Wednesday, July 29, 2009
REALITY SHOWS NEW COMMUNITY DISASTER
RASHTRA RAKSHA ANDOLAN BY RSS
Sangh Parivar - Vasudhaiva Kutumbhkam |
| Posted: 27 Jul 2009 09:06 AM PDT Wishing you all a very happy month of Shravan which is full of fun and festivities. This month also falls in AUGUST according to English calendar which is socially & politically also very important to all of us.
FOLLOWING IMPORTANT OCCASIONS ARE THERE IN THIS MONTH
1) 05 AUG 2009 RAKSHA BANDHAN 2) 09 AUG STARTING OF QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT 3) 15 AUG BHARAT VIBHAJAN DIWAS & ALSO INDEPENDENCE DAY
Friends keeping in view all these occasions, RSS has called for VYAPAK JANJAGARAN ANDOLAN through Small meetings, SMS, E - Mail, Submitting The Memorandum, Arranging Conference, Seminar, etc; From 01 AUG TO 16 AUG 2009 The PARIWAR ORGANISATIONS will hold various activities in this fort night.
Hence we all can contribute in this, by way of sending SMS & E - Mails to all our friends and create the awareness on the following points which are of NATIONAL IMPORTANCE AND HAS BECOME NEED OF HOURto pressurize the Central govt to take URGENT STEPS.
05AUG2009
On the auspicious occasion of RAKSHA BANDHAN, let us celebrate Vishwa Bandhutwa DiwasWestern culture has given us various days like Valentine’s Day , Friendship Day, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day etc; Let us all celebrate World Brother Sister day.When god sent us to the earth there are only two relations which are fixed and permanent - they are Mother and Brother / Sister. Rest are relations created after wards. Hence Sangh wants to appeal to citizens to celebrate this festival to show “Naitikata ka parichay aur sanskar ki punar rachana”.
We can go to Defence establishment, Police organisation on this day and tie a rakhi to them to symbolise their dedication to protect us.The Policemen and the Soldiers will be morally boosted by this.
09 AUG to 16 AUG ,2009 In all these days Sangh has called for VYAPAK JANJAGARAN ANDOLAN by furling our National flag in villages, towns, cities, mohallahs with the slogan
TIRANGA LEHARAYENGE BHARAT BACHAYENGE ; RASHTRA RAKSHA KA BHAV LAYENGE तिरंगा लहरायेंगे भारत बचायेंगे ; राष्ट्र रक्षा का भावः लायेंगे !
Further the points which are to be covered while speaking or sending SMS & E-mail are as follows
1) Terrorism policy
Sangh demands, there should be Rashtra Niti and not Rajniti on Terrorism. How much you facilitate Kasab and Afzal and trouble to Sadhvi Pragya which has been reported should not happen. There should be one Niti and that is Rashtra Niti on this. We must learn from those countries where such attack take place how they are dealing with culprits with iron hand. Same way in Bharat also suspected and culprits should should be punished. It may be Malegoan, Godhra, Bombay blasts etc in order to please one community there should not be Rajniti on this.
There should be one committee of enquiry consisting of all walks of society and should be given iron hand with out any political, social & religious pressure
2) Vikasit Seema Kushaal Bharat * Our borders are to be fenced and there should be guarding on zeroline and not a single inch of our Matrubhoomi should be compromised.
3) Seema Vikas
The biggest threat now is Himalayan terrain ,the activities going on there is alarming and it is the urgent need of the govt to protect and safeguard those states where Himalayan boundaries are coming. 4) NCC a must for 11th and12th class
The NCC training for above classes should be made compulsory with a new syllabus in order to impart the Rashtriyata Bhav and Rashtra Chetana in these youths as it has become a need of hour.
