Sangh Parivar

The first sightings of an organiser: How Modi surprised Advani with his organisational skills

The overwhelming response to the Gujarat leg of the yatra was a surprise for LK Advani. Pramod Mahajan, who had to lead the yatra’s next leg through his own state, told Advani: ‘Don’t expect this kind of response in Maharashtra’

Book Review | How a new book on RSS’ efforts towards ‘conflict resolution’ may not be an ideal peacemaker’s guide

RSS ideologue Ratan Sharda’s latest book, with Yashwant Pathak, is devoted to explaining the RSS’ approach towards resolving some of the most critical internal conflict situations India has faced since Independence

Islamic outfit PFI 'puzzled' at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's 'silence' on RSS' 'hate crimes'

PFI in a statement said, 'The violence in Jahangirpuri should be considered as a continuation of the attack on Muslims during Ram Navami rallies in Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Goa and West Bengal'

Anna’s fast: Let’s get back to the original issue please

His movement has been overtaken by politics. The venerable Gandhian would not have anticipated the storm that has grown around his anti-corruption stir. The irony is, the recent developments have little do with corruption.

How Kejriwal’s gravy train is going places via Ayodhya, and why others are joining him too

The 2022 Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh shall be contested within the political parameters framed by the BJP and the Sangh Parivar affiliates

RSS rally in Guwahati updates: Sangh's strength is not to scare anyone, it is for social causes, Mohan Bhagwat says

The RSS is going to hold a mega rally on Sunday in Guwahati, where more than 33,000 of its members in Sangh uniform will perform yoga

A history of riots in India shows how the Hindu right used religious processions to foment disorder

Governments can ensure that religious processions don't end in violence. For that though, the lives of innocent citizens, especially minorities, should matter to them

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; Part 5: Gauraksha goes mainstream, Hindu groups launch National Cow Weekly in Udupi

The Bharatiya Jan Sangh (BJS) picked up gauraksha as one of its primary action points immediately after its formation. In 1952, a national call was given by the BJS and the RSS to observe 26 October as Anti-Cow Slaughter Day and to collect signatures against slaughter.

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 6: Gauraksha takes hold, cow vigilantism grows

The incident that the leaders at the Vamanjoor Gauraksha Dal launch kept referring to, as a trigger point for their renewed anger against gau-kalathana (cow theft), happened 15 kms away from the event.

How coastal Karnataka was saffronised; part 7: Hindu groups rally behind love jihad; anti-Muslim sentiments seep into local consciousness

Starting from 2005, the stories around how Muslims were indulging in love jihad to lure Hindu girls became a topic of conversation at almost every meeting of the Sangh in Dakshin Kannada. These activities were further fuelled when BJP came to power in 2008.