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The Durga Vahini (Army of Durga) is the women's wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad. Based on the Bajrang Dal, the youth arm of the VHP, the Durga Vahini seeks to organise Hindu women for social and religious services. The organization is described as a militant outfit.

The Durga Vahini draw young women from low-income earning and lower caste families. Members learn karate and lathi, and receive ideological education. A leader of the organization clims:

The main motive behind the Durga Vahini is physical training. Only if we have strength can we have a say in society. We have decided to emphasize physical strength in Durga Bahini. ... The motive behind this organization is to strengthen Hindu society and not religious awakening. ... Such organizations are also important to keep the younger generation occupied and to prevent them from falling prey to narcotics.

The organization especially recruits young girls for carrying risky tasks of militant activism in which much physical strength is required, for example confronting Muslim people.

References

1. ^ Fiona Wilson, Bodil Folke Frederiksen (1995). Ethnicity, Gender, and the Subversion of Nationalism. Routledge. pp. p91. ISBN 0714641553. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

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