Surya Dev Sharma was a
Hindu
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leader and Trustee of Shri Peetambra Peeth Datia. He also founded
Arya Veer Dal, an organisation for young Hindus.
[''Hindu Swaraj'' newspaper]
Surya Dev Sharma was from the village of Kathaout in
Ghazipur district
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,
Uttar Pradesh
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.
He entered Hindu politics in
Gwalior State
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under the patronage of
Jiwaji Rao Scindhia, the Maharaja of Gwalior. He was elected a municipal councillor and twice elected as a
Member of Legislative Assembly
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in
Madhya Pradesh
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, firstly from
Sewdha and then from
Datia
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.
He left politics on the orders of Shri Guru Maharaj. After leaving politics, Sharma was appointed caretaker of the religious peeth Shri Peetambara Peth in Datiya by his spiritual guide, Guru Maharaj.
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