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Vishva Hindu Parishad

Vishva Hindu Parishad
AbbreviationVHP
Formation29 August 1964 (29 August 1964)[1]
Founder
TypeRight-wing
PurposeHindu nationalism, Hindutva, and pan-Dharmic religions
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Coordinates28°20′N 77°06′E / 28.33°N 77.10°E / 28.33; 77.10
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
Hindi
International President
Rabindra Narain Singh[2]
International Working President
Alok Kumar Advocate
Subsidiaries
AffiliationsSangh Parivar
Websitevhp.org

Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) (transl. World Council of Hindus[3]) is an Indian right-wing Hindu organisation based on Hindu nationalism.[4] The VHP was founded in 1964 by M. S. Golwalkar and S. S. Apte in collaboration with Swami Chinmayananda. Its stated objective is "to organise, consolidate the Hindu society and to serve and protect the Hindu Dharma".[1] It was established to construct and renovate Hindu temples, and deal with matters of cow slaughter and religious conversion. The VHP is a member of the Sangh Parivar group,[5][6] the family of Hindu nationalist organisations led by the RSS.[7]

The VHP has been criticised for contributing to violence against Muslims in India, most notably for its role in the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 over the Ayodhya dispute.[8][9]

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  2. ^ "Rabindra Narain Singh elected as VHP president". 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2009). Hindu Nationalism: A Reader. Princeton University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-4008-2803-6.
  4. ^ Jaffrelot, Christophe (31 December 2008). "Hindu Nationalism and the (Not So Easy) Art of Being Outraged: The Ram Setu Controversy". South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (2). doi:10.4000/samaj.1372. ISSN 1960-6060.
  5. ^ Jelen, Ted Gerard; Wilcox, Clyde (2002). Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective: The One, The Few, and The Many. Cambridge University Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-521-65031-1.
  6. ^ DP Bhattacharya, ET Bureau (4 August 2014). "Communal skirmishes rising after Narendra Modi's departure from Gujarat - Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Timeline of events, including formation of VHP". RSS. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ Thomas Blom Hansen (1999). The Saffron Wave: Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0195645743.
  9. ^ "VHP's social service activities". The Hindu. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

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