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RSS vows to work on five dimensions of social change: Dattatreya Hosabale

Following is an official statement issued by the RSS on 14 March, 2023 . This is based on a press conference addressed by its Sarkaryavah (general secretary)  Dattatreya Hosabale in presence of its Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh (All India Pubicity …

Which is the top decision-making body of the RSS and what does it do ?

The top decision-making body of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is known as the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS). It can be broadly translated as All India Representative Council. At present it has more than 1400 delegates. It meets once …

Where was the RSS on India’s Republic Day? 

Part -1 India celebrates her ‘Republic Day’ on 26 January each year. Less known is the fact that from 1930 to 1947, this day was observed as ‘Independence Day’. Critics of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (hereafter Sangh) accuse the organization …

What media said about RSS’ contribution in Covid relief efforts

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) is known for its relief work during the period of natural disasters as well as other crisis. This is a compilation of some select media reports that give a glimpse of what RSS did during Covid Pandemic …

Kashmir and the RSS

Yesterday, in a debate “Poochhta hai Bharat” on Republic Bharat TV conducted by Arnab Goswami, a fake Kashmiri Hindu supporter said, “Kashmiri Pandits are our brothers, you are most welcome, come stay at my home. What has Sangh to do …

How RSS deals with Bharatiya Caste conundrum

A recent statement by Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) Mohan Bhagwat on casteism in Bharat was misinterpreted. What Bhagwat said in a function at Mumbai on the 647th birth anniversary social reformer Sant Shiromani Ravidas was, “ Scholars who …

How RSS helped save ‘Darbar Sahib’ twice and upheld Hindu-Sikh unity

Connection between RSS and Sikhs has a historical context — during partition, RSS saved lives of many Sikhs & protected people in Punjab from onslaught of Muslim league-led mobs. The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), an apex religious body of …