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.

RSS hired Pakistan-linked lobbying firm for work in U.S., says Congress (The Hindu)

By The Hindu Bureau The Congress on Thursday (November 13, 2025) accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of hiring “one of Pakistan’s official lobbying arms”...

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge says RSS should be banned, cites Sardar Patel’s 1948 letter (Maktoob Media)

By Maktoob Staff Indian National Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) should be banned, invoking Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 1948...

Over one lakh `Hindu Sammelans’ to be held across country to mark RSS centenary (The Week)

By PTI Jabalpur, Oct 28 (PTI) Over one lakh Hindu Sammelans or congregations will be organised across the country to mark the 100 years of...
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