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How KS Sudarshan Shaped the Sangh’s Intellectual Direction for the 21st Century

Kuppalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan, the fifth Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was born on June 18, 1931 and passed away on September 15, 2012. His tenure as Sarsanghchalak (2000–2009) played a significant role in shaping the organisation’s intellectual direction …

Why India’s Opposition Keeps Targeting the RSS—and Why It Isn’t Working

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), India’s largest volunteer-based socio-cultural organization, recently completed its centenary. Founded in 1925, it has grown into one of the world’s largest civil society movements, with millions of volunteers engaged in community service, education, disaster relief, …

America at 250: A Powerful Economy, A Divided Society, and Lessons for India

As the United States commemorated 250 years of its national journey on July 4, the occasion offered the world an opportunity to reflect on one of history’s greatest stories of economic success. The United States today is the world’s largest …

How Indian Courts and Tax Authorities Have Defined the Legal Status of the RSS

In recent years, critics of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)—India’s largest volunteer-based socio-cultural organization—have often questioned why it is not registered as a non-governmental organization (NGO). Such criticisms frequently imply that the RSS operates in a legal gray area or …

Emergency (1975-77) in India: An Archive of RSS Martyrs

On the night of 24-25 June 1975, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a National Emergency across India. What followed was one of the most consequential periods in the history of the world’s largest democracy. For twenty-one months, from June 1975 …

Emergency (1975–77): The Documented Brutality Faced by RSS Volunteers

The declaration of the Emergency on the night of June 24–25, 1975, by the Indira Gandhi government was triggered by a sudden existential crisis following the landmark Allahabad High Court judgment, which had disqualified the sitting Prime Minister for electoral …

Hindutva and the Indian Constitution: Revisiting the Supreme Court’s Historic Verdict

The debate around Hindutva and its place in India’s constitutional and cultural framework has remained one of the most discussed subjects in the country’s public discourse. While political narratives often interpret the term through electoral or ideological lenses, the Indian …