Family
Digendra Kumar was born into the Jat family of Shivdan Singh Paraswal and lived in the village of Jhalara, Tehsil Neem-Ka-Thana, Sikar District in Rajasthan, India. His mother's name was Rajkaur. Shivdan Singh was a strong follower of Arya Samaj, who joined the Indian Army and was badly wounded in 1948 Indo-Pak war.
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