a traditional business family, Sh. Morarka was more inclined to social service which led to his joining active politics. During the country's first general elections, he contested from Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan) parliamentary constituency on a Congress ticket and won. His popularity can be gauged by the fact that the people of his constituency elected him thrice in a row and he represented them till 1967.

Late Sh. RR Morarka again became a member of parliament in 1978. This time, it was the turn of the upper house. He remained a Rajya Sabha member till 1984. During his long stint in the parliament, he was member of many important parliamentary committees such as the ones dealing with the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 1953, Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, Life Insurance Corporation of India Bill etc. In 1964, he was entrusted with the responsibility of heading the Public Accounts Committee. He was also a member of the Estimates Committee. As a Rajya Sabha Member, Sh. Morarka was on the panel of Vice Chairmen during 1979-1980. He was also a member of the upper house's Committee of Privilege, and the General Purpose Committee.

During his long political career, Sh. RR Morarka represented the country on many international forums including the International Convention of Parliamentarians held at Canberra (Australia). He also headed many parliamentary delegations to different countries. Though a great personality, he believed in the principle of 'simple living, high thinking' and never compromised on his principles and moral values.