Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
What really happens in RSS coordination meetings behind closed doors?
There has been a lot of buzz about an all-India coordination meeting of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) scheduled to be held at Palakkad in Kerala at the end of this month. There has been a flurry of unsubstantiated news reports …
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How RSS revived the unique Bharatiya tradition of ‘Guru Dakshina’
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since its inception in 1925 had decided that it would not accept funds from anyone outside the organisation and it would fund itself with the help of its volunteers. Hence came into existence a unique …
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Indian judiciary laments the wrongs done to RSS by hostile govts
In 1966, the Congress government led by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had issued an order prohibiting the employees of the central government from participating in the activities of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The reason cited for this was that RSS …
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How British government tried to restrict RSS and was defeated in legislative council
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was set up in 1925 and by the early 1930s more than 10,000 swayamsevaks had started attending its daily Shakha. The British government was deeply concerned over the rapid expansion of the RSS as it …
How Hindu nationalism is intrinsically linked to the national consciousness
Hindu nationalism is at the core of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s ideology. Intellectuals influenced by the Western political thought and Marxism have often interpreted it as a communal ideology which is detrimental to the interests of the minorities. But nothing …
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Why the world of economics should replace ‘economic man’ with ‘whole man’
There is a crisis in economic theory and that has been reflected by the growing inequalities and the unsustainable growth models going bust across the world over the last 100 years. This crisis in economic theory started in the post-Keynesian …
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How RSS played an important role in India’s freedom struggle
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) played a stellar role in India’s freedom struggle. The organisation was set up in 1925 and its founder Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar went to jail twice in 1921 and 1931. He was also a member …
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