Pandit Dina Nath (1888 – ?) was son of Pandit Bal Karishan, a resident of Amritsar. He was a political activist and a social worker. During the Gurdwara reform movement, on November 7, 1921, the Deputy Commissioner of Amritsar, was ordered by the government to take-over of the keys of the treasury of Darbar Sahib, Amritsar from the S.G.P.C. This led to an agitation. Pandit Dina Nath supported the Sikh cause. He made a speech at Ajnala (district Amritsar), on November 26, 1921. He was arrested under the charges of sedition and was sentenced to five months’ imprisonment. The government, finally, surrendered and returned the keys to the Sikhs. On January 17, 1922, all the Sikh prisoners, arrested in connection with the agitation, were released. Pandit Dina Nath was not among the released. The Sikhs protested against this. The S.G.P.C. threatened to launch an agitation for the release of Pandit Dina Nath. At this, he was released after a few days.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)