Vishwa Hindu Parishad, World Hindu Council (6.

8m)[62][80]
Bajrang Dal, Literally, Team/Crew of Hanuman (3.8m)
Hindu Jagarana Vedike, literally, National Volunteer Association for men to protect the Hindus
Dharm Jagaran Samiti Organization for conversion of non-Hindus to Hinduism[81] and their
coordinating committee "Dharam Jagaran Samanvay Samiti"[80][82]
Muslim Rashtriya Manch, National Front of Muslims
Rashtriya Hindu Andolan, based in Maharashtra calls for the deletion of "secular" from the
Indian Constitution[80]
Rashtriya Sikh Sangat, a sociocultural organisation with the aim to spread the knowledge of
Gurbani to the Indian society.[63]
Hindu Rashtra Sena, propagating for the establishment of Hindu Rashtra.[80][83]
Regional based

Hindu Munnani, a religio-cultural organization based in Tamil Nadu.[84]

Hindu Aikya Vedi, Hindu United Front based in Kerala[85]
Educational Organizations

Ekal Vidyalaya, Involved in free education and village development in rural areas and tribal
villages of India.
Saraswati Shishu Mandir, School
Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan, Educational Institutes
Vijnana Bharati, Science Forum[69][70][86]
Socio-Ethnic

Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram, Organisation for the improvement of tribals

Friends of Tribals Society
Anusuchit Jati-Jamati Arakshan Bachao Parishad, Organisation for the improvement of
Dalits[87]
Bharat-Tibet Maitri Sangh, India-Tibet Friendship Association
News & Communication

Organiser, Magazine[88][89]
Panchjanya (magazine)
Vishwa Samvad Kendra communication Wing, spread all over India for media related work,
having a team of IT professionals
Hindustan Samachar a multi-lingual news agency.[90][91][92]
Think Tanks

Bharatiya Vichara Kendra, General Think Tank.

Hindu Vivek Kendra, a resource center for the promotion of the ideology of Hindutva.[93]
Vivekananda Kendra, promotion of Swami Vivekananda's ideas with Vivekananda International
Foundation in New Delhi as a "Public Policy Think Tank" with 6 Centres of study.
India Policy Foundation, a not-for-profit Think Tank[94]
Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal, a Think Tank on educational reforms.[95]
India Foundation, a Think Tank[96]
Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana (ABISY), All-India history reform project
Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation (SPMRF)[97][98]
Overseas

Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, literally, Hindu Volunteer Association overseas wing of RSS
 Hindu Students Council, Overseas Hindu Students' Wing[99][100]
National Hindu Students' Forum, Hindu student group in UK
Sewa International, UK based Charity[101]
India Development and Relief Fund, USA based charity[101]
Rashtreeya bajrangdal {hanuman sena}
Children

Others

Samskrita Bharati, promotion of the Sanskrit language[102]

Central Hindu Military Education Society, to encourage more Hindus to join the Defence
Services[103]
Kreeda Bharati, Sports Organization.[69][70][104]

See also
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