Lok-Priya Sant-Kavi Maharaj Chatur Singhji लोक-प्रिय सन्त-कवि महाराज चतुर सिंहजी reverently known as Bavji Chatur Singhji, was born on Monday 9 February 1880 (V. S. Magh Krishn 14, 1936) at Karjali Haveli to Rani Krishna Kunwar and Maharaj Surat Singh of Karjali. Bavji Chatur Singhji was a popular people's saint-poet of Rajputana, now Rajasthan, India, who was an accomplished yogi also and is rightly remembered as Patanjali and Valmiki of Rajasthan. Lifetime Birth and Family Lok-Priya Sant-Kavi Maharaj Chatur Singhji reverently known as Bavji Chatur Singhji, was born on Monday 9 February 1880 (V. S. Magh Krishn 14, 1936) at Karjali Haveli to Rani Krishna Kunwar and Maharaj Surat Singh of Karjali. He was born in the Karjali family which is descendant of Maharaj Bagh Singh, the third son of 61st Maharana Sangram Singh II of Mewad Mewar (Udaipur, Reign AD 1710–1734). Chatur Singhji was youngest of four brothers, eldest Himmet Singh was adopted to Shivrati thikana and he has several offspring, second brother Laxman Singh succeeded his father as the Maharaj of Karjali thikana and he too has numerous progenies, the third brother was Maharaj Tej Singh, who had a daughter Gopal Kunwar who was married to the Thakur of Sankhoon in the Shekhawati region of north Rajputana. Chatur Singhji was married to Laad Kunwar, daughter of Thakur Magan Singh, younger brother of Thakur Inder Singh of Chappoli, being the only child in the family she was named Laad (dear/valued/loved child) Kunwar! Bavji married at the age of 19 years and was blessed with two daughters, one died as a child while the other Sayar Kunwar was married to Maharaj Hamir Singhji of Vijaynagar, Gujarat. Summed up by a bard as:Note the precedence given to mother's name which is now a statutory requirement Krishn kookh te prakat bhey, Tej, Luchh, Himtesh. Bhrahmleen hey Chatur Guru, Chatur Kunwar Surtesh. कृष्ण कूख तें प्रकट भे तेज लच्छ हिमतेस। ब्रहम्मलीन हैं चतुर गुरु चतुर कुँवर सुरतेस॥ Poet and Social Reformer Bavji Chatur Singhji was a popular people's saint-poet of Rajputana, now Rajasthan, India, who was an accomplished yogi also and is rightly remembered as Patanjali and Valmiki of Rajasthan. Bavji spread the ancient Indian knowledge through a simple language that a layman could comprehend which helped him in his mission for social reform, but with preservation of Rajasthan's culture and heritage. He effectively propagated promotion of education through "Ramat-Bhanat" concept (रमत-भणत् य़ोजना