“WE ARE WORKING ON A MODEL FOR LIBERATING HINDU TEMPLES”

On August 29, 1964, one organisation bringing all sects and sages of larger Hindu family was brought together under the guidance of the then Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, M S Golwalkar (Sri Guruji) and this organisation was named as Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). In 1964 as per the Hindu calendar, this was

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Janmashtami also. So, there was a special significance behind the foundation of the organisation: it was for the protection of dharma. Since then, the VHP, has been spearheading various movements and emerged as voice for Hindus in Bharat and abroad. When VHP is touching almost sixty years of its journey, Shri Milind Parande, Secretary General of the organisation, spoke to Organiser Editor Prafulla Ketkar on VHP’s achievements, priorities, objectives, journey and its future trajectory

How do you see the journey of Vishva Hindu Parishad? What are the major contributions?

It has been a very eventful journey. The pujaniya sages and the pujaniya Sarsanghchalak had felt the need for such an organisation that will work globally for the protection of Hindus. Few organisational activities were chalked out to bring Hindus staying all over the world on one platform. Till now, Vishva Hindu Parishad has presence in around 29 countries. Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the USA etc. have some of the good working units that are registered there according to the laws of those countries. Then, VHP should be in the vanguard of protecting the Hindu society against all external aggressions was another dimension of this vision. That is why VHP has taken up many topics that are dear and near to the Hindu heart: like ‘Gau-Raksha’, freeing temples, which include Shri Rama Janmabhoomi, Ram Setu, Baba Amarnath and the Buddha Amarnath. Third aspect was to focus on making our society faultless (