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| Posted: 27 Jul 2009 06:16 AM PDT जड़तामूलक जातिवाद और अस्वस्थ रूढियों के जारी रहने पर निराशा जाहिर कर रहे हैं तरुण विजय 27 July, 2009 तरुण विजय पिछले दिनों हरियाणा में जींद के एक गाव में सैकड़ों ग्रामीणों ने बड़ी वीरता का प्रदर्शन किया। वहशियों की तरह उन्होंने अपने ही गाव के एक निहत्थे युवक को दौड़ा-दौड़ा कर इतना पीटा कि उसकी मृत्यु हो गई। वह युवक अपनी पत्नी को घर लिवा लाने के लिए पुलिसकर्मियों व अदालती अफसरों के साथ ससुराल पहुंचा था। राजनेताओं और भ्रष्ट पुलिस की साठगाठ के चलते इस मामले में किसी के प्रति न्याय होगा, इसका कोई भरोसा नहीं। जिस युवती से युवक का प्रेम विवाह हुआ था, उसके मा-बाप और गाव वाले शायद अपने गाव, घर और खानदान की इज्जत बचाने के नाम पर अब खुश भी होंगे और मामले को दबा भी देंगे। इस कोलाहल में क्या किसी का ध्यान उस बेचारी युवती की व्यथा पर जाएगा, जिसे घर में कैद कर उसके पति को बर्बरता से मार डाला गया। व्यापक हिंदू समाज के भीतर विभिन्न जातियों और संप्रदायों में शादी करने पर अक्सर उत्तर प्रदेश, हरियाणा, पंजाब व राजस्थान में नवविवाहित दंपति की उनके ही परिजनों व धर्मरक्षकों द्वारा हत्या किए जाने के समाचार मिलते हैं। कोई हिंदू सामाजिक, धार्मिक नेता इसकी कभी निंदा नहीं करता। वास्तव में विवेकानंद, सावरकर और लोहिया के बाद हिंदुओं के भीतर पनप रहे पाखंड, जड़तामूलक जातिवाद और अस्वस्थ रूढि़यों के विरुद्ध कोई विशेष स्वर नहीं उठा। केवल राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ और गायत्री परिवार जैसे आध्यात्मिक आंदोलन सुधारवादी हिंदू मान्यताओं को जीवन में उतारने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं, लेकिन इसके बावजूद जातिगत क्षुद्रता का अहंकार बड़े-बड़े दिग्गजों के व्यवहार में दिखता है। यह राजनीति में जातिवाद की प्रतिष्ठा का विष फल है। बहुत कम लोग हानि-लाभ की चिंता किए बिना जाति भेद के विरुद्ध खड़े होते हैं। मा.स. गोलवलकर, बाला साहब देवरस, रज्जू भैया सदृश चिंतकों ने समरसता का व्यवहार प्रतिपादित किया, पर राजनीति में तो नाम से पहले जाति पूछने और फिर उसी आधार पर पद बाटने का चलन है। सबसे ज्यादा दु:ख हिंदू तीर्थस्थानों और मंदिरों की दुर्दशा देखकर होता है। संस्कृत के सम्यक ज्ञान से शून्य केवल जाति के आधार पर पौरोहित्य कर्म करने वाले पंडों को राजनीति के वोटभक्षी नेताओं का जो तर्कहीन समर्थन मिलता है, उसी कारण मंदिर अस्वच्छ, पूजापाठ विधिविहीन, श्लोकों के गलत उच्चारण, देवपूजन में लापरवाही और श्रद्धालुओं को लूटने के केंद्र में बदल गए हैं। बहुत समय पहले रज्जू भैया से चर्चा हुई थी कि क्यों नहीं अखिल भारतीय स्तर पर पुरोहित कार्य के विधिवत प्रशिक्षण की ऐसी केंद्रीय व्यवस्था की जाए जो बहुमान्य शकराचार्यो एवं संत परंपरा के श्रेष्ठ धर्मगुरुओं के संरक्षण में चले। फिर जैसे आईएएस, आईपीएस अधिकारियों की नियुक्ति होती है, उसी प्रकार मंदिरों की देखरेख और वहां पूजा-पाठ के निमित्त भली प्रकार प्रशिक्षित पुरोहित ही नियुक्त किए जाएं। बदलते समय और जीवन की आवश्यकताओं को देखते हुए उनकी सम्मानजनक न्यूनतम आजीविका भी सुनिश्चित की जानी चाहिए। समाज में जो पवित्र कार्य जीवन, मृत्यु तथा अन्य अवसरों के लिए आवश्यक माने जाते हैं, उनके प्रति युगानुकूल चैतन्य व तदनुरूप उचित व्यवस्था हिंदू समाज के अग्रणी संतों और महापुरुषों की चिंता का विषय होना चाहिए। यदि राजनेता भी आपसी दलगत दूरिया भुलाकर हिंदू नव चैतन्य के लिए एकजुट होते हैं तो इससे उनकी प्रतिष्ठा और लोकमान्यता बढ़ेगी, साथ ही हिंदू समाज का भी हित होगा। क्या हर की पैड़ी या चार धामों की पूजा व्यवस्था में अप्रशिक्षित और संस्कृत का कम ज्ञान रखने वाले ब्राह्मणों से सुप्रशिक्षित एवं पाडित्यपूर्ण अनुसूचित जाति के युवाओं को बेहतर मानना अधर्म होगा? क्या भगवान किसी वंचित (दलित) वर्ग के पुरोहित द्वारा अर्पित अर्चना अस्वीकार कर देंगे? देश के मंदिरों को एक अखिल भारतीय धार्मिक व्यवस्था के अंतर्गत अधिक स्वच्छ, विनम्रतापूर्ण श्रद्धालु-केंद्रित, पैसे के वर्चस्व से परे, भावना-आधारित हिंदू जागरण तथा संगठन का केंद्र बनाने के लिए हिंदू-संगठनों को ही आगे आना होगा। आज हिंदुओं की नई पीढ़ी में आधुनिकता और नवीन प्रयोगों के प्रति स्वाकारोक्ति दिखती है, जैसे गुजरात में पिता की मृत्यु पर बेटी द्वारा मुखाग्नि देना, अंतर्जातीय, अंतप्र्रातीय विवाहों का चलन, कुछ मंदिरों में पूजा व दर्शन की सुचारू व्यवस्था, लेकिन इसके बावजूद गंगा, यमुना के तीर्थ-घाटों पर गंदगी, गोमुख तक के पास कचरा, यात्रियों की पूजा व आवासीय व्यवस्थाओं में पंडों की लूटखसोट के कारण अराजकता जैसे दृश्य भी दिखते हैं। जातिभेद और अस्पृश्यता आज भी जिंदा है। क्या यह सब उस देश के लिए शोभा देता है जो आज दुनिया में सबसे युवा जनसंख्या वाला सभ्यतामूलक समाज है? क्या मंदिर देवता और श्रद्धालु के बीच केवल व्यक्तिगत लेन-देन तक सीमित रहना चाहिए या देवताओं के गुण श्रद्धालुओं तक पहुंचाने का सशक्त केंद्र बनना चाहिए? पूजा करेंगे महिषासुरमर्दिनी दुर्गा की, रावणहंता राम की, बलशाली हनुमान की और व्यवहार में दिखाएंगे कायरता, स्त्री-दमन तथा जातीय शोषण के लक्षण। ऐसे मंदिरों और पूजा का क्या अर्थ? मंदिर हिंदू सशक्तिकरण, भाव प्रबोधन, नूतन युग की माग के अनुसार जातिभेद, कन्या भ्रूण हत्या, दहेज आदि के विरुद्ध जागरण के लिए कायाकल्प करें। आज विश्व में हिंदू समाज, धर्म और हिंदू प्रतिभाओं की प्रशसा इसलिए होती है, क्योंकि ये हजारों वर्ष पुरानी सनातन परंपराओं का अनुगमन करते हुए भी बदलते वक्त के साथ खुद को ढालने की अपूर्व क्षमता दिखाते हैं। सुधारों का अधुनातन प्रभाव गावों तथा शहरों के रूढिबद्ध अंधकार से घिरे लोगों तक भी पहुंचे तभी हिंदू जाति के उत्कर्ष पर लगा ग्रहण हटेगा। Source: Dainik Jagran |
