RSS
Key moments in the 99-year-old journey of RSS influencing its evolution
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is the largest voluntary organisation in the world and its volunteers run more than three dozen organisations across the country. These organisations include India’s largest labour, farmers’, tribal welfare, educational, social service organisations. The RSS …
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Making of a global organisation: A brief history of VHP
Not many people know how the word ‘vishva’ (world) figured in the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), an organisation inspired by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). In 1950s, Hindus living in Trinidad sent their Parliamentarian Dr ShambhunathKapildeo to meet Jawahar Lal Nehru-led …
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Book Review: ‘The RSS Story’ by KR Malkani
Starting with its founder and first Sarsanghchalak(Chief Mentor) Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has refused to allow the organisation to work for any political party. ‘The RSS Story’ by RSS ideologue KR Malkani, first published in …
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Key takeaways from RSS meet: Focus on expansion, women safety, protecting Hindus globally
The much awaited three day all India Coordination meeting of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at Palakkad in the Indian state of Kerala ended on September 2. The meeting was attended by senior functionaries of 32 RSS-inspired organisations including the …
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 protected millions of innocents during India’s partition
India’s independence in 1947 was accompanied by the partition of the country into two nations-India and Pakistan. The partition resulted in an unprecedented blood bath. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) played a stellar role in saving millions of Hindus and …
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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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