Sangh Shakha
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Sangh Shakha refers to the daily meetings of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
and Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
.
This includes sport
s, Geets, Subhashit, Amrutvachan, Yogasanas and Prayer
.
and HSS
. It is a daily gathering of swayamsevak
s, which is held in an open ground for about two hours, either in the morning or in the evening.
In shakha, swayamsevaks perform exercises, play game
s, sing patriotic or devotional song
s, have discussions,learn about dharma
, etc.
The shakha makes swayamsevaks healthy and fit, both physical
ly and mental
ly, teaches them about their culture
and instills in them moral values. It also builds in them organisational skills and the ability to work as a team
.It also teaches them to be social
and learns then to do seva
In modern age of telecommunications, HSS Sangh Shakha has expended through the state-of-art online communications, called as eShakha.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or National Patriotic Organization), also known the Sangh, is a right-wing Hindu nationalist, paramilitary, volunteer, and allegedly militant organization for Hindu males in India...
and Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
The Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh is an organization that engages in community activities, social services and religious work amongst the adherents of any religion across the world....
.
This includes sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
s, Geets, Subhashit, Amrutvachan, Yogasanas and Prayer
Prayer
Prayer is a form of religious practice that seeks to activate a volitional rapport to a deity through deliberate practice. Prayer may be either individual or communal and take place in public or in private. It may involve the use of words or song. When language is used, prayer may take the form of...
.
Introduction
The shakha is the backbone of the RSSRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or National Patriotic Organization), also known the Sangh, is a right-wing Hindu nationalist, paramilitary, volunteer, and allegedly militant organization for Hindu males in India...
and HSS
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
The Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh is an organization that engages in community activities, social services and religious work amongst the adherents of any religion across the world....
. It is a daily gathering of swayamsevak
Swayamsevak
Swayamsevak is a Sanskrit term for volunteer.It is also a term used for volunteers of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh....
s, which is held in an open ground for about two hours, either in the morning or in the evening.
In shakha, swayamsevaks perform exercises, play game
Game
A game is structured playing, usually undertaken for enjoyment and sometimes used as an educational tool. Games are distinct from work, which is usually carried out for remuneration, and from art, which is more often an expression of aesthetic or ideological elements...
s, sing patriotic or devotional song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
s, have discussions,learn about dharma
Dharma
Dharma means Law or Natural Law and is a concept of central importance in Indian philosophy and religion. In the context of Hinduism, it refers to one's personal obligations, calling and duties, and a Hindu's dharma is affected by the person's age, caste, class, occupation, and gender...
, etc.
The shakha makes swayamsevaks healthy and fit, both physical
Human body
The human body is the entire structure of a human organism, and consists of a head, neck, torso, two arms and two legs.By the time the human reaches adulthood, the body consists of close to 100 trillion cells, the basic unit of life...
ly and mental
Mind
The concept of mind is understood in many different ways by many different traditions, ranging from panpsychism and animism to traditional and organized religious views, as well as secular and materialist philosophies. Most agree that minds are constituted by conscious experience and intelligent...
ly, teaches them about their culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
and instills in them moral values. It also builds in them organisational skills and the ability to work as a team
Team
A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team...
.It also teaches them to be social
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
and learns then to do seva
Seva
Seva may refer to:*Volunteer work; selfless service; work offered to God *Seva , in Indian cuisine, a snack food made by deep-frying strands of chick pea flour dough flavored with chili powder, salt, and sometimes coriander...
In modern age of telecommunications, HSS Sangh Shakha has expended through the state-of-art online communications, called as eShakha.