Sadhvi Prachi is a radical Hindutva politician[1] and member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.[2]
Sadhvi Prachi | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Born | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | Bhagwa Kranti Sena |
| Philosophy | Hindutva |
Biography and career
editSadhvi Prachi was born as Prachi Arya in a lower-middle-class family in Sirsali village in Uttar Pradesh in Bagpat District.[3]
Prachi entered public life and the Sangh Parivar as a trainee and member of the Rashtriya Sevika Samiti, which is the women's arm of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), but gained attention as a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).[4]
On 13 July 2016, she announced a reward of ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) to anyone willing to behead Zakir Naik.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ "Firebrand Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi arrested".
- ^ "Unite under RSS". The Hindu. 8 January 2007. Archived from the original on 21 January 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
- ^ Sagar, Parvej (2 February 2015). "जानिए, कौन हैं साध्वी प्राची?". Aaj Tak.
- ^ Bacchetta & Power 2002, pp. 259–260
- ^ "Sadhvi Prachi offers Rs 60-lakh reward for Zakir Naik's death". No. 1. The Indian Express. The Indian Express. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
External links
editFurther reading
edit- Jaffrelot, Christophe (1996). The Hindu nationalist movement in India. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-10335-0.
- Jaffrelot, Christophe (2005). The Sangh Parivar: a reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-566929-9.
- Basu, Amrita; Jeffery, Patricia (1998). Appropriating gender: women's activism and politicized religion in South Asia. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-91866-4.
- Kapadia, Karin (2002). The violence of development: the political economy of gender. London: Zed. ISBN 978-1-84277-207-2.