AKHAND BHARAT RSS/HINDUTVA DREAM THE IDEA AKHAND BHARAT The idea of Akhand Bharat was originated by the master of the Arthashastra, Chanakya. At the time, the 3rd century BC, the Indian subcontinent–which covered what are now the modern-day nations of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Burma, Tibet, Bhutan and Bangladesh–was divided into many independent kingdoms. Chanakya articulated the idea of an Akhand Bharat, which means all states in the region being under one authority, rule and administration. To a great extent, he was successful. CURRENT CALLS OF AKHAND BHARAT & SANGH PARIVAR The call for creation of the Akhand Bharat or Akhand Hindusthan has on occasions been raised by Indian Hindutvawadi cultural and political organizations such as the Hindu Mahasabha, Kakbhusundi Revolutionary Forum(KRF), Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The name of one organization sharing this goal, the Akhand Hindu...