Mohan Bhagwat bats for LGBTQ rights: Were Hans and Dimbhaka, King Jarasandha’s two generals mentioned by RSS chief, gay?
1 year, 11 months ago

Mohan Bhagwat bats for LGBTQ rights: Were Hans and Dimbhaka, King Jarasandha’s two generals mentioned by RSS chief, gay?

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The LGBTQ community in India has found an unexpected supporter in Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat. He referred to the story from Hindu mythology about the two generals, Hansa and Dimbhaka, who were in the army of Jarasandha, a powerful king of Magadha. In the Mahabharat, the two generals, Hansa and Dimbhaka, find a mention during a conversation between Krishna and Yudhishthir, when the former is telling the eldest Pandava about the last battle, the 17th one. Also read: MS Golwalkar, Hindutva and LGBT: Mohan Bhagwat demolishes ‘demonic’ image of RSS, shows organisation as inclusive, modern Were the two generals gay? Professor Jawaharlal told The Indian Express that the words “saathi” and premi have been used to describe the relationship between the two generals.

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Sangh’s signal on LGBT rights
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Sangh’s signal on LGBT rights

Hindustan Times  

Six years after the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh signalled its tolerance of homosexuality, its chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday elaborated on the organisation’s view of same-sex relationships. The comments underscore the Sangh’s outreach towards communities and ideas once considered inimical to its Hindu cultural agenda, and must be seen in the light of Mr Bhagwat’s meetings last year with prominent members …

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