What has the RSS ever done for India?
On the contrary, since its inception in 1925, the RSS only tried to disrupt the great anti-imperialist struggle of the Indian people against the British colonial rulers.”
What did the RSS do under the British Raj?
And this organisation, throughout the rest of its life under the British Raj, remained subservient to the colonising power and opposed the mass movements for India’s freedom in every phase of the struggle. K.B. Hedgewar, the founder of the RSS. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Why Golwalkar criticised RSS?
Even in March 1947, when the decision was already made by the British to finally quit India following the naval mutiny of the previous year, Golwalkar persisted in his criticism of those RSS cadres who wanted to participate in India’s struggle for independence. Addressing the annual day function of RSS he narrated the following incident:
Who is the founder of RSS?
Soon after his release, Hedgewar, inspired by Savarkar’s idea of Hindutva, founded the RSS in September 1925. And this organisation, throughout the rest of its life under the British Raj, remained subservient to the colonising power and opposed the mass movements for India’s freedom in every phase of the struggle.
What does RSS stand for?
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, abbr. RSS ( IAST: Rāṣṭrīya Svayamsevaka Saṅgha, Hindi pronunciation: [raːʂˈʈriːj (ə) swəjəmˈseːʋək səŋɡʱ], lit. ‘National Volunteer Organisation’), is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist, paramilitary volunteer organisation.
What is the RSS’s attitude towards Jews?
During World War II, the RSS leaders openly admired Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Golwalkar took inspiration from Adolf Hitler’s ideology of racial purity. This did not imply any antipathy towards Jews. The RSS leaders were supportive of the Jewish State of Israel, including Savarkar himself.
Why did the RSS oppose the tricolour flag?
In an editorial published in the RSS mouthpiece, the Organiser, on the eve of India’s independence, the Sangh opposed the tricolour flag, declaring that “it never be respected and owned by the Hindus”.