RSSFACTS: The report accuses RSS without clear evidence. Critics say it ignores facts, legal context, and social work, raising concerns about bias and weak analysis
A total of 275 signatories include 25 retired judges, 119 retired bureaucrats, including 10 ambassadors, and 131 armed forces officers.
RSSFACTS: Varsha Pratipada marks the Hindu New Year and is also important for the RSS as it is the birth anniversary of its founder, Dr Hedgewar
The commission designated India as a “country of particular concern” and urged Washington to link arms sales and trade policies to the state of religious freedom in the country.
RSSFACTS: To mark its centenary, the RSS is organising thousands of small Hindu Sammelans across India to expand social outreach and engage people outside its traditional network
RSSFACTS: RSS leaders will meet at Samalkha from 13 to 15 March to review organisational work discuss future plans and deliberate on initiatives during its centenary year
RSSFACTS: A UK study links RSS and Hindutva to Leicester unrest. Critics say it misrepresents facts and ignores civilisational context and historical meaning of Hindutva
The procedure was completed in around 15 minutes, after which Rahul Gandhi drove back to Mumbai.
RSSFACTS: Madhav Golwalkar led the RSS through critical years. Despite illness, he worked tirelessly, toured extensively, guided the organisation, supported national causes, and left a lasting leadership legacy
The stone-pelting caused a windowpane of the train to crack, according to railway sources.
Sanghnomics: At an RSS centenary outreach in Mumbai, Mohan Bhagwat advocated decentralisation, rural enterprise, dharmic wealth principles, technological adaptation, and environmental responsibility amid shifting geopolitics
RSSFACTS: Mohan Bhagwat’s invocation of Rajani Palme Dutt revives a Marxist defence of India’s ancient nationhood, challenging imperialist narratives and contemporary Left historiography on nationalism
While praising the BJP on several counts, Bhagwat underlined that the RSS does not seek power, function as a pressure group, or engage directly in politics.
A line from the Bible could also be applied to the RSS that "it has come to fulfil, not to destroy", Bhagwat said.
Mohan Bhagwat said that the word “Hindu” should not be understood as a noun, but as an adjective, asserting that everyone living in India fits within this description.
The RSS chief said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh can not be understood without a dialogue.
The RSS chief explained that the nation must ensure all purchases contribute to domestic employment.
Bhagwat explained that the British initially established the Indian National Congress as a "safety valve", but Indians successfully transformed it into a powerful instrument for independence.
Bhagwat referred to various streams of thought that emerged during the freedom movement, represented by reformers and leaders including Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Swami Vivekananda and Dayananda Saraswati.
RSSFACTS: Rajya Sabha member C Sadanandan Master recalled a brutal political attack. His testimony highlighted decades of violence against RSS workers in Kerala and ongoing ideological clashes
RSSFACTS: Examining the RSS’s engagement with India’s constitutional democracy through historical evidence, public statements, and its role during the Emergency, countering long-standing narratives rooted in political prejudice
RSSFACTS: Dr Hedgewar’s final address distilled the RSS’s core ideals of organisation, unity, and lifelong commitment, offering a guiding vision that continues to shape the Sangh’s journey a century later
RSSFACTS: The Vivekananda Rock Memorial’s history reveals how the RSS, transcending political divides, mobilised national support to honour Swami Vivekananda and advance his vision of spiritual and national rejuvenation
RSSFACTS: The Western media persists in demonising the RSS due to historical misconceptions, a political lens, and a lack of understanding of Hindu Dharma and its civilisational context
Tharoor concurred with Singh’s remarks on strengthening party structures, arguing that introspection was necessary for an organisation with a long legacy.