GOLWALKAR
'M S Golwalkar saw RSS through crises, shaped its future'
Madhav Sadashivrao Golwalkar's unexpected selection as RSS chief in 1940 marked a key moment. He led the organisation through difficult periods. Golwalkar navigated the Quit India movement and Partition. The RSS faced a ban after Mahatma Gandhi's assassination. Golwalkar worked from jail to lift the ban. He gave the organisation a new direction.
Amit Shah would have been 'scrap dealer' if there wasn't Ambedkar's Constitution, claims CM
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah criticized Union Minister Amit Shah's parliamentary remarks on B.R. Ambedkar, claiming Shah would have been a scrap dealer without Ambedkar's Constitution. Siddaramaiah condemned Shah's words as derogatory and questioned Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar's inaction. He highlighted the BJP and RSS's historical opposition to Ambedkar and the Constitution, citing their criticism of Ambedkar's burning of the Manusmriti.
MP police register case against Digvijaya Singh over controversial post on ex-RSS chief Golwalkar
The police in Indore have registered a case against senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh after he shared a controversial post on MS Golwalkar, the former Chief of the RSS, on social media. Singh has been accused of hurting the religious sentiments of Hindu community workers by sharing the post on Facebook. The police received the complaint from a local lawyer and RSS worker Rajesh Joshi, which resulted in the registration of the FIR on Saturday night.
No one should glorify reactionary ideologies and its leaders, says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan
Earlier reacting to criticism over including books of MS Golwalkar, Veer Savarkar, and Deendayal Upadhyaya in the curriculum, Kannur University Vice-Chancellor Gopinath Raveendran said that the texts must be read and then either accepted or rejected.
Chirag can take forward father's legacy only by joining fight against Golwalkar's ideas: Tejashwi Yadav
With Chirag going public with his disappointment with the BJP's silence over his bitter feud with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras for control of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), Tejashwi Yadav alleged that the BJP has "disposed of" and "abandoned" most of its old allies after coming to power and gaining maximum from them.
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Culture ministry's tweet celebrating RSS leader MS Golwalkar as a profound thinker sparks outrage
Many opposition leaders such as Shashi Tharoor and Gaurav Gogoi and prominent celebrities such as Swara Bhasker and Richa Chaddha condemned the ministry’s tweet, calling it a glorification of a bigot.
After political parties, progressive outfits condemn move to name new RGCB campus after MS Golwalkar
With a political row raging over the Centre's decision to name the second campus of the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology here after the RSS ideologue M S Golwalkar, two progressive outfits have condemned the move and urged the union government to give it the name of any reputed scientist if needed.
LDF, Congress flay government's decision to name RGCB's second campus after Golwalkar
Tharoor, in a series of tweets, asked whether the Centre wanted to "memorialise a bigoted Hitler-admirer, who in a 1966 speech to VHP, asserted the supremacy of religion over science?"
Perhaps for the first time in history, Sangh steps into the sunlight
The RSS now sees direct communication with citizens as vital to its existence and future.
What does Mohan Bhagwat mean when he says Hindutva ‘includes’ Muslims?
Answering wide-ranging questions Mohan Bhagwat also said if there is a census on inter-caste marriages, the maximum cases will be those from the Sangh.
Why RSS wants to talk to all about its ‘revised views’
It was only when political affiliates Bharatiya Jan Sangh, and later BJP, acquired prominence that the doors were opened for RSS's social engineering.
Mohan Bhagwat’s statement on Golwalkar after much thought: RSS researcher
Mohan Bhagwat’s statement that the Sangh did not subscribe to parts of a compilation of speeches of its former head MS Golwalkar came after intensive discussions within the organisation, RSS researcher and author Dilip Deodhar.
Can Indian Americans be as loyal to India as they are to the US economy in which they thrive?
Against the backdrop of the two countries’ avatars of nationalism stand Indian-Americans, many of whom may be wondering where their loyalties lie, or should lie.
Indira Gandhi put RSS's Guru Golwalkar on cow slaughter committee: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh, author of `Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature', spoke to Nalin Mehta about the first political committee to explore a national ban on cow slaughter.
Indira's panel on cow slaughter ban having M S Golwalkar never gave its report
The committee, which included important Hindu religious leaders, including the Shankaracharyas, remained in existence for 12 years but did not submit a report.
Whoever lives in Hindustan & respects its tradition is a Hindu: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Urging people to take pledge to remain united, the RSS chief also asked them to conserve nature and perform such acts to add to the pride of the nation.
Rahul Gandhi guided by marxists is playing havoc with history: RSS
Congress party has said it will produce historic facts about the Mahatma's assassination before the court to corroborate Rahul's statement.
Gumnami Baba had a letter from former RSS chief
Many believe Gumnami Baba, alias Bhagwanji, was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose living incognito in UP after India’s independence.
Lalu Prasad dares PM Modi to burn Golwalkar book to prove quota commitment
Prasad claimed that Golwalkar's book said dalits should be chased away if they dare to enter a temple after publically announcing the visit.
Lalu Prasad calls PM Narendra Modi 'Dhritarashtra' over his silence on Dadri lynching
Lalu also defended his controversial comments on the beef row, asserting he had merely said that some Hindus too ate beef when they went outside the country.
Bihar polls: Lalu Prasad refers to M S Golwalkar book to attack RSS on reservation
Lalu Prasad waved a book of RSS patriach M S Golwalkar at a rally to allege that the Sangh parivar was against reservation from the very beginning.
Time for our retirement has come: Digvijay Singh
"Our success is in the success of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. All party workers are fighting under the leadership of Sonia and Rahul," Singh said.
RSS plans to bring out its version over Mahatma Gandhi's assassination
RSS, the Sangh Parivar's ideological fountainhead, seems to be on a mission to set the record straight over the January 30, 1948, assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Redefining nationhood: RSS doing disservice to idea of India
India’s goal should be to deepen unity through greater economic and emotional integration, not its disruption by pitting subnational identities against one another.
Congress criticises Mohan Bhagwat for his statement suggesting that all Hindustanis are Hindus
Congress leader Manish Tewari said Bhagwat would be well-advised to read the Constitution which very specifically states that India is Bharat.
Rahul Gandhi replies to EC notice; quotes RSS ideologue MS Golwalkar
Congress V-P Rahul Gandhi used quotes from BJP website to buttress his argument that saffron party has a communal philosophy.
Narendra Modi's tribute to Sardar Patel is a mere politics of co-option
Narendra Modi should accept that he is lionising Patel through a conscious process of selective amnesia and cynical manipulation.
Marathi contribution to reforms has been ignored: Ramachandra Guha
Maharashtra was the crucible of political activism and social reforms from the late 19th century till the 1950s, says Historian & sociologist Ramachandra Guha.
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