The National Hindu Students' Forum (NHSF (UK)) is a network of Hindu societies operating on university and further education campuses in the United Kingdom. The NHSF (UK) was started in 1991 by young British Hindus, and has chapters on many university campuses around the United Kingdom. The NHSF has been described by historian Edward Anderson as having ties to the Sangh Parivar, a group of Hindutva organisations in India, which include, among others, the paramilitary organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and the Bharatiya Janata Party.Jaffrelot, C. and Therwath, I., 2007. The Sangh Parivar and the Hindu diaspora in the West: what kind of “long-distance nationalism”?. International political sociology, 1(3), pp.278-295.Pathak, V. (2019). Indian Diaspora and Sangh Pariwar: A Study of HSS' Role. The Signage. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-5687.2007.00018.x In early years the NHSF had the same address as the HSS, a UK charity, per Manoj Ladwa, the then HSS spokesman.Kiani, M. (2004). [Review of In Bad Faith? British Charity and Hindu Extemism]. Strategic Studies, 24(2), 207–222. http://www.jstor.org/stable/45242531 Kundnani, A. (2002). An Unholy Alliance? Racism, Religion and Communalism. Race & Class, 44(2), 71–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306396802044002976 Ladwa later served as a senior advisor to Narendra Modi during his successful Indian election campaign of 2014.Ullekh, N. P. (2015). War room: The people, tactics and technology behind Narendra Modi's 2014 win. Roli Books Private Limited.
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External links NHSF (UK) website