Explain the role of the 'Good Maharaja' during the Second World War.

During the Second World War, Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja, the Maharaja of Nawanagar State, helped Polish children orphaned when Poland was invaded. He mobilised the Red Cross and other organisations to rescue them. He brought around 1,000 Polish orphans to Jamnagar between 1942 and 1946 and provided them with a safe place to stay, food, and care. Several thousand Polish refugees were also welcomed to his state.