Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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.

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Archbishop seeks action against ‘hate speech’ by VHP leader (The Indian Express)

The Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar on Tuesday wrote a letter to Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel seeking “immediate and stringent action”...
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4 months, 50 rallies in Maharashtra, one theme: ‘Love jihad’, ‘land jihad’ and economic boycott (The Indian Express)

By Nayonika Bose, Zeeshan Shaikh, Alok Deshpande Starting November last year, at least 50 ‘Hindu Jan Aakrosh Morcha’ rallies have been held across Maharashtra, in almost...
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Hate speeches: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar police register 7 FIRs for property damage, stone pelting (The Times of India)

By MOHAMMED AKHEF CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: The rampant damaging of public property, and the pelting of stones by the suspects returning from the Hindu Jangarjna Rally,...

Gujarat: Why a Sizeable Number of Dalits Are Joining Hindutva Outfits (The Wire)

Sangh Parivar
By Tarushi Aswani Ahmedabad: “We want a Hindu Rashtra. Only the BJP, RSS , VHP , and Bajrang Dal can ensure a casteless India,” said...

‘Against Hindu culture’: Bajrang Dal members allegedly stop women’s event in Karnataka (Scroll)

Sangh Parivar
Bajrang Dal members allegedly stopped a women’s event in Karnataka’s Shivamogga on Friday, alleging it was against the Hindu culture, reported The Hindu. The members of the...

Tamil Nadu police invoke Goondas Act against VHP leader Muthuvel (The News Minute)

Sangh Parivar
The Tamil Nadu police on Saturday, March 18, invoked the Goondas Act against Muthuvel, the Ariyalur district secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP),...

Bajrang Dal activists stop party in Shivamogga saying it is against Hindu culture (The Hindu)

Sangh Parivar
Bajrang Dal activists stopped a party organised in a private hotel in Shivamogga on night of March 17. Around 70 participants, a majority of...

RSS planning to increase ‘shakhas’ in Vidarbha to 3,000 from 1,800 (Siasat)

Sangh Parivar
Nagpur: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is planning to add more shakhas’ (branches) in the Vidarbha region and increase their number from existing around 1,800...

RSS plans to have one lakh shakhas, appoint 2,500 new pracharaks in country (Hindustan Times)

Sangh Parivar
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is planning to increase its number of shakhas to one lakh and appoint 2,500 new pracharaks in the country. The...

RSS Chief’s New Formulation on Caste is Old Wine in New Bottle (News Click)

Sangh Parivar
By Ram Puniyani “I exist in all beings. Whatever their name or colour, all have the same ability and deserve the same respect. All are...

RSS to set up new outfit for narrative building (Hindustan Times)

Sangh Parivar
By Smriti Kak Ramachandran The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is set to launch a new outfit, Vimarsh, ahead of its centenary celebrations that begin next...

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to launch Urdu translation of the Samaveda (Indian Express)

Sangh Parivar
By Deeptiman Tiwary RSS CHIEF Mohan Bhagwat will launch the first Urdu translation of the Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, at an event to...
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