Digvijay Das

Raja Mahant Digvijay Das was the last ruler of the princely state of Nandgaon in the present-day Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh, India.

Mahant Raja Digvijay Das
Raja Digvijay Das, c. 1940
11th Raja of Nandgaon
Reign1940–1947
Coronation18 September 1940
PredecessorMahant Raja Sarveshwar Das
Born(1933-04-25)25 April 1933
Died(1958-01-22)22 January 1958
SpouseSanyukta Devi
FatherMahant Raja Sarveshwar Das
MotherRani Jyanti Devi
ReligionHinduism

Early life

Digvijay Das was born on 25 April 1933 to Sarveshvara Das, the ruler of Nandgaon State. He completed his primary education from Rajkumar College, Raipur, then went to London for further education. He travelled around Europe at this time. He succeeded to the throne of Nandgaon State, aged seven, upon the death of his father in 1940.[1]

Sports

Digvijay Das was dedicated to sports. He established the Lalbagh Club and was founder president of the All-India Hockey Association.[2] Digvijay Stadium in Rajnandgaon is named after him.

Education

Digvijay Das was educated person and realised the need of higher education for children. He donated his fort and 1,800 acres (730 ha) of land to his educational department. Digvijay College still operates from the former fort.[3][4]

Personal life

He married Sanyukta Devi, princess of the former Baria State, in 1953 and died aged 25 on 22 January 1958.[2]

References
  1. "छत्तीसगढ़ की किस रियासत ने 75 साल पहले तैयार की हॉकी की नर्सरी, पढि़ए पूरी खबर". 17 December 2017.
  2. Shukla, Satya Narayan (18 December 2017). "Which princely state of Chhattisgarh prepared hockey nursery 75 years ago". Patrika. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  3. "महंत राजा दिग्विजय दास के योगदान का कृतज्ञ स्मरण – Hindi Media".
  4. "वैष्णव ब्राह्मण सेवा संघ अन्य समाजों का पथ प्रदर्शन करते आ रहा हैः बंजारे". 2 March 2021.
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