RSS Hindutva and the “Bharat First” Ideology: An Investigative Profile

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is India’s largest Hindu nationalist volunteer organization, founded in 1925. It claims to be a cultural body, but its Hindutva ideology and disciplined paramilitary-style structure have long stirred controversy. Originating under K.B. Hedgewar in colonial…