Sunday, July 26, 2009
SANGH PARIVAR--------- Phenomenal growth in Seva Karya all over Bharat
Sangh Parivar - Vasudhaiva Kutumbhkam |
Phenomenal growth in Seva Karya all over Bharat
Posted: 25 Jul 2009 10:02 AM PDT
Along with Rashtriya Seva Bharati, the social service projects and institutions inspired by the organizations Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bharat Vikas Parishad, Rashtra Sevika Samiti, Vidya Bharati, Deen dayal Shodh Sansthan, and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad are also counted in this report. To collect, collate and present the ever-growing vast data of all these social service projects is a tough task and Seva Vardhini has done it in quite an appreciable way. Along with statistical data, the report presents salient features of some path breaking experiments going on in the various parts of the nation.
Seva Disha 2009, which was published on the occasion of All Bharat 'Prant Pracharak Baithak' [annual meeting of state organizers] of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, highlights some remarkable features of the growth of Social service projects. The service activities all over the nation including the remote parts of Bharat have grown by more than 1 lakh as compared to 2004. But it is not just statistical growth. The dimensions of the various projects touch almost every weaker section of the society. The 'Arogya Rakshak' [village health volunteer] scheme being run in remote villages of various states, the 'Bal Gokulam' of Kerala, the 'Char Sutri Dhan' scheme of Maharashtra, the self help groups of Tamilnadu, projects for 'street children' in Delhi and other metros, the 'education for child labour' project in Andhra, are but sample examples of the all encompassing initiative of Swayamsevaks working in social service field.
The complete report 'Seva Disha 2009' shall be published on http://rssonnet.org in near future.
A review of the ' Sangh Shiksha Varg' conducted in the last 2 months at 60 places all over Bharat was also taken at this meeting which was held in Merath on 12,13 and 14 July.. This year, 10479 Swayamsevaks from 6982 places participated as trainees in the 'Pratham Varsha' [first year] Sangh Shiksha Varg, which is a part of a three year course. 2581 Swayamsevaks participated in the 'Dwitiya Varsha' [second year training], while 973 Swayamsevaks completed the 'Trutiya Varsha' [third year] training. Every year, the Swayamsevaks who have completed the initial training of the Sangh called 'Prathamik Shiksha Varg', are eligible to participate in these 20 days residential course
देशभर के सेवाकार्यों में लक्षणीय बढो़त्री : सेवा दिशा 2009
राष्ट्रीय सेवा भारती के द्वारा देशभर में चलाये जा रहे सेवा कार्योंका एक संख्यात्मक आलेख तथा उल्लेखनीय आयामों का शब्दचित्र हर पाँच साल बाद ‘सेवा दिशा’ नाम से प्रकाशित होता है।पुणे स्थित सेवा वर्धिनी के सहयोग से 1995 में प्रथम बार यह संकलन एक देशव्यापी सर्वेक्षण के आधार पर प्रस्तुत किया गया था।उसके बाद 1997,2004,और अभी 2009 में प्रकाशित ‘सेवा दिशा’,देशभर में फैल रहे सेवाकार्यों की बढो़त्री को नापने का एक अद्भुत प्रयास रहा है। राष्ट्रीय सेवा भारती के साथ-साथ वनवासी कल्याण आश्रम,विश्व हिन्दु परिषद,भारत विकास परिषद,राष्ट्र सेविका समिति,विद्या भारती,दीनदयाल शोध संस्थान,अखिल भारतीय विद्यार्थी परिषद इन संगठनों के द्वारा प्रेरित अलग-अलग सेवा संस्थाओं के सेवा कार्यों को भी इस में संकलित किया जाता है।
दिनांक 12, 13, 14 जुलाई को मेरठ में सम्पन्न हुई राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ की प्रांत प्रचारकों की अखिल भारतीय बैठक में सेवा दिशा 2009 का प्रकाशन किया गया। सेवा दिशा 2009 में प्रकाशित तथ्य यह दर्शाते हैं की देश के सभी प्रांतों में और दुर्गम क्षेत्रों में,निस्वार्थ भाव से कार्य कर रहें स्वयंसेवकों ने और उनके द्वारा निर्मित स्वयंसेवी संस्थाओं ने सेवाकार्यों के माध्यम से समाज परिवर्तन के लिये एक सशक्त पहल की है।
