RSSFACTS: The lesser known and unknown facts about Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the largest voluntary organisation in the world.     

About RSS

The Beginning

The RSS was founded by a medical doctor Dr. Keshav  Baliram Hedgewar who devoted much of his life for setting up an organisation which has today grown to become arguably the largest voluntary organisation in the world. RSS has around …

RSS and its ideological mentees

To understand the RSS, one of the key requirements is to understand its organisational structure and its relationship with more than three dozen organisations which are its ideological mentees.  In common parleys these organisations are often referred to as  frontal …

The RSS ‘Shakha’

‘Shakha’ is a Hindi word. When translated into English, it means ‘branch’. The concept of RSS Shakha was conceived by its founder Dr. Hedgewar. A Shakha is held in an open ground for about an hour. It is held daily …

Dr KB Hedgewar – Founder of RSS

The RSS was founded by a medical doctor Dr. Keshav  Baliram Hedgewar who devoted much of his life for setting up an organisation which has today grown to become arguably the largest voluntary organisation in the world. RSS has around …

Guruji: The Second RSS Chief – A brief Biography

Madhav Sadashivrao Golwalkar was the second Sarsanghchalak of the RSS. He is commonly known in Sangh parleys as Guruji. This name was initially used by his students in Banaras Hindu University where he used to teach. His father’s name was …

Balasaheb Deoras: The Third RSS Chief – A Brief Biography

Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras, commonly known as Balasaheb Deoras, was born on December 11, 1915 in Nagpur, Maharashtra to Dattatraya Krishnarao Deoras and Parvathibai. His brother Bhaurao Deoras was also a Pracharak and senior functionary of the RSS. Balasaheb was educated …

Rajju Bhaiya: The Fourth RSS Chief – A Brief Biography

On July 19, 2003, Swami Chinmayananda Union Minister of State of Home Affairs in the Atal Behari Vajpayee-led NDA government wrote in English daily The Pioneer, “I was to learn of the sad demise of Rajju Bhaiya on July 14, …