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Digvijay Nath was born Swaroop 'Nanhu' Singh in 1894 in Kankarwa Thikana ([[Mewar]]) of [[Udaipur]], [[Rajasthan]] in a [[Kshatriya]] family. His mother died when he was 8 years old. His father was Rawat Thakur Uday Singhji of Kankarwa, President of the Mewar Presidency Council (Mahendraj Sabha). He was given away or taken away to a [[Nath]]panth yogi called Phul Nath, who took him to the [[Gorakhnath Math]] (monastery) in Gorakhpur. Nanhu Singh grew up in the monastery and went to study in the St. Andrews College in Gorakhpur. He was an average student but excelled in sports, especially, hockey, horse-riding and tennis. In 1920, he left his education to take part in politics.{{sfn|Jha|Jha|2012|pp=32–33}}

In 1932, Baba Brahma Nath became the mahant of the Gorakhnath Math and initiated Nanhu Singh into the Nath panth tradition.  After his death in 1935, the leadership of the math passed to Digvijay Nath, who was anointed as the mahant on 15 August 1935. Despite being a mahant, Nath continued his pastime of playing lawn tennis as well as his political activities. {{clarify|date=August 2018}} The Gorakhnath math was traditionally venerated by both Hindus and Muslims, especially lower caste communities.