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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Hindu Nationalism: How RSS looks at it and why it is misunderstood?

‘Hindu Nationalism’ has been established as a politically incorrect term by the colonial, Marxist and Western political scientists. They have targeted Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its ideological mentee Bharatiya Janata Party as advocates of ‘Hindu Nationalism’ projecting it as …