Hindu Jagran Manch also called H.J.M (translation: Forum for Hindu Awakening) is a right-wing Indian
Hindu
Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...
missionary group affiliated to the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS,, ) is an Indian right-wing politics, right-wing, Hindutva, Hindu nationalist volunteer paramilitary organisation. It is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar ( ...
(RSS). It focuses on
religious conversion
Religious conversion is the adoption of a set of beliefs identified with one particular religious denomination to the exclusion of others. Thus "religious conversion" would describe the abandoning of adherence to one denomination and affiliatin ...
from Muslims and Christians to Hinduism.
It was founded by
Vinay Katiyar in 1982. It first came to public attention for its missionary programmes and
religious violence in the tribal areas of the
Dangs district of Gujarat in 1998.
[Active in Rajasthan, the Vice President of Bali district is Manhardev Singh.
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][India, Politics by Other Means: Attacks against Christians in India]
Human Rights Watch, October 1999. Section IV (Violence in Gujarat).
It and other similar affiliates Hindu Jagran Samiti, Hindu Jagran Samaj and Dharm Jagran Samiti have been implicated in aggressive
Ghar Wapsi programmes in 2014–2015.
[‘Conversions’: A lot of homework goes into ‘ghar wapsi’]
Times of India, 14 December 2014.
Mail Today, 3 February 2015
On December 25 2024, Hindu Jaragan March made headlines where workers of Teleglana Sub Unit threaten Zomato delivery man who wear santa to saffon.
See also
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Ghar Wapsi
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Agra religious conversions 2014
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Hindutva
Hindutva (; ) is a Far-right politics, far-right political ideology encompassing the cultural justification of Hindu nationalism and the belief in establishing Hindu hegemony within India. The political ideology was formulated by Vinayak Da ...
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Hindu terrorism
Hindu terrorism, or sometimes Hindutva terror, or metonymically saffron terror, refer to terrorist acts carried out, on the basis of motivations in broad association with Hindu nationalism or Hindutva.
The phenomenon became a topic of conte ...
References
Vishva Hindu Parishad
Sangh Parivar
Hindu organizations
Volunteer organisations in India
Far-right politics in India
Religious organizations established in 1982
1982 establishments in India
Incitement to genocide by the Hindutva movement
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