#Hedgewar
Too many people are unaware they can read RSS founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in English and see he is a contemporary fascist to Hitler inspired by Hitler smh
December 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Sept. 27, 1925: The RSS, a right-wing Hindu nationalist group that will become a major force in Indian politics, is founded in Nagpur. The organization seeks to instill "Hindu discipline" and defend the country's religious majority amid a rising trend of sectarian violence. 1/3
September 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Looking for the perfect non-fiction read this month?

Here's a list including a definitive biography of Hedgewar and book telling the tale of the Akashvani Radio: scroll.in/article/1079...

#Books #Literature
March 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Coming up on the #podcast "Saffron Siege: the RSS at 100": Historians Mridula Mukherjee & Vinay Lal speak to Harsh Mander about how the #RSS ideologues – Savarkar, Hedgewar & Golwalker – and their myopic Hindutva agenda.
Episode out 1 October.
September 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Founder K.B. Hedgewar gives the group its name, which means National Volunteer Union in Hindi. He forms the RSS as a disciplined cadre with high-caste Brahmins in the upper ranks; recruits are given paramilitary training and instilled with notions of Hindu unity and equality. 2/3
September 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
RSS is 100 years old. It has grown & changed a lot: Nagpur has lost its moral authority & Narendra Modi almost took over the Sangh parivar. But Hindutva has changed India even more. ⁦‪@CERI_SciencesPo‬⁩ ⁦‪@KingsIndiaInst‬⁩ ⁦‪@CarnegieIndia‬⁩
www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/202...
RSS at 100: Continuity amid change
In 1925, K B Hedgewar, the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, envisioned that his organisation would ultimately become “the Hindu Rashtra in miniature”
www.newindianexpress.com
April 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The Bridge Initiative at Georgetown University has this useful primer on the parent organization, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, which turns 100 years old next year, and which is the central organizing hub of the movement. 2/
bridge.georgetown.edu/research/fac...
Factsheet: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) - Bridge Initiative
IMPACT: Founded in 1925 by K.B Hedgewar, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist, paramilitary volunteer organization. In 2020, RSS had almost 585,000 members ...
bridge.georgetown.edu
December 6, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Proponents of Hindutva–V.D. Savarkar, B.S. Moonje, K.B. Hedgewar, and M.S. Golwalkar–to their contemporary successors, hv long admired methods of Mussolini and Hitler. Despite differences in time & circumstances, striking parallels can be drawn between them & their fascist predecessors in Europe.
BJP, RSS and 99 Lies From Goebbels’ Grandchildren
The RSS and BJP have often used propaganda, misinformation and strategic distortion of facts to achieve political power. Here is a list of some of their notable lies.
thewire.in
January 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
UT Dallas event lauded RSS founder Hedgewar as “progressive conservatism”—whitewashing a fascist legacy, normalizing Hindutva, chilling dissent. Hinduism ≠ Hindutva. Protect all students, incl. those facing caste bias. Via @Retrograde: retrogradenews.com/2025/11/03/u... #HinduismNotHindutva
UTD event ‘whitewashes’ founder of fascist militia, sparking campus alarm
“You can’t take photos here.”   The command from a Hindu Yuva officer to Retrograde photographer Shreya Ravi was more than a restriction; it was a symbol of the battle over narrative that…
retrogradenews.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
As we all very well know.
RSS’s militant structure is modelled on Mussolini’s Blackshirts, the paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party. It was established after BS Moonje, the mentor of RSS founder Dr KB Hedgewar, visited Italy & had met Mussolini.
May 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Remember, Modi is from the RSS.
RSS’ militant structure is modelled on Blackshirts, the paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party. It was established after BS Moonje, the mentor of RSS founder Dr KB Hedgewar, visited Italy & had met Mussolini.
April 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
RSS’s militant structure is modelled on Mussolini’s Blackshirts, the paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party. It was established after BS Moonje, the mentor of RSS founder Dr KB Hedgewar, visited Italy & had met Mussolini.
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No one is allowed to cross the "laxman rekhaa" defined by them.
May 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
RSS’ militant structure is modelled on Mussolini’s Blackshirts, the paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party. It was established after BS Moonje, the mentor of RSS founder Dr KB Hedgewar, visited Italy & had met Mussolini.
VHP/BD are the Blackshirts of India.
Savarkar added fuel to the fire.
May 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I think RSS is a more cultural political thing, inspired by an atheist(savarkar), found by a cultural hindu(hedgewar) and kept the org like that for the political project. Even then it's dominated by marathi culture.

Maybe it's a kind of modern cultural/political polytheism ?
September 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Not a surprise.
RSS' militant structure is modelled on Mussolini’s Blackshirts, the paramilitary wing of the National Fascist Party. It was established after BS Moonje, the mentor of RSS founder Dr KB Hedgewar, visited Italy & had met Mussolini.
All right-wingers are following the RSS model.
March 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
“The RSS represents a century-long project to reshape Indian nationalism through exclusionary means…

The historical journey of the RSS — from Moonje’s meeting with Mussolini to its present-day political influence — reflects how European fascist methods were adapted…”

- Prof Shamsul Islam
RSS at 100: How Hindu nationalism drew from Mussolini’s fascist model
Prof Shamsul Islam explains how early Hindu nationalist leaders like BS Moonje and KB Hedgewar were inspired by European fascism
thefederal.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
RSS ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರೇ ಇಲ್ಲ’: ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಮೋದಿ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗೆ ಓವೈಸಿ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ ತಿರುಗೇಟು, ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ದಾಖಲೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪ!

