''manav seva madhav seva '' : RSS

RSS was founded in 1925 by Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, who was a doctor in the central Indian city of Nagpur. 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 rul. He had been charged with sedition in 1921 by the British Administration and was imprisoned for a year. After returning to Nagpur, he was briefly a member of Indian National Congress 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. 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.
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

Monday, April 26, 2010

Gujarat Muslims flay statements of German MPs


Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:30 AM PDT
 Sat, Apr 24 07:02 PM

Ahmedabad, Apr 24 (PTI) An organisation floated by eminent Muslims of Gujarat today denounced as "inflammatory and derogatory" the recent statement made by a delegation of MPs from that country about alleged persecution of Muslims in the state. "Their remarks that Muslims in the state are persecuted will widen the split between religious communities in the state," Jafar Sareshwala, CMD of Parsoli Corporation Ltd, who along with some others, has formed The United Force for Peace and Harmony, told reporters here.
A German delegation comprising ruling party MPs, which had visited the state on April 8 charged minorities are persecuted here and that they have no freedom. They had also adversely commented on the Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi.
"Muslim community here is living in harmony. The state government has taken various steps for Muslims like facilitating Haj pilgrimage, dress code of Muslim women `Burkha'' is respected and we follow our religion and celebrate all festivals with dignity," Sareshwala said.
"The German delegation alleged persecution of Muslims in Gujarat without meeting a single Muslim or representatives of NGOs working toward rehabilitation of the 2002 riot victims. Their statements were myopic, inflammatory and derogatory in nature," he said.
"We do not say that there are no issues here. There are issues but India''s democratic process is capable of dealing with them," he further said.
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