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इन सबके द्वारा चलाये गये सेवा के उपक्रमों में 2004 से 2009 तक 1 लाख से भी अधिक कार्यों की वॄद्धी हुई है।
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एकल विद्यालय
ये केवल संख्यात्मक वॄद्धि नहीं है। ग्राम आरोग्य के लिए आरोग्य रक्षक योजना,एकल विद्यालयों का शैक्षिक प्रयोग,केरल में चल रहे बाल गोकुलम् की अद्भुत संस्कार क्षमता,महाराष्ट्र में और गुजरात में चल रहा चार सूत्री धान खेती का प्रसार,तामिलनाडु में महिलाओं के स्वयं सहायता समूह,दीप पूजा का कार्यक्रम,व्यसन मुक्ती,दिल्ली में तथा और कुछ शहरों में सड़क पर रहने वाले बच्चों के लिए चलने वाले प्रकल्प,बंगलोर और पुणे में चल रहा युवाओं को सेवा कार्य के लिए प्रेरित करने वाला युवा फॉर सेवा उपक्रम,आंध्र का बाल मजदुरों के लिए शिक्षा का प्रकल्प,
char sutri
चार सूत्री धान खेती
ये सभी यही दर्शातें है की सेवा कार्य के आयाम भी बढ़ रहे हैं,अधिक सर्वस्पर्शी हो रहे हैं,तथा उपेक्षित समाज की समस्याओं का जड़ से समाधान करने की दिशा में अग्रसर हो रहे है।
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इस बैठक में किये गए वृत्त संकलन के अनुसार पूरे देश में शहर और गाँव मिलाकर 6982 स्थानों से 10479 तरूणों ने इस बार संघ के प्रथम वर्ष की शिक्षा ग्रहण की। द्वितीय वर्ष में 2581 तथा तृतीय वर्ष में 923 स्वयंसेवकों को प्रशिक्षित किया गया। शिक्षार्थियों को शाखा संचालन और शारीरिक कौशल्य के अतिरिक्त ग्राम विकास, आपदा प्रबंधन, नगरी सेवा बस्तियों में सेवा उपक्रम ऐसे विषयों में भी प्रशिक्षित किया गया। प्रतिवर्ष चलने वाले 20 दिन के इन निवासी वर्गों में, संघ की प्राथमिक शिक्षा ग्रहण किये हुए स्वयंसेवकों में से चुने हुए स्वयंसेवकों को प्रवेश दिया जाता हैं। मई के प्रारंभ से लेकर जून के अन्त तक चलने वाले यह वर्ग संघ के कार्यकर्ता प्रशिक्षण की एक महत्त्वपूर्ण कड़ी है।
इस बैठक में आगामी विजयादशमी से प्रारंभ होने वाली विश्व मंगल गो ग्राम यात्रा को सफल बनाने हेतू आवश्यक सहयोग की दृष्टि से भी चर्चा की गयी। आगामी 30 सितम्बर को कुरुक्षेत्र से इस यात्रा का शुभारंभ पूज्य संत बाबा रामदेव जी की उपस्थिति में होगा।
Friday, July 24, 2009
SENIOR SANGH LEADER PASSES AWAY
Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Dighambar Damodar Karadkar alias Dinukaka, died of old age at his residence at Padgha in Bhiwandi taluka of the district today.
He was 88 and is survived by two sons and three daughters, all married.
Karadkar was totally responsible for the spread of the RSS movement in the district, and had participated in many a activities of the Sangh. He set up the first RSS shaka in Padgha way back in 1942 and also went round the villages in the district for the setting up of the shakas and conducted the meetings of the Sangh.
It was in 1955 when Guru Golwarkar had come for the first time to Padgha, Karadkar had totally taken the responsibility of organizing his visit.
He was named as the chief instructor of the Sangh in the districts Padgha and other surrounding regions.
In the olden days, Karadkar was involved in the teaching of tailoring in Pune and after he shifted to Padgha he set up a tailoring shop, which ultimately turned out to be a meeting place for the Sangh activists.
The tiny tailoring shop was also visited by prominent figures like Guru Golvalkar, A B Vajpayee, L K Advani, Rambhau Mhalgi, Pramod Mahajan, Sharad Kulkarni and Gopinath Munde to name a few.
On two different occasions during the emergency, he was jailed for the activities carried out by the RSS.
His funeral was largely attended by members of all political parties and people from all walks of life.
A condolence meeting has been organized on May 23 at Padgha, according to the local Vyapari Sangh and local organizations.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
HINDHUTHWA
Active Hindu communities are to be found in all parts of the world. In particular, countries of the former Soviet Union and Poland have thriving Hindu communities due to the missionary work of the Hare Krishnas. Most of the Hindu movements, with the exception of the Hare Krishna movement, reflect a more Smarta-like ideology.
There are groups in India that are actively engaged in getting women and those from socially disadvantaged jātis to become priests of Vedic ritual.
