Prajna Pravah
Prajna Pravah is an Indian organisation that works to foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of India's cultural and intellectual heritage. It is one of the front organisations of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and works as its intellectual arm.[1][2] The organisation engages with various aspects of Indian culture, including philosophy, art, literature, spirituality, and social sciences, and aims to serve as a platform for scholars, intellectuals, and enthusiasts to explore and discuss these topics.
History and leadership
[edit]It was founded in the early 1980s, while Balasaheb Deoras was heading RSS and was led by K. S. Sudarshan and Dattopant Thengadi.[3] The group now has branches in hundreds of universities of the country and is currently led by J. Nandakumar,[4][5][6][7] a senior RSS pracharak, as National Convener.
Organisation and activities
[edit]The organisation works through various state level organisations, which might bear different names in each state. These have then branches at the level of division, district and universities. It also works with other national level organisations[which?] to create a network of academics, working to create a pro-hinduism rightist narrative.[8][7]
It conducts regular training sessions and conferences,[9][10] and every year, there is a Lok Manthan[11][12][13][14] with the most recent one held in 2022 in Guwahati.
References
[edit]- ^ Bal, Hartosh Singh. "How the RSS is infiltrating India's intellectual spaces". The Caravan.
- ^ Mishra, Ishita (September 20, 2022). "RSS affiliate to organise symposium in North East". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Andersen, Walter; Damle, Shridhar D. (2019). Messengers of Hindu Nationalism. Hurst. p. 72. ISBN 9781787382893.
- ^ "Might of the Right". The Week.
- ^ "RSS seminar criticises culture of protests on campuses". DNA India.
- ^ "Race, religion not needed in nation making: Nandakumar". UNI.
- ^ a b "'All religions have space in Bharat': Senior RSS pracharak J Nandakumar". The New Indian Express.
- ^ Ramaseshan, Radhika. "How Sangh plans to 'decolonise' education". Rediff.
- ^ "Three-day international conference on Swaraj in Gadag from tomorrow". The Hindu. February 27, 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "The education reboot". India Today.
- ^ "Inimical forces projecting India's cultural diversities as differences: RSS leader Nandakumar". September 19, 2022.
- ^ https://vskbharat.com/lokmanthan-celebration-of-cultural-diversity/?lang=en
- ^ "Guwahati: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar Inaugurates Lokmanthan 2022". Pratidin Time. September 22, 2022.
- ^ "Lokmantan: The pressing priority of the nation - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. August 31, 2022.