About Vishwa Hindu Parishad

Viśva Hindū Pariṣad (Devanāgarī: विश्व हिंदू परिषद, World Hindu Council), widely recognized by its initials 'VHP' and the more common spelling Vishwa Hindu Parishad, is a Hindu organization in India, an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. It was founded in 1964. Its slogan is "धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः Dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ", which means "Dharma protects those who protect Dharma." Its symbol is a banyan tree.

  1. Mentioned In 48 Articles

  2. If Sikhs are forced to leave Kashmir,Kashmiris will be treated the same way: VHP

    Explore Article groundreport.com (Aug 21 2010)

    ... Hindus and Sikhs. The Indian Government is giving its core population step-motherly treatment ... (VHP) today said Sikhs have always stood against evil. Sikhs are in minority in the Kashmir Valley, but ......e Governments for failing to protect the Sikh minority in the Valley, the Central Vice-President of Vishva Hindu Parishad, Sri Balkrishna U. Naik, President of Shiromani Akali Dal (1920) Sardar Bakshi Paramjit Singh, and ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Vishwa Hindu Parishad   Punjab   Haryana

  3. Sri Lankan Civil War Caused the Damage of 500 Hindu Temples

    Explore Article Chakra News (Aug 15 2010)

    Sri Lankan Civil War Caused the Damage of 500 Hindu Temples ...n Hindu schools. He further stated that the reconstruction will begin soon. Last year in July, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in India had requested the Sri Lankan government to reconstruct the temples damaged during the LTTE... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam   Vishwa Hindu Parishad   East

  4. Cunning Cartels: TogadiaSpeak

    Explore Article MyNews.in (Jul 18 2010)

    ...ify Naxals, ... Cunning Cartels: TogadiaSpeak Bookmark and Share Keywords: Pravin Togadia, RSS, VHP, Muslims, Posted On: 18-Jul-2010 02:08:06 PM By: Pravin Togadia Font Size: Very recently a ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Naxals   Vishwa Hindu Parishad   Pravin Togadia

  5. Pakistan Hindu Post (php): Washington Diary: Excerpts from Sana ...

    Explore Article Pakistan Hindu Post (PHP) (Jul 17 2010)

    Hindu American Foundation Condemns Forced Expulsio... World Hindu Council says, Indian External Affairs ... Encroachment on Hindus' worship place slammed, Pak... Slowly, Hin... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Vishwa Hindu Parishad   Pakistan   Pak

  6. Cow in contemporary political chessboard

    Explore Article TwoCircles.net (Jul 5 2010)

    ...lls the incident of Jhajjer where 5 dalits were done to death on the suspicion of killing a cow and VHP’s Acharya Giriraj Kishore justified the event as saying that cow is so sacred for Hindus that killi... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Humayun   Vishwa Hindu Parishad   South Africa

  7. New York the preeminent target for terrorists

    Explore Article Malaysia Sun (Jun 16 2010)

    New York the preeminent target for terrorists ...or ,people =Like Ashok Singhal , Praveen Togadia, LK Advani , RamVellas Vadantii these all are from VHP =Vishav Hindu Parisad=www.vhp.org=www.bjp.org ,and for each of these Hindu terror ,Indian government is consuming 1.2 Million $ p... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Unga   Author RChisty   Al Quida

  8. New York remains at top of the terrorist target list

    Explore Article Britain News.Net (Jun 16 2010)

    New York remains at top of the terrorist target list ...or ,people =Like Ashok Singhal , Praveen Togadia, LK Advani , RamVellas Vadantii these all are from VHP =Vishav Hindu Parisad=www.vhp.org=www.bjp.org ,and for each of these Hindu terror ,Indian government is consuming 1.2 Million $ p... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Unga   Author RChisty   Al Quida

  9. Hindu fundamentalists to oppose job quota proposals

    Explore Article Home Page (Jan 20 2010)

    ...of all government jobs should go to Muslims, with five per cent earmarked for other minorities. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council) “rejects every line of this anti-constitutional, anti-national and anti-Hindu report. To appease m......s planning to provide this reservation,” Pravin Togadia, the international general secretary of the VHP, said this month. Right-wing Hindu groups said that job and educational reservations for Muslims an... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Vishwa Hindu Parishad   Pravin Togadia   Bharatiya Janata Party

  10. Class action

    Explore Article The Times of India (Jan 2 2010)

    ...hi. Devoted to the Ramjanambhoomi movement, the Dalit teenager had prepared kheer and puri for some VHP sadhus invited to his home in south Rajasthan's Bhilwara district. The sadhus arrived in a tearing ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Pali   Vishwa Hindu Parishad   Bhanwar Meghwanshi

  11. God has left politics

    Explore Article Sri Lanka Guardian (Dec 13 2009)

    ...of Ramayana on national television—Doordarshan had a broadcast monopoly then—gave an impetus to the Vishva Hindu Parishad’s (VHP’s) Ram Janmabhoomi movement. It was this temptation of numbers that lured Lal Krishna Advani into l... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   America   Vishwa Hindu Parishad   Rajya Sabha

  12. Saraswati anniversary passes off peacefully

    Explore Article Indian Catholic Church News (Aug 17 2009)

    ...nd the riots, he demanded proper implementation of the ...and more » The first death anniversary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Laxmanananda Saraswati, whose killing triggered anti-Christian riots in Orissa’s Kandhamal d......peaceful, Cheenath said he was satisfied with the security arrangements made by the government. The VHP submitted a memorandum to Governor M C Bhandare stating that though chief minister Naveen Patnaik h... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati   Bhubaneswar   Vishwa Hindu Parishad

  13. Tamil Nadu: Dalit Christians embrace Hinduism

    Explore Article indianexpress.com (Aug 10 2009)

    ...d Christianity were 'reconverted' to Hinduism at a village near Dindigul in a function organised by Viswa Hindu Parishad ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Vishwa Hindu Parishad

  14. Indian GLBTs the World Over Hail Sexual Decriminalization Ruling

    Explore Article EDGE Boston (Jul 10 2009)

    ...Ramaswamy, "Unable to find any strong theological basis in Hinduism for opposing homosexuality, the VHP relied on the old canard that the family structure would somehow be threatened by the decision." Ad......how that some of the Gods have undergone a sex change. "I don’t understand how Baba Ramdev and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad are opposing this. "Where Christianity is concerned," Elavartha continued, "the community is divide... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sugrutha Ramaswamy   Krishnakali Chaudhuri   World Health Organization

  15. Indian American Gays Hail Ruling Decriminalizing Homosexual Sex in ...

    Explore Article New America Media (Jul 10 2009)

    ...d on ancient interpretations of religious texts.” The organization was particularly critical of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, which came out against Article 377. "Unable to find any strong theological basis in Hinduism for o......ticle 377. "Unable to find any strong theological basis in Hinduism for opposing homosexuality, the VHP relied on the old canard that the family structure would somehow be threatened by the decision," sa... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Calcutta   Krishnakali Chaudhuri   Sugrutha Ramaswamy

  16. Indian American Gays Hail Ruling Decriminalizing Homosexual Sex in ...

    Explore Article New America Media (Jul 10 2009)

    ...d on ancient interpretations of religious texts.” The organization was particularly critical of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, which came out against Article 377. "Unable to find any strong theological basis in Hinduism for o......ticle 377. "Unable to find any strong theological basis in Hinduism for opposing homosexuality, the VHP relied on the old canard that the family structure would somehow be threatened by the decision," sa... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Sugrutha Ramaswamy   Misha Chowdhury   Krishnakali Chaudhuri

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