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'''Mahant Digvijay Nath''' (born '''Nanhu Singh''' | '''Mahant Digvijay Nath''' (born '''Nanhu Singh'''; 1894–1969)<ref name=goraknath>{{cite web |title=Mahant Digvijay Nath |url=http://gorakhnath.net/digvijay-nath/ |publisher=gorakhnath.net |access-date=2014-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202172655/http://gorakhnath.net/digvijay-nath/ |archive-date=2 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was the [[mahant]] ({{Lit|head priest}}), of the [[Gorakhnath Math]] in [[Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh|Gorakhpur]], India. He was also a [[Hindutva|Hindu nationalist]] activist and a politician of the [[Hindu Mahasabha]], who was arrested for inflaming passions among Hindus against [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. Nath played a leading role in the [[Ram Janmabhoomi movement]] in 1949, which culminated in the placing of [[Rama]] idols inside the [[Babri Masjid]], in an effort to revive the [[Hindu Mahasabha]] after its implication in the Gandhi assassination. Nath was elected as the [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] for [[Gorakhpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gorakhpur]] in 1967 on a Hindu Mahasabha ticket.<ref name="othersaffron" /> | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Digvijay Nath was born Swaroop 'Nanhu' Singh in 1894 in Kankarwa Thikana of [[ | 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. | 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. | ||
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Soon after his release from prison, Digvijay Nath started making plans to revive the Hindu Mahasabha, which had invited the public's revulsion for its role in the assassination of Gandhi. The capture of the [[Babri Masjid]] in [[Ayodhya]] was a key plank of his plan. | Soon after his release from prison, Digvijay Nath started making plans to revive the Hindu Mahasabha, which had invited the public's revulsion for its role in the assassination of Gandhi. The capture of the [[Babri Masjid]] in [[Ayodhya]] was a key plank of his plan. | ||
He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1967 General election from [[Gorakhpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Gorakhpur]]. He died mid-term in 1969. | He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1967 General election from [[Gorakhpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Gorakhpur]]. He died mid-term in 1969.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||