Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
The RSS is a shadowy, discriminatory group that seeks to establish a Hindu Rashtra, a Hindu Nation. The group is considered the radical ideological parent group of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party – the Indian Peoples Party (BJP). The RSS is a Hindu nationalist movement, a right wing group, that was founded in 1925. Their philosophy, called Hindutva, was termed fascist by Communists, and their main demand of the central government was that it stop appeasing Muslims. Hindutva has been translated to mean variously: Hindu pride, patriotism, fundamentalism, revivalism, chauvinishm, or fascism. The group self-justifies by “asserting the natural rights
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Group Alias: Sangh (National Volunteer Corps), RSS
Intel Analysis: The group maintains no membership records, no bank accounts, and pays no income tax. As the RSS has no corporate organization, financial contributions are made to Sangh-affiliated groups as charities. The RSS was banned in 1948 following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by an ex-GSS member, Nathuram Godse. The ban was lifted the following year. Since then, the group has gained popularity, and begat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is widely considered the political arm of the GSS, that now heads the central government of India.
Group Activities: Violence has been a strategy for the Sangh movement. It is often couched as a method of self-defense against minority groups. Hindutva has been clear about the need for violence, particularly communal riots. The Sangh has incited rioting to cause further chasms between religions, and thus a further separation of religions, and to rally the Hindu community around the philosophy of Hindutva. On December 6, 1992, RSS members, among others, attacked and destroyed the Muslim Babri Mosque, believing that it was built on the site of a destroyed Hindi temple that commemorated the birthplace of Rama, a mythological figure that was the reincarnation of Vishnu, a Hindu god. Authorities contend that the destruction was a pre-meditated attack by Hindu nationalist parties. Religious rioting broke out after the destruction of the mosque between Hindus and Muslims throughout India. And, for this reason the BJP rose in to power. In 1998, violence against Christian minorities escalated with the BJP party coming to power. From January 1998 to February 1999, over 116 attacks against the Christian community in India were reported. The Gujarat Genocide of 2002, however, is the most planned hate crime the group has perpetrated as yet. Reports indicate that more than 2,000 Muslims were massacred and their homes and shops burnt in this attack. In the end, some 150,000 Muslims were left homeless. Human Rights Watch specifically named the RSS, among other nationalist parties and groups, as responsible for the attack. A dozen members attacked 2 American Christian missionaries in January 2003.
Individuals Involved: Dr. KB Hedgewar: Founder Golwalkar: Second Supreme Leader of RSS who celebrated Nazism for purging Germany of Jews as an “expression of ‘national pride at its highest’” BS Moonje: mentor of Hedgewar. Met with Mussolini to study Italian fascism in order to duplicate it in India.
Operating Region: India
Strength: The RSS is only open to male, primarily upper caste, membership. Members are called swayamsevaks (volunteers) who are trained from childhood in local shakhas (cells) on the group’s ideologies and politics.
Bibliography: Gang Attacks American Missionary in India Reuters, Jan 15, 2003, 3:18 AM ET
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Date posted: April 26, 2014
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Poor knowledge ,RSS is itself a little india having members of all cast , religion gender, age group, work class from all the states and it's members are all over the world where indian live.
Organisations which are inspired by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's ideology refer themselves as the members of the Sangh Parivar.[63] In most of the cases, pracharaks (full-time volunteers of the RSS) were deputed to start-up and manage these organisations in their initial years.
The affiliated organisations include:[76]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), literally, Indian People's Party (23m)
Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, literally, Indian Farmers' Association (8m)
Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, literally, Indian Labour Association (10 million as on 2009)
Seva Bharti, Organisation for service of the needy, literally, National Volunteer Association for Women (1.8m)
]Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, literally, All India Students' Forum (2.8m)
Shiksha Bharati (2.1m)
Vishwa Hindu Parishad, World Hindu Council (2.8m)
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, literally, Hindu Volunteer Association – overseas wingSwadeshi Jagaran Manch, Nativist Awakening Front
Saraswati Shishu Mandir, NurseryVidya Bharati, Educational Institutes, Organisation for the improvement of tribals, Organisation for the improvement of Muslims
Bajrang Dal, Army of Hanuman (2m)
Anusuchit Jati-Jamati Arakshan Bachao Parishad, Organisation for the improvement of Dalits
Laghu Udyog Bharati, an extensive network of small industries.
Bharatiya Vichara Kendra, Think TankVishwa Samvad Kendra, Communication Wing, spread all over India for media related work, having a team of IT professionals (samvada.org, a sociocultural organisation with the aim to spread the knowledge of Gurbani to the Indian society.
Vivekananda Kendra, promotion of Swami Vivekananda's ideas with Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi as a public policy think tank with 6 Centres of study
Besides above organizations, many other Hindu organisations take inspiration from RSS's philosophy.
RSS has never directly contested elections, but supports parties that are ideologically similar. Although RSS generally endorses the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), yet at times had refused to do so due to difference of opinion with the party. Also, RSS is open to support any political party that subscribes to its views.
Of late, the volunteers of the RSS have also held prominent political and administrative positions in India including the Prime Minister of India, the Vice President of India, the Home Minister and Ministers in the Central Government, Governors and Chief Ministers of various states and the members of elected bodies at the state and the national level and also the Indian ambassador to the US.
NB:- m =million people
