Hindu Jagran Manch also Called as H.J.M (translation: Forum for Hindu Awakening) is an Indian

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

activist group affiliated to the

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ( ; , , ) is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist, paramilitary volunteer organisation. The RSS is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar (Hindi for "Sangh family" ...

(RSS). It focuses on activism against religious conversion and works for the reconversion of Muslims and Christians to Hinduism. It is said to have been founded by

Vinay Katiyar Vinay Katiyar (born 11 November 1954) is a politician and the founder-president of Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Hindu nationalist organisation Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in India. He has served as an All India General Secretary of the B ...

in 1982. It first came to public attention for its activism and religious violence in the tribal areas of the Dangs district of

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

in 1998. Active in Rajasthan, the Vice President of Bali district is Manhardev Singh. 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 the aggressive

Ghar Wapsi ''Ghar Wapsi'' (Hindi, meaning "Returning Home") is the programme of religious conversion to Hinduism and Sikhism from Islam, Christianity and other religions, conducted by Indian Hindu nationalist organisations Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Rash ...

(reconversion to Hinduism) programmes in 2014–2015.‘Conversions’: A lot of homework goes into ‘ghar wapsi’
Times of India, 14 December 2014.
Mail Today, 3 February 2015

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