One of the foremost movements in breaking the caste system and educating the downtrodden was the Lingayat movement spearheaded by Basavanna in the 12th century in Anubhava Mantapa in Kalyani of Karnataka. The less accessible Vedas were rejected and parallel Vachanas were compiled.
The new movements look up to Swami Vivekananda; Rabindranath Tagore;Ramana Maharshi; Shri Aurobindo (for his Integral Yoga); A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (founder of the modern Hare Krishna movement); Swami Sivananda, Swami Rama Tirtha; Narayana Guru, Paramhansa Yogananda; Shrii Shrii Anandamurti and for inspiration. More recently, the work of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Sathya Sai Baba, Shirdi Sai Baba, Swami Muktananda, Swami Chinmayananda, Maharishi Dayananda Saraswati, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and Mata Amritanandamayi has inspired millions to create new centers of spiritual development. In the intellectual field, the writings of Ananda Coomaraswamy, Ram Swarup, Stephen Knapp, Sita Ram Goel, Subhash Kak and David Frawley have been influential.
In social work, Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, Baba Amte and Shrii Shrii Anandamurti have been most important. Sunderlal Bahuguna created the chipko movement for the preservation of forestlands according to the Hindu ecological ideas.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS was founded Keshav Baliram Hegdewar in 1925. The goal was to unite Hindus, make them rise over their caste differences and work to achieve a Hindu Rashtra; the ideology of the Sangh, closely associated with political Hinduism, came to be known as Hindutva.
In Indonesia several movements favour a return to Hinduism in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi. Balinese Hinduism, known as Agama Hindu Dharma, has witnessed great resurgence in recent years.
Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar (founder of Ananda Marga) initiated a new renaissance in the Indian world of samgeet.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
संघ परिवार
* Seva Bharathi: Social Service Organization
* Bharatiya Jan Sangh (Merged with Janata Party and later split to form the present BJP)
* Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): Political Outfit
* Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP): World Hindu Organization
* Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad: Students Wing
* Bajrang Dal: VHP Youth Wing
* Vidya Bharti: Umbrella organization for guiding educational instituions run by the principles of R.S.S.
* Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram: Organization working amongst tribals (called 'vanvasis', forest dwellers, by the Sangh Parivar)
* Swadeshi Jagran Manch
* Bharatiya Kisan Sangh: peasants union
* Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh: trade union
* Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh: an organization to unite Hindus in the world
ओर्गानिज़शन
Organization
The RSS has been described by The Economist as the largest non-communist organisation in the world. It has an estimated 1.3 million members. BBC News, Three 'militants' killed in India. Retrieved 01-June-2006.The Sangh organises itself hierarchically, with a single individual, the sarsanghachalak (English: supreme organisational director), directing it. The position is decided by appointment, with each sarsanghachalak appointing his successor. The current sarsanghachalak of RSS is K.S. Sudarshan.
Most of the organisational work of the Sangh is done through the coordination of shakhas, or branches. These shakhas are run every morning (prabhat shakha), evening (sayam shakha) or night (atisayam shakha) for 1 hour in public places and are open to people of any creed. Currently about 50,000 shakhas are run throughout India. Apart from 42,000 daily gatherings, there are about 5,000 weekly and 2,000 monthly gatherings conducted throughout the length and breadth of the country.
These shakhas are the core building blocks of RSS structure. During a Shakha, the activities consist of yoga, games (including sometimes training in Silambam), discussions on broad range of social topics, prayer to Bharat Mata and an educational session (bouddhik) given by a notable figure selected by the shakha coordinator. Usually the educational session relates to the history of India, Indian philosophy and culture, or ethics. RSS leaders wear the common uniform of a black cap, white shirt and brown khaki shorts.
SANGHA PARIVAR
The Sangh Parivar (Hindi: संघ परिवार, translation: Family of Associations) refers to the family of organisations that have been started by the volunteers of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or are inspired by its ideals. The Sangh Parivar represents the Hindu nationalist movement[1]. It includes the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and several dozen smaller organisations, whose members' expressed opinions have been diverse over a range of topics.[2]
The different organizations within the Sangh Parivar run independently and peruse different policies and activities, but the stated mission of these activities has been "attaining the 'Saravangeena Unnati' (all-round development)" of India [3]. Putting it in the words of Shri M S Golwalkar “in order to be able to contribute our unique knowledge to mankind, in order to be able to live and strive for the unity and welfare of the world, we stand before the world as a self-confident, resurgent and mighty nation.” [4]
BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS
Publications
- "Panchajanya" (in Hindi). RSS weekly publication. http://www.panchjanya.com/.
- "Organiser" (in English). RSS weekly publication. http://www.organiser.org/.
- Bunch of Thoughts. Banglore, India: Sahitya Sindhu Prakashana. 1966. ISBN 81-86595-19-8. - Collection of Speeches by Golwalkar.
- Weekly Swastika The Nationalist Bengali News Weekly
- (in Hindi and English) Biographies of Dr. Hedgewar. http://archivesofrss.org/index.php?option=com_biographies&Itemid=37/.
[edit] Books
- Anderson, Walter K.; Damle, Sridhar D. (1987). The Brotherhood in Saffron. Delhi, India: Vistaar Publishers.
- Anand, Adeesh (2007). Shree Guruji And His R.S.S.. Delhi, India: MD Publication Pvt. Ltd..
