The Hindu Yuva Vahini was a
Hindu
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youth religious group, incorporated by
, intended successor of the
Gorakhpur Mutt temple in
Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dis ...
,
India
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. The group was founded in April 2002, on the day of
Rama Navami
Rama Navami () is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birthday of Rama, the seventh avatar of the deity Vishnu. people from different parts of Jharkhand attended the world famous international Hazaribagh procession organized in the city every ...
by
.
Description
Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV) describes itself as "A fierce cultural and social organisation dedicated to Hindutva and nationalism". Its stated objectives are: "the integration of and mutual good faith within the massive Hindu society, through the complete abolishment of the differentiation between touchable-untouchable and high-low, promote the harmonious development of society." However cow protection, fighting against ''
Love Jihad
Love jihad (also known as Romeo Jihad) is an Islamophobic conspiracy theory developed by proponents of Hindutva. The conspiracy theory purports that Muslim men target Hindu women for conversion to Islam by means such as seduction, feigning ...
'' and performing ''
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), Ras ...
'' are said, per media reports, to have been top priority on the Hindu Yuva Vahini's agenda.
References
Further reading
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* {{Cite book, last=Gupta, first=Shantanu, title=The Monk who became Chief Minister, title-link=The Monk Who Became Chief Minister, publisher=
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, author-link=Shantanu Gupta
External links
What is Yogi Adityanath’s Hindu Yuva Vahini?''Indian Express''; May 17, 2017.
Hindu Yuva Vahini Ready to Hit National Highway''Economic Times''; March 20, 2017.
''rediff.com''; April 18, 2017.
Hindutva
Far-right politics in India
Hindu organizations
Yogi Adityanath
2002 establishments in Uttar Pradesh
Religious organizations established in 2002