How to raise 'sanskari' kids? RSS-body launches campaign for pregnant women in India
2 min read 11 Jun 2023, 09:12 AM ISTAn affiliated body of the Hindu right-wing organisation RSS will launch a campaign called 'Garbha Sanskar' encouraging pregnant Indian women to read religious texts such as the Bhagavad Gita to raise 'sanskari and deshbhakt' (cultured and patriotic) children.
PremiumAn affiliated body of the Hindu right-wing organisation RSS will launch a campaign called 'Garbha Sanskar' on Sunday under which it will encourage pregnant Indian women to read religious textbooks such as Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, etc, chant Sanskrit mantras and practice yoga to raise 'sanskari and deshbhakt' (Cultured and patriot) children.
"Chanting of Sanskrit mantras and the reading of the Bhagavad Gita by parents can have a profound impact on the development and growth of the babies' brain in the womb which will continue after their birth. Positive vibrations reach the baby in the womb with chanting of Sanskrit shlokas," according to the RSS-affiliated organisation that claims to celebrate the all-round physical, mental, intellectual, and spiritual development of Indian women.
Samvardhinee Nyas, a wing of the Rashtra Sevika Samiti (RSS) explained that the 'Garbha Sanskar' programme has been developed with a scientific approach towards pregnancy--from conception to delivery. The right-wing body asserted this programme will make the next generation patriot and cultured only if their mother read religious texts and chanted mantras in Sanskrit during their 9 months of pregnancy tenure. The 'Garbha Sanskar' will ensure babies learn values and culture in the womb, it added.
"Every child taking birth, be it a boy or a girl, should come with good sanskar, good thoughts, and be a deshbhakt (patriot). Our future generations should come to this world and grow up with a sense of service, values, and culture, respect for women," one of the members of the Nyas organisation said.
The campaign which is set to launch on Sunday 11 June, will be implemented across the country by doctors associated with the Samvardhinee Nyas wing, a women's organisation that parallels the RSS, the BJP's ideological fountainhead.
Pregnant mothers and families will be guided on various aspects of having a good child including taking healthy food and providing good surroundings and atmosphere.
A functionary from Samvardhinee Nyas wing said, "We have divided the country into five regions and each will have a team of 10 doctors who will implement the programme. Each of these doctors will start by taking up 20 cases of pregnancy in their respective regions".
The RSS-affiliated body has formed an eight-member central team to guide and oversee the implementation of the Garbha Sanskar programme. The central team of the programme comprises--ayurvedic doctors, homeopathy doctors, and allopathy doctors, also a 'subject expert'.
A member of the organisation said that they are confident that the 'Garbha Sanskar' programme will play a significant role in 'Bharat Nirman' (India's development).
Under the programme, parents will be guided to have communication with the baby in the womb, she said
"After four months in the womb, the baby starts listening. It has been proven by science. So parents will talk to the baby in the womb at a certain time, tell the baby about family members, Bharat, the state they live in, and stories of India's great personalities," Samvardhinee Nyas wing asserted.