Digvijaynath
Mahant Digvijaynath | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office March 1967 – September 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Sinhasan Singh |
| Succeeded by | Mahant Avaidyanath |
| Constituency | Gorakhpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Swaroop Singh 1894 Kankarwa Thikana, Udaipur State, British India (present-day Udaipur district, Rajasthan) |
| Died | 1969 (aged 74–75) Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Political party | Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress |
| Occupation | Politician, monk |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Denomination | Shaivism |
| Temple | Gorakhnath Math |
| School | Yoga |
| Lineage | Guru Gorakhnath |
| Sect | Nath Sampradaya |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Baba Brahmanath |
| Post | Mahant |
| Predecessor | Baba Brahmanath |
| Successor | Mahant Avaidyanath |
Disciples | |
Mahant Digvijaynath (born Swaroop Singh Ranawat; 1894–1969) was the mahant (lit. 'head priest'), of the Gorakhnath Math in Gorakhpur, India. He was also a 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 appearance 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 MP for Gorakhpur in 1967 on a Hindu Mahasabha ticket.