<p>A wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/rss" target="_blank">RSS</a>) has started a campaign to reach out to pregnant women to train them to instill "<em>sanskar</em>" and "cultural pride" in their children from the womb stage itself.</p>.<p>In an event organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi on Sunday, Samvardhinee Nyas, a sub-wing under the Rashtra Sevika Samiti (the women's wing of the RSS), sought to encourage women to play an active role in the "restoration of the country's glory".</p>.<p>Speaking at the event, Madhuri Marathe, the national organising secretary of Samvardhinee Nyas, said, "<em>Garbha se hi sanskar laana hai</em> (women need to instil culture in their children at the womb stage itself). The child needs to be taught that the country is the priority," <em>The Times of India</em> <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/teach-babies-sanskar-in-womb-rss-wing-to-doctors/articleshow/98437170.cms?pcode=462">quoted </a>her as saying. She was addressing an audience comprised of over 70 doctors from 12 states, mostly gynaecologists and ayurveda doctors, including some from the prestigious AIIMS institutions. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rss-outfit-holds-conclave-to-discuss-sc-status-for-converted-dalits-1197435.html" target="_blank">RSS outfit holds conclave to discuss SC status for converted Dalits</a></strong><br /><br />Citing the example of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Marathe claimed that his valour was a result of his mother Jija Bai's constant prayers. She encouraged women to follow Jia Bai's example so that the country would have future leaders possessing "the qualities of Hindu rulers".</p>.<p>Also speaking at the event, Dr Rama Jayasunder, head of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) department at AIIMS, claimed that "<em>Garbha Sanskar</em>" could help overcome autism and other disabilities at birth. Noting a supposed rise in these disabilities, she said they were becoming more common among families of "comfortable economic strata". She continued, "It makes us wonder what is going wrong in pregnancy. '<em>Garbha sanskar</em>' starts even before pregnancy. The minute a couple thinks of a child, the role of ayurveda comes into play".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rss-annual-meet-akhil-bharatiya-pratinidhi-sabha-to-be-held-from-march-12-14-in-haryana-1196296.html" target="_blank">RSS annual meet 'Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha' to be held from March 12-14 in Haryana</a></strong></p>.<p>Samvardhinee Nyas also wants to encourage women to engage in "womb cleansing", a practice consisting of '<em>Gita</em> <em>Paath</em>' and reading Sanskrit. The organisers claimed that a child's DNA could be "changed in the womb" through "womb cleansing" and "a baby in the womb can learn up to 500 words."</p>.<p>They are planning to reach out to at least 1,000 women under this campaign.</p>.<p>Dr Rajani Mittal, co-convener of the body, claimed, "Mothers will be happy if they give birth to children like Lord Ram who are duty-bound towards their parents and save the country too."</p>.<p>Claiming that homosexuality was a result of gender expectations at birth, Dr Shweta Dangre said, "If the mother already has a son as her firstborn and expects her second-born to be a girl, but gives birth to a boy, then the child could grow up to be homosexual."</p>.<p><em>(With PTI inputs)</em></p>
<p>A wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/rss" target="_blank">RSS</a>) has started a campaign to reach out to pregnant women to train them to instill "<em>sanskar</em>" and "cultural pride" in their children from the womb stage itself.</p>.<p>In an event organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi on Sunday, Samvardhinee Nyas, a sub-wing under the Rashtra Sevika Samiti (the women's wing of the RSS), sought to encourage women to play an active role in the "restoration of the country's glory".</p>.<p>Speaking at the event, Madhuri Marathe, the national organising secretary of Samvardhinee Nyas, said, "<em>Garbha se hi sanskar laana hai</em> (women need to instil culture in their children at the womb stage itself). The child needs to be taught that the country is the priority," <em>The Times of India</em> <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/teach-babies-sanskar-in-womb-rss-wing-to-doctors/articleshow/98437170.cms?pcode=462">quoted </a>her as saying. She was addressing an audience comprised of over 70 doctors from 12 states, mostly gynaecologists and ayurveda doctors, including some from the prestigious AIIMS institutions. </p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rss-outfit-holds-conclave-to-discuss-sc-status-for-converted-dalits-1197435.html" target="_blank">RSS outfit holds conclave to discuss SC status for converted Dalits</a></strong><br /><br />Citing the example of Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Marathe claimed that his valour was a result of his mother Jija Bai's constant prayers. She encouraged women to follow Jia Bai's example so that the country would have future leaders possessing "the qualities of Hindu rulers".</p>.<p>Also speaking at the event, Dr Rama Jayasunder, head of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) department at AIIMS, claimed that "<em>Garbha Sanskar</em>" could help overcome autism and other disabilities at birth. Noting a supposed rise in these disabilities, she said they were becoming more common among families of "comfortable economic strata". She continued, "It makes us wonder what is going wrong in pregnancy. '<em>Garbha sanskar</em>' starts even before pregnancy. The minute a couple thinks of a child, the role of ayurveda comes into play".</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/rss-annual-meet-akhil-bharatiya-pratinidhi-sabha-to-be-held-from-march-12-14-in-haryana-1196296.html" target="_blank">RSS annual meet 'Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha' to be held from March 12-14 in Haryana</a></strong></p>.<p>Samvardhinee Nyas also wants to encourage women to engage in "womb cleansing", a practice consisting of '<em>Gita</em> <em>Paath</em>' and reading Sanskrit. The organisers claimed that a child's DNA could be "changed in the womb" through "womb cleansing" and "a baby in the womb can learn up to 500 words."</p>.<p>They are planning to reach out to at least 1,000 women under this campaign.</p>.<p>Dr Rajani Mittal, co-convener of the body, claimed, "Mothers will be happy if they give birth to children like Lord Ram who are duty-bound towards their parents and save the country too."</p>.<p>Claiming that homosexuality was a result of gender expectations at birth, Dr Shweta Dangre said, "If the mother already has a son as her firstborn and expects her second-born to be a girl, but gives birth to a boy, then the child could grow up to be homosexual."</p>.<p><em>(With PTI inputs)</em></p>