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Sadhvi Rithambara | |
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 Sadhvi Rithambara and prime minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, 2014 | |
| Personal | |
| Born | December 31, 1963 [1] Doraha, Ludhiana district, Punjab [1] |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Organization | |
| Founder of | founder/chairperson of Durga Vahini. |
| Philosophy | Hinduism |
Sadhvi Rithambara (born 31 December 1963) [1] is a Hindu Vestal (Sadhvi), public speaker and nationalist ideologue[2][3][4][5][6][7] who is the founder-chairperson of Durga Vahini, the women's wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), established in 1991.[8][9][10][11][12] She gained national prominence with VHP in the late 1980s through the Jan Jagran Abhiyan, and in 1990s during the run up to the Babri Masjid demolition. Subsequently, she was named an accused in the Liberhan Commission report, though later acquitted by the CBI court in 2020.[1][13]
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- ^ Sugirtharajah, Sharada (2002). "Hinduism and Feminism: Some Concerns". Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion. 18 (2): 104. ISSN 8755-4178. JSTOR 25002442.
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- ^ Navlakha, Gautam (1995). "Politics of Silhouetted Anger". Economic and Political Weekly. 30 (7/8): 367. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4402404.
- ^ "Babri mosque was a 450-year-old stigma: Giriraj Kishore". Rediff.com. 19 October 2001. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
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- ^ "Ram Mandir event Diwali for all Hindus' — Ritambhara says movement leaders can't be forgotten". The Print. 4 August 2020.