ನವದೆಹಲಿ 3/10/2025 : ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಸ್ವಯಂಸೇವಕ ಸಂಘ (RSS) ಕುರಿತು ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿ ಅವರು ನೀಡಿದ ವಿವಾದಾತ್ಮಕ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯು ದೇಶದ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ವಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ತೀವ್ರ ಚರ್ಚೆಗೆ ಗ್ರಾಸವಾಗಿದೆ. 'ಆರ್‌ಎಸ್‌ಎಸ್‌ (RSS) ನಲ್ಲಿ…
RSS ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರೇ ಇಲ್ಲ’: ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಮೋದಿ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗೆ ಓವೈಸಿ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ ತಿರುಗೇಟು, ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ದಾಖಲೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪ!
ನವದೆಹಲಿ 3/10/2025 : ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಸ್ವಯಂಸೇವಕ ಸಂಘ (RSS) ಕುರಿತು ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿ ಅವರು ನೀಡಿದ ವಿವಾದಾತ್ಮಕ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಯು ದೇಶದ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ವಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ತೀವ್ರ ಚರ್ಚೆಗೆ ಗ್ರಾಸವಾಗಿದೆ. 'ಆರ್‌ಎಸ್‌ಎಸ್‌ (RSS) ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರಾಗಲೀ ಅಥವಾ ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ತ್ಯಾಗ ಮಾಡಿದವರಾಗಲೀ ಯಾರೂ ಇಲ್ಲ' ಎಂಬ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಮೋದಿಯವರ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗೆ, ಎಐಎಂಐಎಂ (AIMIM) ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥ ಹಾಗೂ ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ ಸಂಸದ ಅಸಾದುದ್ದೀನ್ ಓವೈಸಿ ಅವರು ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾಗಿ ತಿರುಗೇಟು ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಆರ್‌ಎಸ್‌ಎಸ್‌ನ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪಕರಾದ ಡಾ. ಕೇಶವ್ ಬಲಿರಾಮ್ ಹೆಡ್ಗೆವಾರ್ (Dr. K. B. Hedgewar) ಅವರ ಇತಿಹಾಸವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸ್ತಾಪಿಸಿ, ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಯವರ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ 'ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಸುಳ್ಳು' ಎಂದು ಓವೈಸಿ ಖಂಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಮೋದಿಯವರ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ ಏನು?ಪ್ರಧಾನಮಂತ್ರಿ ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿ ಅವರು ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷಣವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ, ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಪ್ರತಿಪಕ್ಷಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕೆಲವು ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ವಾಗ್ದಾಳಿ ನಡೆಸುವ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಆರ್‌ಎಸ್‌ಎಸ್‌ (RSS) ಅನ್ನು ಪರೋಕ್ಷವಾಗಿ ಉಲ್ಲೇಖಿಸಿದ್ದರು.
prabhukimmuri.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
BJP Minority Morcha chief Jamal Siddiqui seeks Bharat Ratna for RSS founder Keshav Hedgewar

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a specially-designed commemorative postage stamp and coin to mark the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) centenary celebrations today, BJP Minority Morcha chief…
BJP Minority Morcha chief Jamal Siddiqui seeks Bharat Ratna for RSS founder Keshav Hedgewar
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a specially-designed commemorative postage stamp and coin to mark the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) centenary celebrations today, BJP Minority Morcha chief Jamal Siddiqui wrote to President Droupadi Murmu urging that the outfit's founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, the nation’s highest civilian honour. In his letter, Siddiqui described Hedgewar as a “great freedom fighter and architect of nation-building”, stressing that the top honour would not only recognise his “unparalleled contribution” but also inspire the younger generation with nationalism. Siddiqui argued that the RSS founder’s active participation in the freedom struggle, his organisational skills in nation-building, and his unifying vision for Indian society make him deserving of the Bharat Ratna.
nextbusiness24.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Maharashtra IPS Officer Faces Political Row After Remarks Praising RSS at Public Event

Mumbai : A senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in Maharashtra has found himself at the center of a political controversy after a video surfaced online showing him allegedly praising the Rashtriya…
Maharashtra IPS Officer Faces Political Row After Remarks Praising RSS at Public Event
Mumbai : A senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in Maharashtra has found himself at the center of a political controversy after a video surfaced online showing him allegedly praising the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its founder, Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, during a public gathering. The officer, Vishwas Nangre Patil, was reportedly addressing a Hindu Sammelan organized by Sakal Hindu Samaj…
thesbharat.com
June 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
[Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar And The Genesis Of The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh…
R Kumar - Multidisciplinary Aspects of Education, 2024
Bengal also exposed Hedgewar to the works of Swami Vivekananda and Aurobindo Ghosh. Vivekananda's call for national awakening… and Aurobindo's concept of spiritual]
January 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Path of Freedom and Unity: Remembering Dr. K.B. Hedgewar
The Path of Freedom and Unity: Remembering Dr. K.B. Hedgewar – PressReleaseCC
The Path of Freedom and Unity: Remembering Dr. K.B. Hedgewar
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December 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM