The Evolution Of RSS
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[*]RSS was founded in 1925 in Nagpur
[*]The Sangh’s reach into education, student life, religion, and social services ensures that its influence touches people at multiple stages of life and across different regions of India.
[*]The Outlook magazine’s October 21 issue titled Who is an Indian?, offers a bird's-eye view of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), testimonies of exclusion and inclusion, organisational complexities, and regional challenges faced by the organisation.
A century on, the RSS’s ideological framework continues to shape how national identity is imagined in India. It has redefined the question of ‘Who is an Indian?’ through a cultural lens that centres a particular civilisational idea, often sidelining those who fall outside its fold.
The founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Keshav Baliram Hedgewar’s statement that “When national work arises, call me. I will be ready to jump anywhere”, reflects the guiding principle of the RSS: a readiness to serve the nation and shape society through organised effort.
Underlying all the cultural activities of RSS since its beginning in 1925 in Nagpur, is the ideology of Hindutva, which emphasises the cultural and civilisational unity of Hindus. While the RSS is not a political party, its ideological framework has informed governance and policy through its political wing, the Bhartiya Janta Party. Its reach into education, student life, religion, and social services ensures that its influence touches people at multiple stages of life and across different regions of India.
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