Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
(ABVP)
Formation9 July 1949 (75 years ago) (1949-07-09)
TypeStudent organisation
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Region served
India
National President
Rajsharan Shahi
National General Secretary
Yagywalkya Shukla
National Organising Secretary
Ashish Chauhan
Parent organization
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
Websitewww.abvp.org

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) (transl. All India Students' Council) is a right-wing and a independent all India student organisation affiliated to the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).It is the World’s largest Student Organization.[1][2][3]

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  2. ^ "Protests by BJYM, ABVP mar ICET counselling". The Hindu. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. ^ Dubey, Priyanka (October 2017). "The age of ABVP". The Caravan. Retrieved 30 December 2019.