RSSFACTS: The lesser known and unknown facts about Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the largest voluntary organisation in the world.     

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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 …

What is the RSS’ stand on ‘caste’ and ‘reservation’ ?why Gandhi and Ambedkar were impressed with it?

A fake video has recently been circulated on social media about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on the issue of reservation. The video purportedly claimed that the RSS is opposed to reservation to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other …

RSS developing  indigenous model of  rural development for Indian villages

Rural India has been one of the key focus areas of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and over the period it has developed an indigenous model for making villages self-sustainable. Though Deendayal Research Institute (DRI), an organisation inspired by the RSS …

Understanding RSS through Dr Hedgewar’s biography ‘Man of the Millennia’

Dattatreya Hosabale, Sarkaryavah(General Secretary) of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)  recently released  one of the most authentic biographies of  its founder Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. The book titled ‘The Man of the Millennia-Dr Hedgewar’ was originally written in Marathi and published …

How third RSS chief Deoras moulded RSS approach on social harmony and service

by Dr. Shreerang Godbole What is the secret of the ceaseless growth and development of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)? How is it that an almost 100-years old organization has not become outdated, rather continues to attract and inspire countless …

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 …