Digvijay Nath was a Hindu nationalist activist and a politician of the Hindu Mahasabha, who was arrested for inflaming passions among Hindus against Mahatma Gandhi.
13 Facts About Digvijay Nath
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Digvijay Nath was elected as the MP for Gorakhpur in 1967 on a Hindu Mahasabha ticket.
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Digvijay Nath was born Swaroop 'Nanhu' Singh in 1894 in Kankarwa Thikana of, Rajasthan in a Viramdevot Ranawat Rajput family.
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Digvijay Nath's mother died when he was 8 years old.
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Digvijay Nath's father was Rawat Thakur Uday Singhji of Kankarwa, President of the Mewar Presidency Council.
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Digvijay Nath was given away or taken away to a Nathpanth yogi called Phul Nath, who took him to the Gorakhnath Math in Gorakhpur.
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Digvijay Nath was an average student but excelled in sports, especially, hockey, horse-riding, and tennis.
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In 1932, Baba Brahma Digvijay Nath became the mahant of the Gorakhnath Math and initiated Nanhu Singh into the Digvijay Nath Panth tradition.
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Digvijay Nath was succeeded by Mahant Avaidyanath as the head of Gorakhnath Math in 1969.
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Digvijay Nath joined the Congress in 1920, and participated in the non-cooperation movement in 1922.
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Digvijay Nath was arrested for taking an "active part" in the Chauri Chaura incident where a police station was burnt down, killing 23 policemen, causing Mahatma Gandhi to abort the movement.
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Digvijay Nath was arrested, along with Professor Ram Singh and V G Deshpande, but released after 9 months.
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Digvijay Nath was elected to Lok Sabha in 1967 General election from Gorakhpur.