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Location: Sardarshahar (सरदारशहर) is a city and a municipality in Churu district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated at a distance of 50 km west of Churu. Sardarshahar was established in 1831 by the Maharaja of Bikaner from a small village,  and the name was titled as Sardarsharhar.    Human Resource  Population:   As of 2001 India census India, Sardarshahar had a population of 81,394. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.     Sardarshahar has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 53%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sardarshahar, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.   Dialect:  The main language of the people of town is Rajasthani and Hindi.   Agriculture: Bajra, Gwar, Moth, Moong, gram  and now wheat.    Industries:  Plaster of Paris, wooden furniture, Gwar-Gum, Papad,  Namkeen, Oil mills   Climate     Sardarshahar  has dry climate with large variation in temperature. The minimum and maximum temperature varies from 0.5 to 48.2 degree celsius The normal rainfall is only 32.8 cm.   Administration  Member of Legislative Assembly:  Present MLA is Shri Ashok Pincha (BJP)   Sardarshahar Municipality:  Taradevi Joshi from Cong. won the chairman post in the civic election held on August 2010.     Panchayat Samity:  The Pradhan of Sardarshahar Panchayat Samity (in 2010 election) is Manohari Verma. from Congress.     History  The name Sardarshahar is due to Prince Sardar Singh which was the first king of Sardarshahar.     Education   Sardarshahar is famous for its educational institutions.  Gandhi Vidya Mandir: Gandhi Vidya Mandir (GVM) is a public charitable institution of education, social service and rural development, founded in 1950 by Shri Kanhaiyalal Dugar. GVM boasts over 10,000 resident / non-resident students, from pre-primary to Ph.D .level. There is a separate multi-faculty colleges for girls and co-educational colleges in Ayurveda, Para-Medical, Life Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, IT and Management Engineering, Art, Science and Commerce.  IASE University, (Institute of Advance Studies in Education):                 Institute of Advance Studies in Education  The university is accredited as "B+" institute by the NAAC. The university was founded in 1950, on one of the most remote regional suburbs in the state of Rajasthan and thus aims to promore higher education among those living in Rural areas. The Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE) was sponsored by a non-governmental, Non-profit-motive making registered society, namely, Gandhi Vidya Mandir (GVM). The foundation stone of the university building was laid in 1955 by the first President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad. It has over 10,000 students from KG to PG and Ph.D. levels of multi-faculty education.   Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE) of GVM was formally recognized as Deemed to be University of Government of India and UGC, in 2002. IASE is India's premiere Institute in the Faculty of Education; facilitating teacher's training from primary level up to the doctoral stage. Distance Education Programme was started in 2003.

Havelies   The Oswal Jain merchant community mostly inhabits the town situated has elegant havelis adorned with colourful fresco paintings and carved woodwork. It also has a small fort that now houses the government offices.  Anoop Chand Birdichand Jammer Haveli : The Anoop Chand Birdichand Jammer Haveli though founded in 1873 has paintings dating from the 20th century. The east wall of the mansion has a frieze depicting the story of Pabuji, the hero who introduced camel into Rajasthan. The mural shows some horsemen herding cows. The forecourt of the haveli has some interesting paintings while the next door tibari has a homely scene of an ongoing party. The mansion also has some amusing paintings  The Jammer Haveli has some nice paintings from c.1900 that depict scenes from the Mahabharata.    The Haveli of Chandmal Budhmal Nahata is a big mansion with two storeys and was built around 1900. It lies very near the Jammer Haveli and has quite a few exquisite friezes on the walls of the forecourt, the baithak  and also on the exterior walls.     Famous person   Shri Kanhaiyalal Dugar:  GVM was the vision of Shri Kanhaiyalal Dugar who later embraced sanyas and came to be known as Swami Shri Ramsharanji, an embodiment of universal humanism.  Shri Kanhiyalal Dugar dedicated his entire life and all his personal wealth to the cause of education and up-liftment of the down-trodden. He took to his eternal abode on August 1, 2005. Shri Milap Dugar:  Shri Milap Dugar, son of Shri Kanhiyalal Dugar is a a well known social worler. He is now heading the Gandhi Vidya Mandir organization as its Vice Chancellor.  Sardarshahar is a place of famous Lok Geetkar and poets as Shri Bhawarlal Baragi,  Shri Sohanlal Daga, Late Sobhachand Jmmad and several Jain Saint lok Geetkar.    Shree Acharya Mahapragya    Shree Acharya Mahapragya 10th Acharya of Shvetambar Jain sect Terapanth   was expired on 9th May 2010  in Sardarshshar.                                          Acharya Mahapragya  promotes nonviolence and leads the Ahimsa Yatra movement. He has traversed more than 100,000 km on foot covering more than 10,000 villages reaching out to the masses spreading the message of harmony and peace. Walked across the length and breadth of India From Kachchh in Gujarat to Kolkata and from Punjab to Kanyakumari, Mahapragya undertook travel on foot earlier under the leadership of Acharya Tulsi and later himself being the leader. During these travels, he addressed thousands of public meetings. Acharya Mahapragya formulated Preksha meditation system in 1970s.He is the supreme head of Jain Vishva Bharati University and also played a key role in its establishment. Anuvrat movement is also functioning under his leadership. His discourses are telecast daily on Indian television.   Yuvacharya Mahashraman 11th Acharya of Terapanth sect   Yuvacharya Mahashraman was elevated as the 11th Acharya of Shvetambar Jain sect Terapanth  on May 23, 2010 at Sardarshahar . His elevation comes following the death of Acharya Shree Mahapragya, the 10th Acharya of Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Samaj, on May 9, supreme head of Jain Swetembar Terapanth group. Sardarshahar is also the birth place of  Acharya Mahashraman     BJP Leaders L K Advani, Rajnath Singh were among the dignitaries who attended the ceremony in Sardarshahar town here. Around 40,000 followers of the sect were also present on the occasion. Advani, while addressing the gathering, said he had a long association with Acharya Tulsi and Acharya Mahapragya and has learnt a lot from them.     Prvachan from January 5 to January 22, 2010  in Ratangarh (रतनगढ़)   Acharya Shri Mahashraman (  आचार्य महाश्रमण ) is now at Rajaldesar (राजलदोसर)   Attraction  Shree Ichapurna Balaji Temple is a very attractive and beautiful temple of Hanumanji outside Sardarshahar.town.

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