RECEPTION
Reception
Field Marshal Cariappa in his speech to RSS volunteers said "RSS is my heart's work. My dear young men, don't be disturbed by uncharitable comments of interested persons. Look ahead! Go ahead! The country is standing in need of your services" [74]
Noted Gandhian leader and the leader of Sarvoday movement, Jayaprakash Narayan, who earlier was a vocal opponent of RSS had the following to say about it in 1977 "RSS is a revolutionary organization. No other organization in the country comes anywhere near it. It alone has the capacity to transform society, end casteism and wipe the tears from the eyes of the poor." He further added "I have great expectations from this revolutionary organization which has taken up the challenge of creating a new India" [75]
DISCRIMINATION
– Kushwant Singh
[edit] Discrimination against RSS volunteers
Many cases have been reported in post-independence India where RSS volunteers have been discriminated against by the government due to their allegiance to the RSS and its ideology.[66] In a court case of a teacher who was dismissed from service due to his past links with the RSS, the Supreme Court labeled the government's action as "McCarthyism" and a "violation of fundamental rights".[67][68][69][70][71][72]
A municipal school teacher, Ramshanker Raghuvanshi, was dismissed by the Congress government of Madhya Pradesh in 1974, which stated that he had taken "part in the RSS" activities and hence was "not a fit person to be entertained in Government service". The Supreme Court dismissed the arguments of the government and said that the government had not adhered to the provisions of the Indian Constitution. The Supreme Court bench consisting of Justice Syed Murtuza Fazalali and Justice O. Chinnappa Reddy observed that "India is not a police state" and pleaded that the "promise of fundamental rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution not become a forgotten chapter of history". Delivering the landmark judgment, the Court observed that "seeking a police report on person's political faith", in the first place, "amounted to the violation of fundamental rights". The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the municipal teacher and ordered his reinstatement.[67][68][69][70][71][72]
Similar observations were made by the High courts of different provinces of India in different cases of political persecution of RSS volunteers.[66] One case involved Ranganathacharya Agnihotri, who was selected for the post of Munsiff but was not absorbed into service as he had been a volunteer of the RSS in his past. When Agnihotri approached the High Court of Mysore, he was reinstated. The Court observed:
"Prima facie the RSS is a non-political cultural organization without any hatred or ill will towards non-Hindus and that many eminent and respected persons in the country have not hesitated to preside over the functions or appreciate the work of its volunteers. In a country like ours which has accepted the democratic way of life (as ensured by the Constitution), it would not be within reason to accept the proposition that mere membership of such peaceful or non-violent association and participation in activities thereof, will render a person (in whose character and antecedents there are no other defects) unsuitable to be appointed to the post of a Munsiff."
– High Court of Mysore, The State of Karnataka Vs Ranganathacharya Agnihotri, writ No. 588/1966
The RSS also has been banned in India thrice, during periods in which the government of the time claimed that they were a threat to the state: in 1948 after Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, during the Emergency (1975-77), and after the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition. The bans were subsequently lifted, in 1949 after the RSS was absolved of charges in the Gandhi murder case, in 1977 as a result of the Emergency being revoked, and in 1993 when no evidence of any unlawful activities was found against it by the tribunal constituted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. [73]
HELPING HANDS TO SIKH BROTHERS
Protection of Sikhs during anti-Sikh riots 1984
Khushwant Singh, credits members of the RSS with helping and protecting Sikhs who were being targeted by members of the Congress(I) political party during the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots.[65] Singh who otherwise has been critical of the RSS and believes that it is a " communal organization and dangerous to the country's secular fabric" has said:
"RSS has played a honorable role in maintaining Hindu-Sikh unity before and after the murder of Indira Gandhi in Delhi and in other places"
"It was the Congress(I) leaders who instigated mobs in 1984 and got more than 3000 people killed. I must give due credit to RSS and the BJP for showing courage and protecting helpless Sikhs during those difficult days"[65]– Kushwant Singh
RELIEF AND REHABILITATION
Natural Calamities
RSS has participated in many relief activities during natural calamities. For instance, in the 2001 Gujarat earthquake, Indian newsmagazine Outlook's reporter Saba Naqvi Bhaumik reported that:
"Literally within minutes RSS volunteers were at the scenes of distress. Across Gujarat, the (RSS) cadres were the saviors. Even as the state machinery went comatose in the first two days after the quake, the cadre-based machinery of the Sangh fanned out throughout the state. Approximately 35,000 RSS members in uniform were pressed into service."
– Saba Naqvi Bhaumik, Outlook, Feb 12, 2001
“"This is an old tradition in the RSS. To be the first at any disaster strike: floods, cyclone, drought and now quake. In Kutch, too, the RSS was the first to reach the affected areas. At Anjar, a town in ruins, the RSS was present much before the Army and took the lead in finding survivors and fishing out the dead."
