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What was the role of RSS in freedom struggle?
During the partition, the RSS helped the Hindu refugees fleeing West Punjab; its activists also played an active role in the communal violence during Hindu-Muslim riots in North India, though this was officially not sanctioned by the leadership.
Who was the leader of Hindu Mahasabha?
The Mahasabha promoted the principles of Hindutva, a Hindu nationalist ideology developed by its pre-eminent leader Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The Mahasabha identified India as “Hindu Rashtra” (Hindu Nation).
How many RSS schools are there in India?
As of March 2002, it had 17,396 schools, 22 lakh (2.2 million) students, over 93,000 teachers, 15 teacher training colleges, 12 degree colleges and 7 vocational and training institutions. As of 2019, there were 12,828 formal schools and 11,353 informal schools.
What is the ideology of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh?
The ideology of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is to carry the nation to the pinnacle of glory, through organizing the entire society and ensuring the protection of Hindu Dharma. It has conservative values that hope to make India a Hindu country and enforce Hindu way of life under the banner Hindutva or Hindu-ness.
What is the principal duty of the RSS?
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is not only an Ideology, but also it is a Methodology. Hindus, the global minority no one’s heart bleeds for… United we stand divided we fall, the power comes only through organization. so, the principal duty of Hindu is to unite the Hindu society.
What does the RSS do for the youth of India?
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. A major emphasis is placed on dedication and discipline, both mental and physical, as a means to restore strength, valor, and courage in Hindu youth and to foster unity among Hindus of all castes and classes. Paramilitary training and daily exercise and drills are part of this discipline.
Why did Hedgewar form the RSS?
Scholars differ on Hedgewar’s motivations for forming the RSS, especially because he never involved the RSS in fighting the British rule. Jaffrelot says that the RSS was intended to propagate the ideology of Hindutva and to provide “new physical strength” to the majority community.