Sangh Parivar

Sangh Parivar is an umbrella of Hindutva groups led by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a paramilitary organisation based in India, which KB Hedgewar founded in 1925.

RSS is at the center of the Sangh, which sets the priorities and tactics for promoting Hindu nationalist ideals and goals to consolidate the Hindu society and achieve their goal of a Hindu nation.

The Sangh Parivar includes RSS affiliates like Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Bajrang Dal, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Durga Vahini, Sewa Bharati, Sewa International, Ekal Vidyalaya, Hindu Yuva Vahini, Sanatan Sanstha, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram among others. More details here.

Ghar wapsi push in Gujarat tribal belt puts BJP’s house in danger (The Federal)

By Damayantee Dhar Years of effort put in by the Sangh Parivar to bring the tribals of Gujarat into the Hindutva fold seem to be...

On Hanuman Jayanti, VHP to mobilise Bajrang Dal activists for shobha yatras across India (Times of India)

By TNN  Lucknow: The upcoming Hanuman Jayanti on April 12 will see VHP mobilizing thousands of Bajrang Dal activists to organise over 200 shobha yatras across the country. The right wing organisation...

100 press conferences, 500 seminars: RSS-backed Muslim wing’s outreach on Waqf Act (India Today)

Shedding light on the long-standing issues of misuse and mismanagement of Waqf properties, Kumar said the Waqf Amendment Act would ensure their transparent and...
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