PRESENT RULER: Thakur Shri HANUWANT SINGHJI, 3rd Thakur Saheb of Daudsar (Daudsar House, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India)

he succeeded by adoption, married Thakurani Vinod Kumariji, daughter of Thakur Saheb Udal Singhji of Bagseu (Bikaner), and has issue.

• Baisa Ambika Kumari, married Kunwar Digvijay Singh Rathor, son of Thakur Yugal Singh Rathor of Ghantel (Baniroth clan), and his wife, Thakurani Jwala Kumari, daughter of Maj. Sawai Singhji of Khirod (Jhunjhunu), grandson of Capt. Thakur Saheb Narayan Singhji Ghantel.

  • Baisa Harshita Kumari, born 4 Dec 1993

  • Kunwar Pradhuman Singh, managing Hotel Jaswant Bhawan, Bikaner, married to Harshita Kumari, daughter of Kunwar Sahdev Singhji of Mandrella.

• Meenakshi Kumari, married Thakur Anant Singhji, son of Thakur Omkar Singhji Rathore of Kelwa in Udaipur.

• Shiva Kumari, married Thakur Pushpendra Singhji, son of Thakur Narpat Singhji Rajawat of Gaonli in Jaipur.

PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: The holders of this Thikana are descendants of Rao Keshavdas, who was granted the estate of Lakhasar in Bikaner and himself was descended from Raja Ram Shah, the last Raja of Gwalior. Estate holders were....

• Lt.-Col. Thakur PRITHVIRAJ SINGHJI, 1st Thakur Saheb of Daudsar 1899/-, son of Thakur Shivnath Singh of Bhawad (see Khetasar), he was Secretary for the Military Departmenr, Mahkma Khas 1903/1910, Officer-in-charge, Gajner and Officer, Shikar; A.D.C. to HH the Maharaja of Bikaner (1931) and Sardar in attendance of the Senior Maharajkumar; he was granted the estate of Daudsar in 1899; married and had issue. He died after 1952.

  • Rao Bahadur Thakur Shri Jaswant Singhji (qv)

  • Thakur Man Singh, married and had issue.

    • Kunwar Hanuwant Singh, he was adopted by his uncle and succeeded as Thakur Shri Hanuwant Singhji, Thakur Saheb of Daudsar (qv)

  • Brig. Thakur Bagh Singhji, he was a WW2 veteran and fighter pilot, married and had issue.

    • Rani Girija Kumari, married Maharaj Narendra Singh of Shivrati, and has issue.

  • Baisa (name unknown) [Thakurani Sahiba of Hardesar], married Thakur Raghunath Singhji, Thakur Saheb of Hardesar, and had issue.

  • Baisa (name unknown) [Rani Sahiba of Deolia], married Rao Saheb Bijay Singhji of Deolia, and had issue.

• Rao Bahadur Thakur Shri JASWANT SINGHJI B.A., 2nd Thakur Saheb of Daudsar, born 23rd October 1903 ^(#1), educated at Walter Nobles High School, Bikaner and at Benares Hindu University; he was appointed Assistant Private Secretary to HH the Maharaja of Bikaner on 1st September 1927, then promoted to Private Secretary in 1933; successively Foreign and Political Secretary, Public Works Minister, Education and Public Health Minister, Civil Supplies Minister and finally Prime Minister of Bikaner State in 1948; Member of the Bikaner Legislative Assembly 1940/1948; Member, the Constituent Assembly 1948/1950; Minister of Rajasthan State in 1951; Member, the Provisional Parliament 1950/1951 and the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 1952/1956; Leader of the Opposition, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, 1952/1956; Member of the Rajya Sabha [3.4.1956] - [2.4.1962]; he was granted the title of Rao Bahadur in 1943; Club: Sri Sadul Club, Bikaner; married Thakurani Gulab Kumari, second daughter of Thakur Sir Sadul Singhji (of Bagseu?), and had adoptive issue.

  • (A) Thakur Shri Hanuwant Singh (qv)

• Thakur Shri HANUWANT SINGHJI, 3rd Thakur Saheb of Daudsar (see above)

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