Swaroopanand Saraswati

Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati Maharaj (born 2 September 1924) is an Indian religious leader and freedom fighter. Shankaracharya is one of the leaders of the Hindu community.

He was jailed for participating in Quit India Movement, and served two prison sentences in 1942.

In 1973, he became the Shankaracharya (disputed) of Jyotir Math, Badrinath; in 1982 a court case was filed by him in Allahabad District court, in which he claimed himself the Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math. He became the Shankaracharya of Dwarka peeth as well.

Swaroopanand Saraswati was born Pothiram Upadhyay in 1924 at Dighori village of Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh. A disciple of Shankaracharya Brahmananda Saraswati of Jyotir Math (1941-1953) and of Shankaracharya Krishnabodha Ashrama of Jyotir Math (1953-1973), in 1950 his Guru Brahmananda made him a DandiSannyasi. Swami Swaroopanand became president of the Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad, established by Swami Karpatri. On Swami Krishnabodha Ashrama's demise in 1973 the title of Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math, Badrinath passed to Swami Swaroopanand. Later he also became the Shankaracharya of Dwarka peeth in 1982.

At 19 years old he became a freedom fighter in the Quit India movement in 1942 and was known as "Revolutionary Sadhu". He was jailed, serving two prison sentences for the same of 9 months & 6 months.

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