Sarsanghchalak
How KS Sudarshan Shaped the Sangh’s Intellectual Direction for the 21st Century
Kuppalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan, the fifth Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was born on June 18, 1931 and passed away on September 15, 2012. His tenure as Sarsanghchalak (2000–2009) played a significant role in shaping the organisation’s intellectual direction …
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Explainer: What is ABPS and Why is it Important?
Akhil BharatiyaPratinidhi Sabha (ABPS) is the highest decision-making body of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). It can be broadly translated as ‘All India Representative Council’. The ABPS takes all major organisational decisions and reviews the direction of the Sangh’s work. …
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RSS Annual Meet at 100: Leadership Process, Organisational Depth and the Road Ahead
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will hold the annual meeting of its highest decision-making body, the Akhil BharatiyaPratinidhi Sabha (ABPS), in Samalkha (Haryana) from 13–15 March 2026. Although the ABPS meets every year in March, the 2026 meeting carries added …
From AI to Agriculture: The Economic Grammar of RSS at 100
In an outreach programme organised by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) recently as a part of its centenary celebrations, its Sarsanghchalak(Chief Mentor) Mohan Bhagwat spoke extensively and candidly on a host of issues. Many of them are useful indicators to …
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A Century of RSS: Why Rashtraneeti Defines Its National Vision
The recent emphasis on “Rashtraneeti” articulated by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak (Chief mentor) Mohan Bhagwat during 100 Years of Sangh Journey: New Horizons, a two-day lecture series held in Bengaluru on November 8–9, 2025, marking the RSS’s centennial yearoffers …
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RSS Volunteers in the Hyderabad Satyagraha: The 1938 Unarmed Resistance
India’s freedom struggle from the British colonial rule was a continuous journey of both armed resistance and nonviolent movements. During this period several princely states remained under autocratic rule, depriving their people of even basic civil rights.Among these, Hyderabad stood …
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Unsung Heroines of the Emergency: How RSS-Inspired Women Fought for Democracy
When the Congress government led by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had imposed internal emergency in India, it is not only the men but a large number of women associated with the RashtraSevika Samiti and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), …
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