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About Seth Govind Das
- Seth Govind Das (16 October 1896 – 18 June 1974) was an Indian independence activist and a distinguished parliamentarian.
- He belonged to the Maheshwari merchant family of Raja Gokuldas of Jabalpur.
- The family began as the banking firm of Sevaram Khushalchand, one of the "great firms" as termed by T.A.
- Timberg.Das was also a famous Hindi author.
- He was well known for his support of Hindi as the national language of India.
- He represented Jabalpur in the Indian Parliament from 1947 to 1974.Das was a close associate and follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
- He was jailed in Damoh for eight months by British, where he wrote four plays ‘Prakash’ (social), ‘Kartavya’ (mythological), ‘Navras’ (philosophical) and a ‘Spardha’(one act play).
- The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1961.
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