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How RSS got its name and started first ‘shakha’

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was founded on the festive day of ‘Vijyadashmi’, also known as ‘Dussehra’, in 1925. This festival marks the victory of good over evil. This is the day when Lord Rama, who represented the ‘Good’, killed …

Demystifying ‘progressive unfoldment’ of RSS’ vision and mission

As the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) turns 100 in 2025, it’s an enigma to many how an organisation which doesn’t have a formal membership expanded so much, and that too without succession wars. The secret lies in the structure and …

Anti-Hindu bias and prejudice against Hindus rampant in British media  : Report

A survey conducted by Insight UK has revealed that many Indians are facing prejudice due to misrepresentation of India, Hindus and Hinduism in the British media. The survey, involving 2,061 respondents, was recently published in the ‘British Media and Perception …

RSS model of Swadeshi and India’s quest for self-reliance

As Narendra Modi government rolls out the last budget of its second term in the Indian parliament, the common thread amongst the ten budgets it has presented since 2014 is the focus on making India self-reliant. And Modi govt’s insistence …

How RSS is carrying forward the legacy of Constitution maker Ambedkar

As India celebrated 75th anniversary of Republic Day on 26 January, 2024, it would be interesting to explore the relationship between the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh(RSS) and Dr BR Ambedkar, one of the key architects of Indian Constitution and an icon …

How 32 RSS inspired organisations are working to make India self-reliant

Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) inspired organisation in India primarily works on public policy in the  economic sphere. The organisation is around three-decades old. Its national co-convenor Dr Ashwani Mahajan, an economist who teaches at Delhi …

Remembering Prof. Nanda: A Scholar Who Promoted Hindu Culture Globally

Professor Ved Prakash Nanda, a noted Indian-American legal scholar and a prominent member of the Indian diaspora in the United States of America (USA), passed away on January 1, 2024 in Denver. He was 93. Born in Gujranwala in undivided …