Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
RSS at 100 — Part 8: Why Was the RSS Banned?
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has faced government bans at three important moments in independent India’s history: in 1948, during…
RSS at 100 — Part 7: How Did the RSS Expand Its Influence Beyond the Shakha?
From the shakha to politics, education, student organisations, labour unions and social service—how did the RSS build a wider institutional…
RSS at 100 — Part 6: How Did the RSS Build a Nationwide Network?
Two-Line Summary From a small gathering in Nagpur in 1925, the RSS has grown into a nationwide volunteer network. Its…
RSS at 100 — Part 6: How Did the RSS Build a Nationwide Network?
Two-Line Summary From a small gathering in Nagpur in 1925, the RSS has grown into a nationwide volunteer network. Its…
RSS at 100 — Part 5: Why Does Mohan Bhagwat Receive Z+ Security? Who Pays for It—and What Do We Know About the Cost?
Two-Line Summary Mohan Bhagwat does not hold constitutional office, yet he receives Z+ security, one of India’s highest levels of…
RSS at 100 — Part 4: RSS and BJP — Who Influences Whom?
Two-Line Summary The RSS and BJP are formally separate organisations, but their relationship goes far beyond ordinary ideological affinity. Their…
RSS at 100 — Part 2: What Is the Legal Status of the RSS?
Two-Line Summary The RSS is widely described as an unregistered organisation, but does being unregistered mean that it is illegal?…
RSS at 100: History, Influence, Transparency and the Questions That Remain
NewsHashtag Investigative Series — Part 1 The Big Picture For a century, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has remained one…