R.S.S. a communal organization a “misnomer”

R.S.S. a communal organization a “misnomer”

For last one week, Rashtriya Svayamsevak Sangh was the eye of the storm in the media and has been always at the receiving end of the communal bashing stick of all the so called “secular forces” in India. Intriguingly, did some browsing and felt like sharing the findings, so that we are aware and informed listeners rather than swayed emotionalists.

The founder Dr Hedgewar was a congress as well as Hind mahasabha member, had differences with congress over appeasement of Muslims policy thus formed the RSS to consolidate the Hindu society in 1925 by moulding the youth  towards that  end by nourishing the Hindu culture as an “apolitical outfit” .

During the Independence struggle and the formation of Indian constitution they did not want a divided India and when it became a fait accompli, also had their own views on partition process and later, on the choice of the colour of Indian flag, very much akin to their own flag.

Post independence, over a period of time, R.S.S. has evolved from a typical brahminical outfit of early 20^th century to a modern day disciplined national  organization,  bringing in social transformation by working selflessly towards cultural rejuvenation and  reassertion of Hindu value system in the volunteers(svayamsevaks).

Currently it is basically a nationalist organization of volunteers who dream of a strong and united India based on Hindu culture and identity, anyone can become a member by filling a form. The svayamsevaks go through a daily routine of attending a shakha towards character building through physical exercises, spiritual and motivational narrations, nationalistic songs, moral stories and a disciplined life.

The svayamsevaks are expected to win the hearts of the people by rousing their trust with their flawless character, performing neighborly duties, rising to the occasion during natural disasters and calamities, at times towards national duty as well, if and when situation demands, voluntarily and selflessly.

In effect, they are not a religious organization but a Hindu value based ideological society, which participates in nation building through its developmental activities, economic forums, tribal welfare initiatives, disaster relief services, women empowerment and social service in socially and economically backward societies since 1985, to achieve social transformation for a better & stronger India.

In today’s world, rather than nonsensical credentials of secular/non secular, pseudo secular/ communal, we need more effective societies like R.S.S.from different religious backgrounds based on self knowledge and control, recognizing mutuality and living a non-exploitary life-pattern, to achieve individual joy, social harmony, cultural richness, spiritual advancement and universal peace.

Jai-Hind