Sadhvi Prachi Explained

Sadhvi Prachi
Religion:	Hinduism
Birth Place:	Bagpat
Nationality:	Indian
Founder:	Bhagwa Kranti Sena

Sadhvi Prachi is a radical Hindutva politician^[1] and member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.^[2]

Biography and career

Sadhvi 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).

On 13 July 2016, she announced a reward of to anyone willing to behead Zakir Naik.^[4]

Further reading

• Book: Jaffrelot, Christophe . The Hindu nationalist movement in India . Columbia University Press . New York . 1996 . 978-0-231-10335-0 .
• Book: Jaffrelot, Christophe . The Sangh Parivar: a reader . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 2005 . 978-0-19-566929-9 .
• Book: Basu, Amrita . Jeffery, Patricia . Appropriating gender: women's activism and politicized religion in South Asia . Routledge . New York . 1998 . 978-0-415-91866-4 .
• Book: Kapadia, Karin . The violence of development: the political economy of gender . Zed . London . 2002 . 978-1-84277-207-2 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Firebrand Hindutva leader Sadhvi Prachi arrested .
2. News: Unite under RSS. https://web.archive.org/web/20070121035406/http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/08/stories/2007010805840300.htm. dead. 21 January 2007. 8 January 2007. The Hindu. 8 January 2007.
3. News: जानिए, कौन हैं साध्वी प्राची?. 2 Feb 2015. . Parvej . Sagar.
4. News: Sadhvi Prachi offers Rs 60-lakh reward for Zakir Naik's death. 14 July 2016. The Indian Express. 1. The Indian Express. 14 July 2016.