INDIA
How RSS integrates festivals with its ideological framework
RSSFACTS: The festivals were chosen which share RSS’s objectives and it helps the organisation to expand across various sections of the society
INDIA
How Modi’s ‘Aatmanirbhar’ is different from Nehruvian self-reliance
Sanghnomics: As Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan of 2020 is progressing it has become clear that it is totally different from the 1950s self-reliance policy of Pandit Nehru
INDIA
How RSS identified certain key festivals to strengthen social engineering
RSSFACTS: The six festivals were chosen with the motive to synergise with RSS’s objectives. Also, it helps in further expansion of the organisation across various sections of the society
BUSINESS
How Indian growth story is under attack from the West
The factually incorrect article by ‘The Economist’ and India's low ranking in the World Happiness Index shows the West's discomfort with the way India has been rising over the past one decade because of a Bharat-centric model
INDIA
Who are the top decision makers in the RSS and how do they look at Sandeshkhali?
RSSFACTS: The Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha and Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal discuss important contemporary societal issues and pass resolutions indicating the RSS view point. The ABPS’s stinging rebuke of the atrocities at Sandeshkhali indicates that the Sangh is intent on pursuing justice for the victims
BUSINESS
How WTO is failing the developing countries
Sanghnomics: The WTO Director General pushing the agenda of developed countries draws flak from the Swadeshi Jagran Manch. Continuance of the tariff moratorium on e-products and the lack of strictures by WTO against industrial-scale exploitation of fisheries and ocean resources plays into the hands of developed countries Arun Anand
INDIA
How important is the ‘Saffron Flag’ for the RSS and why?
RSSFACTS: When the RSS was founded, it was decided that the ‘Saffron Flag’ should be the ‘Guru’. What explains the rationale behind this decision. For one, the ‘Saffron Flag’ has been integral to the identity, struggles, aspirations, history, and culture of the Hindu nation. There are other important reasons too
BUSINESS
Why China’s push for the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement (IFA) in WTO was opposed
Sanghnomics: Blocking China’s attempts to add IFA to the WTO agreement in the 13th Ministerial Conference was a priority for the Swadesh Jagran Manch as it recognised the Chinese attempt to subvert the sovereign prerogative of nations to reject foreign investment that are against national interest
INDIA
The RSS Uniform: From khaki shorts to brown pants
RSSFACTS: Over the past 90 years several changes were made to the original uniform. It signified the organisation’s intent to change with the times, and adopt dress codes that the younger generation of swayamsevaks felt comfortable wearing
BUSINESS
How ‘Poshan Atlas’ allows Indian policymakers and consumers to revisit their food-nutrition matrix
Sanghnomics: The Poshan Atlas, an interesting compendium by the Deendayal Research Institution which is rooted in Bharatiya wisdom, is based on the choices of ideal food mix to provide optimum nutritional value. It has mapped diverse food choices to the micro level and is likely to play a significant role in the policy framework of the central government in granting food subsidies and promotion of certain food consumption patterns
INDIA
How RSS churns out millions of disciplined cadres through unique process of ‘Shakha’
RSSFACTS: The Shakha has produced millions of volunteers, thousands of full-time workers who have dedicated their lives for the organisation and the cause. A ‘Shakha’ is the backbone of the RSS
BUSINESS
WTO: Time to end monopoly of tech giants, rework food agriculture subsidies framework
Sanghnomics: Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has been actively involved in discussions at WTO and in various other trade bodies. It watches out and alerts the Indian government to protect national interests in such negotiations and meetings amid conflicting interests and lobbying by multinational companies and governments of developed countries
INDIA
How RSS got its name and started its first ‘shakha’
RSSFACTS: The traditions that are today part of the daily RSS shakha meeting like the commands, prayers, the hoisting of a saffron flag, and the exercises – all with the only agenda to train young men to make them physically, mentally and intellectually strong to serve the country – took shape in the initial years of the RSS itself
INDIA
Talks in harmony can resolve farm issues, violent protests are for electoral gains
Sanghnomics: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh believes that organisations fighting in the interest of farmers should find solutions to the problems of the farmers with harmony. The farmer has the right to get remunerative price on the basis of cost and he must get it. But BKS is worried that the so-called farm leaders with political intentions who produce chaotic consequences are arousing negative feelings against farmers
POLITICS
The Beginning: How the idea of setting up RSS emerged and was executed
RSSFACTS: The RSS was founded by Dr Hedgewar whose experiences in the freedom struggle left him disillusioned by the quick fix solutions and tactics of the Congress leaders, including Muslim appeasement. Dr Hedgewar realised that unless a disciplined cadre-based and well-trained nationalistic organisation addresses fundamental issues of building strong nationalistic character, India might not be able to sustain its freedom even if it is able to attain it.
BUSINESS
Bharat Ratna MS Swaminathan had backed 'Swadeshi' stand on GM crops
Sanghnomics: The Bharat Ratna honour to the late agriculture scientist is also a tribute to his opposition to introduction of GM crops in India. It might have come as a surprise to many but the fact is that Swaminathan, and the RSS-inspired organisations Swadeshi Jagaran Manch and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, were on the same page on the issue of GM crops
POLITICS
Congress’ failure to differentiate between ‘religion’ and ‘Dharma’ will cost it dearly
The struggle for the Ram Mandir was a larger civilisational issue for a majority of the people of this country. Congress, bereft of any sense of Indianness, has failed to understand this
BUSINESS
Pakistan using Kashmir as smokescreen to divert attention from internal crises
The declaration January 5 as Kashmir’s Right to Self-Determination Day is more a smokescreen than concern for the region. This distraction provides the Pakistani establishment with the bandwidth to craft and control the national narrative by camouflaging internal strife and evading accountability
BUSINESS
RSS focused on changing ground reality, leaves optics of caste census to politicians
Here are few things closely linked with the RSS functioning and its historical evolution to better understand its stand on caste census
