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How newly born VHP took the centre stage of global Hindutva movement in Mahakumbh of 1966

As the preparations for Mahakumbh 2025 at Prayagraj are reaching the final stage, it would be interesting to recall a historical moment around six decades ago at the same place. Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), an organization inspired by the Rashtriya …

Driven by 5 transformative ideas, RSS  to focus on expansion in 2025

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) would turn 100 in 2025.  And it is all set to expand its organisational network further. The RSS was established by Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar Vijaydashami . The first RSS shakha was started at Nagpur with a …

Book Review: Hindu Nationalism in the Indian Diaspora by Edward Anderson

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. And this gets aptly reflected in the work of a number of academicians from the western world who have produced half-baked and biased research work on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The latest to …

Change in ‘religious demography’ of India is a real threat

The last Census of India was conducted in 2011. The results of this Census are an eye-opener as far as the changing religious demography of Bharat is concerned. Dr JK Bajaj of the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) did some …

How the RSS looks at Ahilyabai Holkar’s legacy

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is commemorating the 300th birth anniversary of Devi Ahilyabai Holkar with a year-long series of engagements reflecting on her life and times. This is anappropriate occasion to pay tribute to the legacy of Ahilyabai Holkar …

India needs to be cautious on free trade agreements, says RSS inspired SJM  

Free Trade agreements (FTA) have emerged as a much-favoured instrument of promoting international trade especially between the developing countries as multilateral agreements are often viewed as too much inclined in favour of the developed countries. The protracted and prolonged negotiations …

RSS prepares to implement blueprint for massive expansion

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has two top decision-making bodies that meet once a year. The first is the Akhil Bharatiya Pratindhi Sabha (ABPS), and the other is the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal (ABKM). The ABPS generally meets around March-April …