Previous Year Question
Motilal Tejawat was a famous personality during the Indian National Movement. He belonged to which of the following regions of India?
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
Motilal Tejawat belonged to Rajasthan. He was a prominent leader of the Eki Movement, which mobilised tribal communities, particularly the Bhils.
The official website of Sirohi district, Government of Rajasthan, records that in 1922 Motilal Tejawat organised the Eki Movement at Rohida to unite tribal people against feudal oppression.
Although the Eki Movement later extended into tribal areas along the present-day Rajasthan-Gujarat border, Tejawat's principal geographical and political base was Mewar in Rajasthan. Historical research places his birthplace at Koliyari in present day Udaipur district, Rajasthan.