Sanatan Sanstha

Formation24 March 1999; 25 years ago (1999-03-24)
FounderParatpar Guru (Dr.) Jayant Athavale
TypeNonprofit, NGO, Charitable trust
PurposeSpreading spirituality, Humanitarian
HeadquartersRamnathi, Goa, India
ServicesSpiritual discourses, Environmental protection, Humanitarian aid, Medical aid
MethodsHindu awareness
AffiliationsHindu Janajagruti Samiti
Websitesanatan.org

The Sanatan Sanstha is a Hindu organization seeking Hindu nationalism in India.[1][2][3][4] It is a non-government charitable trust founded in 1999 by hypnotherapist Dr Jayant Balaji Athavale.[5] It is headquartered in Ramathi, Goa.[6]

The Sanstha is engaged in a host of activities such as spreading spirituality by conducting various discourses for the spiritually curious,[7][8] publishing holy texts,[9] creating awareness on issues concerning Nation and Dharma,[10][11] activities related to relief and rehabilitation,[12][13] environment protection etc.[14][15]

Persons owing allegiance to Sanatan Sanstha have been arrested in four bombings in Vashi, Thane, Panvel (all in 2007) and Goa (in 2009) and in the murders of Narendra Dabholkar (in 2013), Govind Pansare and M. M. Kalburgi (both in 2015).[16][17][18] This has led to calls for Sanatan Sanstha to be banned.[19] However, such claims have been ruled out by Maharashtra state's Home Minister,[20] Karnataka CID,[21] Goa chief minister[22] and Central Home Ministry.[23] In 2015, Minister of state for home for Government of India informed in Rajya Sabha that, no links could be found among the murders of Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare and M. M. Kalburgi and there was no proposal to ban Sanatan Sanstha.[24]

Dabholkar's family claims the link between the three murders and requesting court to club the cases.[25][26] However, Central Bureau of Investigation have informed the Bombay High Court that it is waiting for the ballistic report from Scotland Yard to link all three cases.[27]

  1. ^ Krishna Kumar (15 September 2017). "Gauri Lankesh murder: SIT probing Sanatan Sanstha angle". The Economic Times.
  2. ^ Rashmi Rajput (17 September 2015). "Set up as spiritual outfit, Sanatan Sanstha first made news through blasts". Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. ^ "An NGO that aims to 'reinstate divine kingdom': All you need to know about Sanatan Sanstha". 14 June 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Spirituality, Spiritual Practice". Sanatan.org. Sanatan Sanstha. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ^ Vijaita Singh; Vikas Pathak (3 April 2016). "Understanding the Sanatan Sanstha". thehindu.com. The Hindu. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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  10. ^ "'Hindu Adhiveshan' to be held at Goa from June 14 to 17". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  11. ^ D’Mello, Pamela (18 June 2017). "'Establish a Hindu Rashtra by 2023': What 132 Right-Wing Hindu organisations demanded in Goa". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  12. ^ "HJS,Sanatan Sanstha,local organizations undertake relief-drive for fflood-affected people of Chiplun". United News of India. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  13. ^ "पूरग्रस्तांना साहाय्य करण्यात ठिकठिकाणी हिंदु जनजागृती समिती, सनातन संस्था यांचाही सक्रीय सहभाग !". www.frontpage.ind.in. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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  15. ^ "Sanatan seeks ban on paper mache Ganpati". Afternoon Voice. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  16. ^ "In fact: History, background of Sanatan Sanstha's war on 'evildoers'". The Indian Express. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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  18. ^ Aug 25, ByArchana MoreArchana More / Updated. "Clear hand of Sanatan Sanstha in all three cases: SPP Nimbalkar". Pune Mirror.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Herald: Unanimous demand at Ramnathi to impose ban on Sanatan Sanstha". Herald Goa. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  20. ^ "MoS Ranjit Patil refuses to blame Sameer Gaikwad". The Asian Age. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  21. ^ Mohammed, Akram (16 October 2015). "CID officer: Don't see Gaikwad link in Kalburgi case, won't seek custody". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  22. ^ "Goa chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar rules our Sanatan Sanstha ban". Times of India. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  23. ^ "No strong evidence against Sanatan Sanstha, says BJP leader RK Singh". Ibnlive.com. News18. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  24. ^ "Murders of Pansare, Kalburgi, Dabholkar not linked: Govt". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. TNN. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  25. ^ "Narendra Dabholkar's family accuses Kiren Rijiju of misleading Parliament". Ndtv.com. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  26. ^ Megha Pansare (14 December 2015). "Unholy nexus: Dabholkar-Pansare-Kalburgi murders". Newsclick.in. NewsClick. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  27. ^ "STUCK IN RED TAPE, FORENSIC SAMPLES YET TO BE SENT BY CBI TO SCOTLAND YARD". Pune Mirror. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.