Forcapedia/History/Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS): Origins, Ideology, and Impact

Fact-checked by Forcapedia · 1 hour ago

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS): Origins, Ideology, and Impact

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is a Hindu nationalist volunteer organization founded in 1925 in India. It aims to unite the Hindu community and promote Hindutva ideology, and it has grown into a major socio-political force, serving as the ideological parent of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Sources

[1] Encyclopaedia Britannica
[2] BBC News
[3] The Hindu
[4] Council on Foreign Relations