Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
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 …
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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 …
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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 How is it that an almost 100-years old organization has not become outdated, rather continues to attract and inspire countless …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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