Har Bilas Sarda
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Dewan Bahadur Har Bilas Sarda |
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| Born |
June 3, 1867 Ajmer, Ajmer-Merwara |
| Died | January 20, 1955 (aged 87) Ajmer, Ajmer State |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Harbilas Sharda |
| Occupation | teacher, judge, legislator |
| Known for | Child Marriage Restraint Act |
Har Bilas Sarda (1867-1955) was an Indian academic, judge and politician. He is best known for having introduced the Child Marriage Restraint Act (1929).
Har Bilas Sarda was born on 3 June 1867 in Ajmer, in a Maheshwari family. His father Sriyut Har Narayan Sarda (Maheshwari) was a Vedantist, who worked as a librarian at the Government College, Ajmer. He had a sister who died in September 1892. As a child, Har Bilas helped his father during summer vacations, and read a number of books on literature, philosophy and history.
Sarda passed his matriculation exam in 1883. Subsequently, he studied at the Agra College (then affiliated to Calcutta University), and obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1888. He passed with Honours in English, and also studied philosophy and Persian. He started his career as a teacher in the Government College, Ajmer, in 1889. He wanted to pursue further studies at the Oxford University, but abandoned his plans because of his father's poor health. His father died in April 1892; a few months later, his sister and mother also died.
Sarda travelled extensively in British India, from Shimla in north to Rameswaram in south, and from Bannu in west to Calcutta in east. In 1888, Sarda visited the Indian National Congress session at Allahabad. He attended several more meetings of the Congress, including those at Nagpur, Bombay, Benares, Calcutta and Lahore.
In 1892, Sarda started working at the Judicial Department of the Ajmer-Merwara province. In 1894, he became the Municipal Commissioner of Ajmer, and worked on revising the Ajmer Regulation Book, the province's compendium of laws and regulations. Later, he was transferred to the Foreign Department, where he was appointed Guardian to the ruler of the Jaisalmer State. He returned to the Judicial Department of Ajmer-Merwara in 1902. There, over the years, he served in various roles, including the Additional Extra Assistant Commissioner, the Sub-judge First Class, and the Judge of Small Cause Court. He also served as the Honorary Secretary of the Ajmer-Merwara Publicity Board during World War I. In 1923, he was made the Additional District and Sessions Judge. He retired from the government service in December 1923.
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