Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Also called: RSS · Topic: The National Movement: Gandhian Era · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is a Hindu nationalist organisation of volunteers. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar founded it at Nagpur in 1925. It trained young men through daily local gatherings called shakhas. It stayed away from the Congress-led mass movements. From 1940 it was led by M.S. Golwalkar.
Example
Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948. The government of India then banned the RSS in February 1948. The ban was lifted in 1949.
Don't confuse with
- Hindu Mahasabha: this was a Hindu political party that contested elections and was active inside national politics. The RSS called itself a cultural body and did not contest elections.
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