Sadhvi Prachi
Sadhvi Prachi | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Parent | Harbir Singh Arya (Father) |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | Bhagwa Kranti Sena |
| Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta Hindutva arya samaj |
| Senior posting | |
| Guru | Mandaleshwar Swami Paramanand Giri Ji |
| Website | www.sadhviprachi.com |
Sadhvi Prachi (also transliterated as Sadhvi Prachi Didi, Sadhvi Prachi Arya or Sadhvi Dr. Prachi Didi) is a sadhvi, Hindu political activist, social worker and religious preacher.[1] She achieved prominence for her participation in the movement that led to the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992. She is also a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[2][3] She was the founding chairperson of Durga Vahini (Army of Durga), the women's wing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
Early life
Sadhvi Prachi was born as Prachi Arya in a lower middle class home in Sirsali Village in 's Uttar Pradesh in Bagpat District .[4]
At the age of Fourteen, she is said to have attained Nirvana when her village was visited by Yug Purush Maha Mandaleshwar Swami Paramanand Giri Ji Maharaj.[5] She became his disciple and followed him to his ashram in Haridwar and in tours across India, while gaining lessons in oratory.[6][7] She was conferred the title of Sadhvi (ascetic).
Sadhvi 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 prominence as a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).[7]
Education
She was awarded a Master of Arts degree at Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya. She attended Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, obtaining his P.H.D. in Vedas.
Later she became principal at Arya Kanya Mahavidyalaya Gurukul, Karnal, Haryana
Death threats
On 13 July 2016, she announced a reward of ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) to anyone willing to behead Zakir Naik.[8]
Notes
- ^ "NDTV on Sadhvi Prachi". NDTV. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Babri mosque was a 450-year-old stigma: Giriraj Kishore". Rediff.com. 19 October 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ "Unite under RSS". The Hindu. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2007.
- ^ Sagar, Parvej (2 Feb 2015). "जानिए, कौन हैं साध्वी प्राची?". Aaj Tak.
- ^ "Indian Express article on Sadhvi Prachi".
- ^ Haynes 1999, pp. 201–202
- ^ a b Bacchetta & Power 2002, pp. 259–260
- ^ "Sadhvi Prachi offers Rs 50-lakh reward for Zakir Naik's death". No. 1. The Indian Express. The Indian Express. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
External Links
Further reading
- Jaffrelot, Christophe (1996). The Hindu nationalist movement in India. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-10335-2.
- Jaffrelot, Christophe (2005). The Sangh Parivar: a reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-566929-0.
- Basu, Amrita; Jeffery, Patricia (1998). Appropriating gender: women's activism and politicized religion in South Asia. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-91866-9.
- Kapadia, Karin (2002). The violence of development: the political economy of gender. London: Zed. ISBN 1-84277-207-4.