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Parishad

British  
/ ˈpʌrɪʃəd /

noun

  1. (in India) an assembly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Parishad

Hindi

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In 2022 he was a keynote speaker for an event organized by a group called HinduPACT, an initiative of a group called the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2023

He has also received support from leaders of the Bajrang Dal and another right-wing organisation called the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, who held a press conference claiming that cow vigilantes were being "falsely framed".

From BBC Feb. 20, 2023

Surendra Jain, joint general secretary for the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, parent organization of the Bajrang Dal, said that “not a single person from VHP was involved” in the attack on Pehlu Khan.

From Reuters Nov. 6, 2017

Sen, a Hindu, is secretary general of the Hindu-Bouddha-Christian Unity Parishad.

From Washington Post Nov. 24, 2015

“They should understand we are in a different country now,” said Pandit B. Rishi Misir, a Brooklyn priest who heads a Hindu group, USA Pandits' Parishad.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2011

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