Реферат: Hindu Revival Essay Research Paper Hindu revivalism

capitalistic businesses. Even though the RSS won the support of these unions,

the ideology of the organization never appealed to the common peasant in India.

The Hindu Mahasabha, the Arya Samaj and the RSS were the most prominent

organizations dedicated to Hindu revivalism. There was a lot of cross membership

between these groups. However, the RSS steered away from the political Hindu

Mahasabha, as much of the public also considered this group responsible for

Gandhi?s death. The Mahasabha became insignificant in Indian politics. The RSS

gave its support to the new Jana Sangh, the predecessor of the Bhartiya Janata

Party (BJP). It was time that the RSS expand its affiliation with other groups;

it was now a reality if the organization was to improve the country it had to be

involved somewhat in politics. Of the religious organizations, the Arya Samaj in

Northern India was a close ally of the RSS. The Arya Samaj predates the RSS in

its Hindu revivalism movement. They often supported the RSS or its affiliates,

but also kept themselves separate. Other religious organizations came directly

from the RSS family tree, the most prominent of these is the Vishwal Hindu

Parishad (VHP). The VHP was seen as the more extreme religious arm of the RSS,

just as the Jana Sangh (later the BJP) had been seen as the political arm of the

RSS. Many criticize the VHP as an organization that takes on more extreme

projects on behalf of the RSS, such as the destruction of the Babri mosque in

Ayodhya, December 6, 1992, allowing the RSS to maintain its claim to being

purely a cultural organization. The VHP has also grown to become a large

organization and is at present comparable to the RSS in strength, numbers and

ideals of higher morals. There was lots of cross membership within the different

organizations. The RSS lent its prominent members to these groups to help serve

or organize projects and campaigns. The RSS?s support of the VHP allowed its

members to participate in more activist projects concerning Hindu revivalism.

Its support of the Jana Sangh and the BJP also allowed its members to get

involved on the Indian political scene in a very large way. Although these

organizations?the RSS, VHP, BJP, Arya Samaj, Hindu Mahasabha and