Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
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| Abbreviation | ABVP |
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| Motto | Gyan, Sheel, Ekta ("Knowledge, Character, Unity") |
| Formation | 1948 |
| Type | Student Organisation |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Region served
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India |
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Membership
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3.2 Million |
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National President
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Nagesh Thakur |
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National General Secretary
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Vinay Bidre |
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National Organising Secretary
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Sunil Ambekar |
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Main organ
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Rashtriya Chhatrashakti |
| Website | www |
Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) (translation: All Indian Student Council) is a Nationalist all India student organisation affiliated to the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). It is the fourth largest students organization with more than 3 million members.
ABVP is a right-wing all India student organisation affiliated to the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). It participates in joint activities with BJP's official youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha. It is the fourth largest student organisation in India.
Various branches of the ABVP have been involved in Hindu-Muslim communal riots since 1961. However, in the 1970s, the ABVP also increasingly took on issues concerning the lower middle classes like corruption and government inertia that were also being taken on by communist student groups. The ABVP played a leading role in the agitational politics of the 1970s during the JP movement. This led to collaboration among student activists in Gujarat and Bihar. The ABVP gained significantly from such efforts after the Emergency and experienced a growth in membership.
By 1974, the ABVP had 160,000 members across 790 campuses and had gained control over several prominent universities, including University of Delhi via student elections. By 1983, the organization had 250,000 members and 1,100 branches. ABVP grew during the 1990s, receiving more support as a result of the Babri Masjid demolition and the economic liberalisation pursued by the P. V. Narasimharao government. It continued to grow after the United Progressive Alliance came to power in 2003, trebling in membership to 3.175 million members as of 2016. It claims to be India's fourth largest student organisation.
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