RSS wants Sanskrit registered in census Posted: 27 May 2010 10:37 AM PDT After opposing the caste based census, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) now wants citizens to voluntarily register Sanskrit as their second language in the census. The RSS feels that if people register the language, the final census data would reflect higher literacy of Sanskrit, which will force the government to take measures to preserve the language. “According to the last census, only 14,135 people knew Sanskrit and the language ranked 118 among all Indian languages. The result was that the government listed Sanskrit as an in-danger language like Arabi and Pharsi,” said Shirish Deopujari, an official of Sanskrit Bharati, a wing of the RSS. Deopujari added that knowing Sanskrit would help people understand the scientific and economic theories written in Sanskrit during ancient times. “Today, all the science we learn is developed by the western countries. India has its own scientific and economic theories written in Sanskrit. We are not aware of the rich knowledge we possess. If we want to be a developed nation, we should follow our own model and for that, the knowledge of Sanskrit is essential,” he said. Emphasising the importance of the language, Deopujari said that whoever speaks an Indian language knows at least 50 per cent Sanskrit words as Sanskrit is the mother of most languages

VHP launches Shivaji Hindu Helpline Posted: 27 May 2010 10:32 AM PDT The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Kerala chapter has launched Shivaji Hindu Helpline to offer assistance to the Hindus in distress including the girls who fall victims in the trap being laid by the 'love jihadis'. The helpline, set up at the Hindu Cultural Centre at the Paavakkulam Temple complex at Kaloor in Ernakulam, has been receiving large number of distress calls. Though, the helpline will provide assistance such as legal and medical help to the Hindus, it is also meant to receive information on terrorist activities, cow slaughter etc. Cibin, helpline coordinator, said that the helpline no: 9497545511 had received around 8,000 calls so far. A diary has been maintained to keep all the information regarding the callers. Parents, friends and the victims themselves are calling the helpline seeking assistance. Till now, around 750 cases have been reported to the police. Of this, 366 girls from various communities have been rescued from the 'trap', with the initiative of the VHP and Bajrang Dal workers. 72 Nair, 33 Ezhava, 14 Christians and 90 Brahmin girls were among the rescued. 113 girls were rescued directly by the VHP and the Bajrang Dal workers, he said. VHP state secretary Kalady Manikantan told Express that many girls would get converted after being selectively employed in shops run by the Muslims. The modus operandi is to persuade the Hindu and Christian girls by offering them job security, promotion and salary hike, he said. Last week, the VHP and the Bajrang Dal workers had laid siege to a shop at the Attukal Shopping Complex here for sending a girl to Kozhikode for converting her to Islam. Following her mother's complaint to the City Police commissioner, the police had traced her to Mukhadar in Kozhikode. But they could not bring back the girl as she refused to go with the police, he said. A VHP functionary in the capital city said that an NRI, hailing from Sasthamangalam, had complained that his daughter, who was a student of the Presentation High School, Kozhikode, had fallen into the trap of the love jihadis. Now, she is being given 'counselling' as she was saying that her father was worshiping satan. A counselling centre has also been opened in Kochi. A website 'kerala hinduhelpline.com' will be launched soon offering assistance to the needy. Modelled on the Kerala initiative, 'All India Hindu Helpline' will be launched in Pune soon on the direction of VHP international secretary general Dr Praveen Bhai Togadia, Manikantan said.

Who Says RSS is not popular In Educated Youths? Posted: 27 May 2010 10:28 AM PDT 25 doctorates among 881 Swayamsevaks at RSS training camp Nagpur: There are 25 doctorate holders among the 881 'Swayamsevaks' attending the month-long third year officers training camp (OTC) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) here. Speaking to reporters, RSS Akhil Bharatiya Bauddhik Pramukh, V Bhagaiyya said the trainees included 203 post-graduates, 412 graduates, 105 undergraduates, 128 who had completing their schooling and eight were in school. Age-wise, the highest number, 242 are from the 21-25 age group, while 160 are from the 36-40 group, 170 from the 31-25 group, 234 from the 26-30 group and 75 from the 18-20 group. Of those attending, 563 are employed, 188 are students, 140 are full-time workers, Bhagaiyya said. Among those employed, 172 are teachers, six are doctors, six engineers, 23 lawyers, 77 farmers, four journalists, one chartered accountant, two from other professions, while 132 were self-employed, he said. The 881 trainees are from various states of the country and speak 19 different mother-tongues, he added. Volunteers of the camp undergo three phases, or 'years,' of training. The first year and second year training camps are held all over the country, but the third year training is imparted only at Nagpur, the headquarters of the organisation.