Kreeda Bharati (; :) is an Indian sports organisation established in 1992 in

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. It was founded by 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), a

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organisation. Kreeda Bharati promotes physical and mental sports among the youth.

History

According to the organisation's official website, the name ''Kreeda Bharati'' was formalised during a workers' meeting in 1990, prior to the organisation's official establishment in 1992 in

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

. The organisation was formed by the RSS and operates under its authority. It is a part of the

Sangh Parivar The Sangh Parivar (translation: "Family of the RSS" or the "RSS family") is an umbrella term for the collection of Hindutva organisations spawned by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which remain affiliated to it. These include the pol ...

, a collection of Hindutva organisations led by the RSS.

Objective

The main objective of Kreeda Bharati is to promote indigenous sports, traditional rural games, as well as "lost and ancient games", alongside other established sports in India.

References

{{India-sport-stub Hindutva Sangh Parivar Sports organizations established in 1992 Organisations based in Pune Sports organisations of India Traditional sports of India