– K. Srinivas, District collector of Ahmedabad
India-Today, reported in its Feb. 12, 2001 issue that
"It is conceded by even their worst detractors that the RSS has been in the forefront of the non- official rescue and relief (operations). This has led to an upsurge of goodwill for the Sangh"
– India Today
The RSS assisted in relief efforts quite extensively during the 2001 Gujarat earthquake. They helped rebuild villages.[57] They "earned kudos" from many varied agencies and sources for their actions.[58]
This is a long and continuous tradition with the RSS. The RSS was instrumental in relief efforts after the 1971 Orissa Cyclone and the 1977 Andhra Pradesh Cyclone.[58]
The RSS has also participated in relief efforts in the Indian State of Kashmir, which has been besieged by terrorism (see Terrorism in Kashmir). An RSS-affiliated NGO, Seva Bharati, has adopted 100 children, most of them Muslims, from militancy affected areas of the region to provide them education at least up to Higher Secondary level.[59] They have also taken care of many victims of the Kargil War of 1999.[60]
Sewa Bharati has also collaborated with several relief groups, such as the Catholics Bishops Conference of India to conduct relief operations in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Activities included building shelters for the victims, providing food, clothes and medical necessities.[61] They raised over one crore rupees for the effort in one week after the tsunami.[62] The RSS assisted relief efforts during the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and the subsequent Tsunami.[63].
In 2006, RSS participated in relief efforts to provide basic necessities such as food, milk and potable water to the people of Surat, Gujarat who were affected by massive floods in the region[64].
SOCIAL REFORMS
RSS says it rejects the caste system and believes in the equality of all Hindus. It has expressed concern over caste-based political and social conflicts and has urged Hindus to "get rid of this evil at the earliest"[50]. In addition, the RSS has advocated the training of Dalits and other backward classes as temple high priests (a position traditionally reserved for Caste Brahmins and denied to lower castes). They argue that the social divisiveness of the Caste system is responsible for the lack of adherence to Hindu values and traditions and reaching out to the lower castes in this manner will be a remedy to the problem[51]. The RSS has also condemned "upper caste Hindus" for preventing Dalits from worshipping at temples, saying that "even God will desert the temple Dalits cannot enter"[52]
Christophe Jaffrelot observes that most of the RSS founders and its leading organisers were all Maharashtrian Brahmins.[53] and argues that the pervasiveness of the Brahminical ethic in the organisation was probably the main reason why it failed to attract support from the low castes. He notes that "[i]mportant aspects of the RSS's ideology seemed therefore to contradict its ambition of building an encompassing Hindu Rashtra." He argues that the "RSS resorted to instrumentalist techniques of ethno-religious mobilisation – in which its Brahminism was diluted – to overcome this handicap."[54]
Contrary to what Jaffrelot observes, many Dalit and tribal volunteers of the RSS have grown into prominence in political and social spheres. Dr Suraj Bhan, a Dalit, who had been a full time worker of the RSS, became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in India, in 1998.[55] Another volunteer of the RSS, Babulal Marandi, belonging to the tribal community, became the first Chief Minister of the State of Jharkhand[56]
MISSION
The mission of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has been described as the revitalization of Indian value system based on universalism and peace and prosperity to all[42]. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, the worldview that the whole world is one family, propounded by the ancient thinkers of India, is considered as the ultimate mission of the organization[46].
But the immediate focus, the leaders believe, is on the Hindu renaissance, which would build an egalitarian society and a strong India that could propound this philosophy. Hence, the focus is on social reform, economic upliftment of the downtrodden and the protection of cultural diversity of the natives in India[46].The organization says, it aspires to unite all Hindus and build a strong India, which could contribute to the welfare of the world. In the words of RSS ideologue and the second head of the RSS, Shri M S Golwalkar, “in order to be able to contribute our unique knowledge to mankind, in order to be able to live and strive for the unity and welfare of the world, we stand before the world as a self-confident, resurgent and mighty nation.” [4SHAKHA
Shakha
"Shakha" means "branch" in Sanskrit. Most of the organizational work of the RSS is done through the coordination of shakhas or branches. These shakhas are run for 1 hour in public places. In 2004, more than 60,000 shakhas were run throughout India.[43].
The Shakhas conduct various activities for its volunteers which include physical fitness activities through yoga, exercises and games. It has other activities which emphasize on qualities like civic sense, social service, community living and patriotism.[44] The volunteers are trained in first aid and in rescue and rehabilitation operations. The volunteers are also encouraged to get involved in the developmental activities of the village or locality[44][45].
Sarsanghchalaks
Sarsanghchalaks
The Sarsanghchalak is the head of the RSS organization. The individuals who have been Sarsanghchalaks are:
- Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar (founder), also known as Doctorji (1925 - 1930 & 1931 - 1940)
- Dr. Laxman Vaman Paranjpe (1930 - 1931) (when Dr. Hedgewar was in jail during Forest Satyagraha)
- Shri Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, also known as, Guruji (1940 - 1973)
- Shri. Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras, also known as, Balasaheb (1973 - 1993)
- Prof. Rajendra Singh, also known as, Rajjubhaiya (1993 - 2000)
- Shri. Kuppahalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan (2000 - 2009)
- Dr. Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat (21 March, 2009 - till date)
The position is decided by nomination by predecessor. The current Sarsanghachalak of RSS is Dr. Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat.
THE LARGEST CADET IN WHOLE WORLD
PARTICIPATION IN LAND REFORMS
Participation in Land reforms
It has been noted that the RSS volunteers participated in the Bhoodan movement organized by Gandhian leader Vinobha Bhave. Vinobha Bhave had met the RSS leader M. S. Golwalkar in Meerut in November 1951. Golwalkar had been inspired by the movement that encouraged land reforms through voluntary means. He pledged the support of the RSS for this movement[40]. Consequently, many RSS volunteers led by Nanaji Deshmukh participated in the movement. [41]. But Golwalkar has also been critical of the Bhoodan movement, on other occasions for being reactionary and for working "merely with a view to counteracting Communism". He believed that the movement should inculcate a right and positive faith in the masses that can make them rise above the base appeal of Communism[42].
