RSS 360° - Demystifying Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Half Title......Page 2
Title Page......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
In Praise of the Book......Page 5
Foreword......Page 11
Preface......Page 20
Acknowledgements......Page 24
Table of Contents......Page 26
Editorial Notes......Page 28
Prologue......Page 30
I. Sangh’s Fight for Democracy During Emergency......Page 31
II. Major Defining Moments in RSS History......Page 42
Part I – THE SPIRIT......Page 61
Extracts of RSS Constitution......Page 62
III. What Defines India......Page 64
IV. Need to Organise Hindus......Page 90
V. Daily RSS Prayer and its Meaning......Page 117
Part II – THE FORM......Page 120
VI. Shakha......Page 121
VII. Inculcating Values and Sense of Nationhood through Festivals......Page 138
VIII. Supremacy of Mission Over Self......Page 144
IX. Human Relations and Management Training......Page 149
X. Organisational Structure......Page 163
XI. Institution of Prachaarak......Page 171
Part III – THE MANIFESTATION......Page 178
Sister/Associate Organisations......Page 179
Second Line of Command......Page 204
Positive Force of Social Harmony......Page 211
Duty Towards Society – Seva......Page 220
Defending and Nurturing Hindu Faith......Page 230
XIV. Current scenario......Page 236
EPILOGUE......Page 242
XV. The Ultimate Secret......Page 243
XVI. Secretiveness of RSS and Media......Page 247
References......Page 256
Readings......Page 258
ANNEXURE......Page 260
Annexure I – Sarsanghchaalaks of RSS......Page 262
Annexure II – 1942, Quite India Agitation and RSS......Page 272
Annexure III – Background of Ban on RSS in 1948......Page 281
Annexure IV – Exchanges Between RSS, Patel and Nehru......Page 290
Annexure V – Satyagraha Against 1948 Ban and its Successful Culmination......Page 300
About the Author......Page 314