RSS

Tavleen Singh writes: Unless quality of swadeshi improves and politicians get out of the way, our story will remain hopeless

September 28, 2025 8:37 am

The Prime Minister is right when he imposes upon India Swadeshi 2.0. But unless the quality of swadeshi improves dramatically and unless politicians and bureaucrats get out of the way of businessmen trying to do business, our story will remain hopeless.

2.1 lakh to reach out to 90 lakh houses as part of RSS centenary celebrations in Gujarat

September 22, 2025 8:37 pm

13.70 lakh people to participate in 4,670 Hindu Sammelans

RSS to rename Hindu Sammelans as Dharam Sammelans or Bodh Sammelans in Himachal's Buddhist-dominated areas

September 22, 2025 6:28 pm

The sammelans are to be held in Lahaul & Spiti and Kinnaur districts as part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s centenary celebrations.

Have a question for Sardar Patel? Culture Ministry has some answers

September 23, 2025 6:57 am

A holobox avatar of the late Deputy PM and Home Minister at Prime Ministers Museum and Library fields queries – from Patel’s relationship with Nehru and Gandhi, to his action against RSS.

The brotherhood that shaped Hindu nationalism: As RSS turns 100, a look at its journey to becoming a dominant force in Indian polity

September 20, 2025 4:54 pm

In 1925, Keshav Baliram Hedgewar established the RSS as a platform to unite Hindus. Hedgewar’s innovation was the shakha: a daily one-hour gathering that combined physical training, ideological education (baudhik), and rituals of Hindu unity.

PM at 75: Rising from margins, he rewrote Indian politics. Now, it is about his legacy shaping the future

September 17, 2025 7:10 am

The prime minister represents the empowerment of communities that have been historically on the margins. But certain tasks remain, namely safeguarding and celebrating diversity and dissent — key to atmanirbhar Bharat

Why BJP brass is repeatedly reaffirming its Sangh connection: ‘Nothing can separate us’

September 12, 2025 2:16 pm

From PM Modi's praise for the Sangh from the ramparts of the Red Fort and his recent tribute to Mohan Bhagwat to Amit Shah's recent comments, the ruling party is keen to emphasise it is not at odds with the RSS.

As PM hails RSS chief on birthday, a look at how the ties have evolved since Vajpayee days

September 12, 2025 7:29 am

Modi’s praise comes against the backdrop of “retirement” speculations, changed power equations between BJP and RSS. Vajpayee served in different times

On Mohan Bhagwat's birthday, PM Modi writes: A living example of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

September 11, 2025 10:59 am

Mohan Bhagwat has steered the RSS through complex currents, never compromising on the core ideology we are all proud of. At the same time, he has overseen its evolution

The peculiar problem of Congress’s ideological fluidity

September 09, 2025 4:22 pm

The ideological rigour that Rahul Gandhi is now forcing Congress into has had its consequences. It has made it difficult for the party to convincingly engage with questions related to tradition, culture, gods or cultural nationalism

At Dussehra rally in Nagpur, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat calls for ‘comprehensive population control policy’

October 05, 2022 2:47 pm

Babri Masjid demolition case: All accused including Advani, Joshi acquitted

September 30, 2020 7:06 pm

All the 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, including BJP veterans L K Advani and MM Joshi, were on Wednesday acquitted by a special CBI court in Lucknow.

On Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary, here are some rare photographs that you wouldn’t have seen

December 26, 2019 8:36 am

Vajpayee was born on December 25, 1924 and joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a teenager in 1939, and became a full-time worker in 1947.

A day at the RSS shakha

March 30, 2014 12:00 pm

For the first time, RSS is openly rallying behind BJP in an election.

Mass conversions are a matter of concern for all: Rajnath Singh

June 22, 2020 6:05 pm

At a function organised by a Christian body, on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that mass conversions are a matter of concern and needs to be checked.

BJP's star campaigner Yogi Adityanath’s emotive appeals turn a damp squib | DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

Yogi Adityanath, the man in a saffron robe, has emerged as one of the star campaigners for the BJP in the last few elections. But his speeches in this election making a strong Hindutva pitch failed to get any results.

Is VHP’s Ayodhya mobilisation bringing back fears of the 1992 Babri demolition?

June 22, 2020 6:09 pm

Is the Ayodhya mobilisation now as powerful and potent as it was in 1992? Are there law and order concerns for the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government, both now ruled by the BJP? And most importantly, is it fair to compare 2018 to 1992?

Senior BJP leaders remember Ananth Kumar as a leader

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Union minister Ananth Kumar passed away on Monday morning. He was suffering from pancreatic cancer for some time now. Senior BJP leaders paid their tributes to the leader.

RSS to ABVP to BJP, Ananth Kumar stayed relevant from Vajpayee’s party to Modi’s cabinet

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Ananth Kumar passed away on Monday morning due to pancreatic cancer. Through the years, he has managed to be one of the men that found a place in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet in NDA-I to NDA-II under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Eye for Detail EP 12: All about the Ayodhya uncertainty, RBI vs govt and Statue of Unity

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

How the BJP and RSS are reacting to the Supreme Court deferring the Ayodhya case, why the RBI and the government are at loggerheads and what it means to have a statue worth almost Rs 3000 crores. All that and more in this week’s Eye for Detail.

How the Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya impacts the BJP

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

The Supreme Court has said that the date for the Ayodhya hearings will be decided in January. Here’s how it will impact the BJP and what the RSS is likely to do.

Idea Exchange With Ramdas Athawale

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

A prominent Dalit leader from Maharashtra, Ramdas Athawale has been raising the issues concerning the Dalits in the government. In this edition of Idea Exchange, he talks about the community’s issues and answers questions on how India can counter cas

HIGHLIGHTS: When Rahul Gandhi defined jhumla, talked about Jay Shah, Rafale deal and more

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

In his long speech on the floor of the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi defined jhumla, attacked the government on the issues of farmers, women's safety, lack of jobs and accused the BJP of playing divisive politics. And it all ended with a hug and a wink.

When Rahul hugged Modi: Call me Pappu, insult me. But I have no hate for you

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

At the end of an impassioned speech, Rahul Gandhi tells the Parliament that he has no hatred towards the BJP or RSS or anyone else who call him names and insult him. He said, that's what it is to be a Congressman, an Indian.