FIGHT BACK'S
Movement for the restoration of democracy
In 1975, the Indian Government under the Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, proclaimed emergency rule in India, thereby suspending the fundamental rights and curtailing the rights of the press.[35] This extreme step was taken after the Supreme Court of India, cancelled her election to the Indian Parliament on charges of malpractices in the election[35]. The democratic institutions were kept under suspended animation and prominent opposition leaders including Gandhian Jayaprakash Narayan, were arrested and thousands of people were detained without any charges being framed against them.[36] RSS, which was seen close to opposition leaders, and with its large organizational base was seen to have potential of organizing protests against the Government, was also banned.[37] Police clamped down on the organization and thousands of its workers were imprisoned.[15]
The RSS defied the ban and thousands participated in Satyagraha (peaceful protests) against the ban and against the curtailment of fundamental rights. Later, when there was no letup, the volunteers of the RSS formed underground movements for the restoration of democracy. Literature that was censored in the media was clandestinely published and distributed on a large scale and funds were collected for the movement. Networks were established between leaders of different political parties in the jail and outside for the coordination of the movement[38]. 'The Economist', London, described the movement as "the only non-left revolutionary force in the world". It said that the movement was "dominated by tens of thousands of RSS cadres, though more and more young recruits are coming". Talking about its objectives it said "its platform at the moment has only one plank: to bring democracy back to India"[39]. The Emergency was lifted in 1977 and as a consequence the ban on the RSS too was lifted.
ROLE ON SINO INDIAN WAR IN 1962
The RSS which had been keeping low profile after the lifting of the ban, earned recognition based on its volunteer work during the Sino Indian war in 1962[30]. The then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru invited them for the Republic Day parade of 1963. A batch of 3000 volunteers of the RSS participated in the parade as a separate contingent. This event helped RSS increase its popularity and its patriotic image.[31][32][33]
Later in 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pak wars too, the RSS volunteers offered their services to maintain law and order of the country and were the apparently the first to donate blood. [34]
ON GHANDI'S DEATH
Following Mahatma Gandhi's assassination in 1948 by former member of the RSS Nathuram Godse,[24] many prominent leaders of the RSS were arrested and RSS as an organization was banned in February 4, 1948. Godse's connection with the RSS was investigated.[25] Justice Kapur Commission[25] setup to look into the conspiracy to murder Mahatma Gandhi noted the following
"...RSS as such were not responsible for the murder of Mahatma Gandhi, meaning thereby that one could not name the organization as such as being responsible for that most diabolical crime, the murder of the apostle of peace".
"It has not been proved that they (the accused) were members of the RSS which shows that they (the accused) were believers in a more violent form of activities..."– Kapur Commission Report, Vol. 1, Page 165
RSS Leaders were acquitted of the conspiracy charge by the Supreme Court of India and following an intervention by the Court, the Indian Government agreed to lift the ban with condition that the RSS adopt a formal constitution. The second Sarsanghachalak, Golwalkar drafted the constitution for the RSS which he sent to the government in March 1949. In July of the same year, after many negotiations over the constitution and its acceptance, the ban on RSS was lifted.[14]
ON FIRST LOOK---HELPING HANDS
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ, English: National Volunteers Organization), also known as the Sangh or the RSS, is a Hindu revivalist organization in India[1]. It was founded by Dr. K. B. Hedgewar, a doctor from Nagpur, as a cultural organisation in pre-independent India, with the aim of uniting Hindus against colonial powers[1].
The RSS is active throughout India and its influence is spread across different walks of life. The volunteers of the RSS participated in various political and social movements including the freedom movement, the Bhoodan, the Sarvoday and the movement for the restoration of democracy in India[1]. The RSS is also known for its role in the relief and rehabilitation work during natural calamities[2].
Of late, the volunteers of the RSS have also held prominent political and administrative positions in India including the Prime Minister of India, the Vice President of India, the Home Minister and Ministers in the Central Government, Governors and Chief Ministers of various provinces and the members of elected bodies at the state and the national level and also the Indian ambassador to the US[3] [4][5]
HISTORY
RSS was founded in 1925 by Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, who was a doctor in the central Indian city of Nagpur[14]. Hedgewar as a medical student in Kolkata had been a part of the revolutionary activities of the Anushilan Samiti and Jugantar striving to free India from British rule[15][16]. He had been charged with sedition in 1921 by the British Administration and was imprisoned for a year[16]. After returning to Nagpur, he was briefly a member of Indian National Congress[15] before he left it in 1925, to form the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. After the formation of the RSS, Hedgewar kept the organization from having any direct affiliation with any of the political organisations then fighting British rule.[17] But Hedgewar and teams of volunteers, took part in the Indian National Congress, led movements against the British rule. Hedgewar was arrested in the Jungle Satyagraha agitation in 1931 and served a second term in prison.[15][16][18]
The RSS was established as a educational body whose objective was to train a group of Hindus, who on the basis of their character would work to unite the Hindu community so that India could become an Independent country and a creative society[19].
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