
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Indian Hindutva paramilitary organisation

Indian Hindutva paramilitary organisation
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS; lit. 'National Volunteer Union' or 'National Volunteer Corps') is an Indian right-wing Hindutva volunteer paramilitary organisation. It is the progenitor and leader of a large body of Hindutva organisations called the Sangh Parivar (Hindi for "Sangh family"), which has developed a presence in all facets of Indian society and includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling political party under Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India. Mohan Bhagwat currently serves as the sarsanghchalak (transl. Supreme Leader – transl. Chief) of the RSS, with Dattatreya Hosabale serving as the sarkaryavah (transl. General Secretary). Founded on 27 September 1925, the initial impetus of the organisation was to provide character training and instill "Hindu discipline" in order to unite the Hindu community and establish a Hindu Rashtra (Hindu nation). The organisation aims to spread the ideology of Hindutva to "strengthen" the Hindu community and promotes an...
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