Sangh Parivar
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The Saṅgh Parīvār (Hindi: संघ परिवार, translation: Family of Associations) refers to the family of Hindu organisations built around the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Sangh Parivar organisations tend to promote Hindu nationalism and Integral humanism. Some members of the Sangh Parivar also submit to the Swadeshi ("self-reliance") philosophy.
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[edit] Members
The Sangh Parivar consists of:
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, National Volunteer Association
- Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Nativist Awakening Front
- Akhila Bharteeya Vidyarti Parishad, All India Students' Congress
- Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Nursery
- Vidya Bharati, Educational Institutes
- Bharateeya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram, For Vanavaasi brethren
- Bharateeya Mazdoor Sangh, Labour Movement
- Rashtra Sevika Samiti, National Volunteer Association for Women
- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian Peoples' Party
- Vishwa Hindu Parishad, World Hindu Forum
- Bajrang Dal, Army of Hanuman
[edit] Social service
Sangh's work is not restricted to its outward institutional form only, but is multi-dimensional, extending beyond the boundaries of 'sanghasthan'. The aim is to activise the dormant Hindu society, to make it come out of its self-oblivion and realise its past mistakes, to instil in it a firm determination to set them right, and finally to make it bestir itself to reassert its honour and self-respect so that no power on earth dares challenge it in the days to come. The Sangh Parivar is involved in more than 60,000 sewa (service) projects through out India [1]. The Sangh Parivar propagates Indian nationalism and Hindu culture. They are also involved in a lot of social service in rural India. The Sangh Parivar cadres are usually the first ones to respond to natural calamities in the rural areas.
[edit] Allegations
The Sangh Parivar has been accused by its opponents of being involved in many of the communal clashes between the Hindus and Muslims in India. They had been accused of involvement in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi but were cleared of all charges. There has also been accusations that the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was carried out by members of the Sangh Parivar.
[edit] References
- Anderson, Walter K.; Damle, Sridhar D. (1987). The Brotherhood in Saffron. Delhi, India: Vistaar Publishers.
- Elst, Koenraad (2001). Decolonizing the Hindu Mind. New Delhi, India: Rupa. ISBN 81-291-0746-5.
[edit] See also
| Organisations: | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - Vishva Hindu Parishad - Bharatiya Janata Party - Bajrang Dal - Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad - Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh - Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh |
| Major figures: | K.B. Hedgewar - Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar - Syama Prasad Mookerjee - Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Praveen Togadia |
| Related: | Hindutva - Hindu nationalism - Integral humanism - Ram Janmabhoomi - India Shining |
