UNLAWFUL CONVERSION PREVENTION AND RECLAMATION FUND

(SWAMI SHRADDHANAND FUND)

A program of Sewa Nyaya Utthan Foundation

The Swami Shraddhanand Fund is a fund to build India’s most decisive ground-linked movement to prevent unlawful conversions driven by coercion, fraud, grooming, intimidation or inducement – and to support voluntary reclamation for those who were misled and now seek to return to their indigenous identity with dignity.

Vision

A Bharat where every child, woman, orphan, dalit, tribal, vulnerable isolated individual or family can live, learn, grow, and prosper without being targeted, trapped or uprooted from their civilizational identity.

What this Fund will enable

Protect informed choice by exposing fraud, deception, coercion and other illegal inducements.
Support vulnerable communities (children, women, orphans, dalits, tribals etc) through legal and administrative support.
Enable reclamation – lawfully support those who were misled and now want to return without any coercion.
Build a child-centric ecosystem so the next generation grows with capability, dignity and scientific temper.
Create standardized systems (SOPs, training, legal toolkits) so citizens can use the State’s own mechanisms effectively.

What this Fund will enable

Protect informed choice by exposing fraud, deception, coercion and other illegal inducements.
Support vulnerable communities (children, women, orphans, dalits, tribals etc) through legal and administrative support.
Enable reclamation – lawfully support those who were misled and now want to return without any coercion.
Build a child-centric ecosystem so the next generation grows with capability, dignity and scientific temper.
Create standardized systems (SOPs, training, legal toolkits) so citizens can use the State’s own mechanisms effectively.

What We Do

1. Public Education and Awareness

Evidence-based public education on common unlawful tactics such as inducement, fear, miracle-cure fraud, grooming, document manipulation, identity pressure etc
Focus on high-risk zones and eco-systems that target children such as schools, hostels, shelters, coaching hubs, orphan-care systems etc.
Community trainings on constitutional rights, due process and safe reporting pathways.
Legal education in how to file police complaints, and use justice mechanisms including courts

2. Reclamation and Rehabilitation

Support for individuals who explicitly request return to their indigenous identity.
Help with documentation, social reintegration support, education continuity and lawful religious status correction where applicable.

3. Sewa Kendra Units

Set up local units in vulnerable areas for creating ecosystem of support. These units will serve as training centres for:

Awareness against false advertising, especially related to health
Awareness about Constitution and Laws
Education including physical training, tutoring, STEM and scientific temper promotion.
Leadership and livelihood capability building for youth.

4. National Content and Media Engine

Central content creation with sharp messaging.
Collaboration with credible influencers, lawyers, educators, and community leaders.
Rapid-response myth-busting and scam exposure

5. SOP Stack and Standardization

Citizen-to-government interface SOPs (applications, complaints, evidence formats, escalation ladders).
Volunteer training modules.
Data handling and consent protocols.
Child protection and institutional safety audits.

Sub-Fund for Scheduled Tribes – The Birsa Munda Fund

A dedicated portion of the Swami Shraddhanand Fund will operate as Bhagwan Birsa Munda Fund focused on:

ST-specific risk mapping, local language outreach and protection systems.
Land, identity, and exploitation vectors where they intersect with coercive conversions.
Child and women safety support structures in tribal belts.

Our Inspiration

Swami Shraddhanand (1856-1926)

Swami Shraddhanand (born Munshi Ram) was an educationist and reformer who built institutions like Gurukul Kangri. His work, focused on lawful social consolidation and reconversion efforts, placed him in direct confrontation with aggressive conversion and separatist forces. He was assassinated in Delhi on December 23, 1926 by a fanatic. From Mahatma Gandhi to Baba Saheb Ambedkar, everyone hailed him as one of the tallest social reformers and nationalists ever born.

Bhagwan Birsa Munda (1875-1900)

Bhagwan Birsa Munda was a tribal leader and freedom-era icon who spearheaded a mass awakening and resistance movement in the Chotanagpur region against colonial oppression and exploitation. He also challenged Christian missionary conversion activity and urged his people to return to and protect their indigenous way of life. He died in British custody in Ranchi jail on June 9, 1900, and is hailed as role-model of Bharat and Adivasi dignity.His reform code was nature-rooted and discipline-driven, including adoption of the sacred thread (janeu), giving up meat, abstinence from alcohol, and reverence for tulsi as a symbol of eco-friendly and humane living.

Core principles

The Fund is rooted in a Vedic civilizational principle: plural communities and diverse ways of life can coexist and prosper when protected from exploitation.Atharva Veda, Prithvi Sukta 12.1.45 describes Earth as bearing people of different speech and diverse customs. The Tradition of Vedic chanting itself is globally recognized for preservation of discipline and civilizational continuity.

Non-Negotiable Operating Principles

Constitution-first, law-first.
Freedom of conscience is sacred – the Fund opposes coercion and fraud, not any faith.
No hate, no harassment, no vigilantism, no threats.
Consent and confidentiality are mandatory for all reclamation support.
Child protection is paramount – any child-related risk triggers immediate lawful escalation.
Evidence-based action only – documentation discipline, legal review, and verified claims.