Freedom fighter Shri. Kesari Singh Barhath was born in a family of bards of Kota district, Rajasthan. His life was greatly influenced by the thoughts of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. Later he came into contact with Shyam Ji Krishna Verma of Ajmer, who was of a revolutionary inclination. As a result, Kesari Singh established a revolutionary organization in Kota. Due to his efforts a branch of ‘Abhinav Bharat Society’ was established in Rajasthan. He was also jailed for 20 years because of his revolutionary thoughts and activities. His son Shri. Pratap Singh was arrested because of taking part in revolutionary activities and achieved martyrdom. In 1903, when Kesari Singh got to know that Maharaja Fateh Singh was going to Delhi to take part in the ‘Darbar’ organized by Lord Curzon, he wrote 13 prosodies and convinced the Maharaja to not attend it. In 1940 when Mahatma Gandhi gave a call for Satyagrah, Kesari Singh wrote a letter to Shri. Ramnarayan Chaudhary and told that even at the age of seventy, he was ready to serve the nation. He was a strong supporter of Hindi language and said that the life of any nation is its language and culture. He bravely undertook many pioneering acts, imbued with the feeling of love for the nation.
Source: Indian Culture Portal