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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Last ruler of Nandgaon State in British India}}<br />
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|name = Mahant Raja Digvijay Das<br />
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|image = Mahant Raja Digvijay Das of Nandgaon State.jpg<br />
|caption = Raja Digvijay Das, {{circa|1940}}<br />
|succession =[[File:Flag of the Nandgaon State.svg|23x20px]] 11th [[Nandgaon State|Raja of Nandgaon]]<br />
|reign = 1940–1947<br />
|coronation = 18 September 1940<br />
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|predecessor = [[Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das]]<br />
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|spouse = Sanyukta Devi<br />
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|father = [[Mahant Raja Sarveshwar Das]]<br />
|mother = Rani Jyanti Devi<br />
|birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1933|04|25}}<br />
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|death_date = {{death date|df=yes|1958|01|22}}<br />
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|religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
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'''Raja Mahant Digvijay Das''' was the last ruler of the [[princely state]] of [[Nandgaon State|Nandgaon]] in the present-day [[Rajnandgaon]] district of [[Chhattisgarh]], India.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/bhilai-news/who-was-the-hockey-fan-of-mahant-raja-sarveshwar-das-read-news-1-2117336/|title = छत्तीसगढ़ की किस रियासत ने 75 साल पहले तैयार की हॉकी की नर्सरी, पढि़ए पूरी खबर|date = 17 December 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Sports==<br />
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Digvijay Das was dedicated to sports. He established the [[Lalbagh Club]] and was founder president of the [[All-India Hockey Association]].<ref name="patrika"/> [[Digvijay Stadium]] in [[Rajnandgaon]] is named after him.{{cn|date=August 2021}}<br />
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==Education==<br />
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Digvijay Das was educated person and realised the need of higher education for children. He donated his fort and {{convert|1800|acre|ha}} of land to his educational department. Digvijay College still operates from the former fort.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hindimedia.in/grateful-remembrance-of-the-contribution-of-mahant-raja-digvijay-das/|title=महंत राजा दिग्विजय दास के योगदान का कृतज्ञ स्मरण – Hindi Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.naidunia.com/chhattisgarh/bemetara-vaishnav-brahmin-seva-sangh-has-been-following-the-path-of-other-societies-6732275|title=वैष्णव ब्राह्मण सेवा संघ अन्य समाजों का पथ प्रदर्शन करते आ रहा हैः बंजारे|date=2 March 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He married Sanyukta Devi, princess of the former [[Baria State]], in 1953 and died aged 25 on 22 January 1958.<ref name="patrika">{{Cite news |url=https://www.patrika.com/bhilai-news/who-was-the-hockey-fan-of-mahant-raja-sarveshwar-das-read-news-1-2117336/|title =Which princely state of Chhattisgarh prepared hockey nursery 75 years ago |first=Satya Narayan |last=Shukla |date=18 December 2017 |work=Patrika |accessdate=2021-08-06}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Administrators in the princely states of India]]<br />
[[Category:History of Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:1933 births]]<br />
[[Category:1958 deaths]]</div>Kawoosahamad