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TopicM.S. Golwalkar

Topic: M.S. Golwalkar

Delhi’s RSS@100 discussion turns into a debate on caste system

To observe the upcoming centenary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Prafulla Ketkar, Meenakshi Jain and J Nandakumar gave speeches at Delhi’s India Habitat Centre.

Maharaja Hari Singh didn’t sign Kashmir’s accession until he met RSS’ MS Golwalkar

MS Golwalkar deeply cared for those displaced by Partition and strongly opposed calling them ‘refugees’. When someone used the term, he said, “This nation belongs to everyone."

Golwalkar to Bhagwat, why RSS chiefs meet Muslim leaders — ‘De-Arabisation’ of Indian Islam

Mohan Bhagwat isn't the first RSS chief who has held meeting with Muslim leaders. RSS’ second chief M.S. Golwalkar had held talks with Muslim scholars as well.

M.G. Vaidya — the RSS ideologue and Sanskrit scholar who worked with all its six chiefs

MG Vaidya, who passed away in Nagpur Saturday, had become an RSS swayamsevak in the 1930s when its founder Dr K.B. Hedgewar was alive.

Why Mahatma Gandhi was ‘impressed’ by the RSS, and how the Sangh reciprocated that

The RSS respected Mahatma Gandhi to the extent that his name was included in their morning chants and all shakhas were closed for the first time ever to mourn his death in 1948.

Learn from Nehru’s mistakes, beware of Chinese expansionism: What RSS’ China policy says

The RSS has consistently taken the stand that India should be wary of China and urged successive governments not to let their guards down when it comes to the Asian giant.

M.S. Golwalkar: The man who transformed RSS to a pan-India organisation

RSS’ second chief M.S. Golwalkar, whose 114th birth anniversary falls today, set the stage for the organisation's expansion through the 1940s-70s.

Why Gandhi and Ambedkar never engaged with Hedgewar, the founder of RSS

Of all the things Gandhi stood for, RSS & BJP could only co-opt legacy of cleanliness. As if Gandhi had only swept his ashram and cleaned his toilet.

MS Golwalkar, the RSS chief who remains ‘Guruji’ to some, a ‘bigot’ to others

On his death anniversary, ThePrint recalls RSS chief MS Golwalkar, whose 'Bunch of Thoughts' were the foundation of the concept of 'Hindu Rashtra'.

Vigilantism is central to RSS’ mission of organising Hindus & defending their interests

The movement has displayed a tendency to fight Muslims physically and to stand up against government if it tries to get in its way.

On Camera

Imagine if Epstein files named Rahul Gandhi or MK Stalin. What would BJP and TV media do?

The questions are not going to go away. But future generations will know who refused to ask the tough questions and who didn’t.

Tamil Nadu FM presents interim budget, attacks Centre for ‘artificially inflating’ state’s debt

DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.