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{{cquote|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.<ref name="EGSN"/>}}
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|title= Feminist Review: Issue 49
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|year= 1995
|pages= p15
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==References== ==References==

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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.

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 and to fight on the front lines in places like Ayodhya.

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)
  2. Feminist Review: Issue 49. Routledge. 1995. pp. p15. ISBN 0415123755. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
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