The Rashtriya Swayemsevak Sangh also called as RSS or Sangh, is a voluntary organization with nationalism and patriotism as its founding principles.
Its fundamental role is to create selfless men and women for the welfare of the society, upliftment of downtrodden and helping fellow Indian brothers and sisters. You see any calamity in any part of the country be it floods, accidents, natural disasters or war and you could with most probability locate the khaki half pant wore swayemsevaks in action, be it the Latur or Gujarat earthquakes or the Chennai floods or the Indo-China war in sixties or even the mid-air crash of a Saudi plane near New Delhi carrying haj pilgrims to mecca. They do their bit of selfless services without any orders from anyone and therefore the name “swayem-sevaks”.
Sangh since its inception believed that nation building can be done only when its citizens are physically and intellectually strong to understand the needs and are always ready to serve its motherland. RSS inculcates the feeling of brotherhood amongst all the country men and talks about the unity of all with Hindu culture as its binding force for centuries.
This ideology of helping others is done through a simple and effective methodology called “shakhas”. A shakha can be daily, weekly, fortnightly or even monthly in few cases and is spread amongst school going kids, college students, service or business professionals, IT professionals, women and retired service men. The Shakha’s are undoubtedly the most visible symbol of the Sangh though simplest in structure and its execution self-contained, bottom-up approach and people driven. It’s also the reason for its stupendous success in spite of all the negative media coverage that the organization receives. The Shakha has been the most effective and time-tested instrument for molding men of character and values with emphasis on Physical training and Intellectual pursuit with importance on Social issues. Sangh does not has any formal membership, anyone can become a member by joining the nearest shakha, the basic unit of the RSS.
With such noble thoughts RSS is still the most hated organization by the media, no group has been as badly vilified as has been Sangh for decades with false allegation, lies and hatred. Still it never reacts, because they work very differently. The RSS maintains and depends on man to man and mouth to mouth publicity, it may be a slow process but it bonds and connect people forever, the trust is so strong that any false media publication is just smiled and jerked off as a another joke far away from the reality. Except for BJP most of the political parties have defamed Sangh for their own political gains, talking about Mahatma’s assassination to even communalism. Few so called “learned intellectuals” and “educated” individuals do take their cue from what they read in the media and do not bother to personally check the facts though these are easily accessible, thus their mindset is only based by the criticism they read.
The fact remains that the Sangh story has never been presented truly to the world, since independence there has always been a myth and a layer of false propaganda created by the congress and the commies. Stories like RSS is only for upper caste Hindus, did not participate in the independence movement, hates Muslim’s and Christians, opposes reservation, oppose modernization, being communal, etc. are all very untrue. And then again you have the politics of vote bank and appeasement at their cost, since it suits almost every “Sickular” party to paint a dirty brush on Sangh for its own political mileage.
There is enormous amount of good work done by RSS and its affiliates for last 91 years, will list few to make people understand the concept of “Truth vs Reality”
- Bharatiya stree Shakti<http://www.bharatiyastreeshakti.org/>: – It has been active in its efforts for women’s development and resolution of their problems. Family has a unique place in Bharatiya social order and a woman has the pivotal role in the well being of the family. However, in her family and society at large, a woman has been relegated to a secondary status, of which gender based oppression, exploitation and injustice are inevitable fallouts. They are working actively for gender equality on the larger perspective of mutual co-operation, love, dialogue, in men and women, equal distribution of resources, equal avenues for girls and boys.
- Drushti Stree Adhyayan Prabodhan Kendra: – The objective of the Kendra is to study in depth the women’s condition, development and problems with reference to Indian culture. It conducts research and creates awareness regarding various policies declared at the state, national and international levels. It also studies, surveys and evaluates women issues and makes them aware of the various schemes and projects pertaining to their development. It makes available all the necessary information to the activists and provides training to them. It assists individuals, institutions and organizations working in the same field. It also publishes material related to women’s issues.
The Kendra has been collecting news and articles related to women issues published in various newspapers and periodicals since 1996. It conducts study circles on feminism, and holistic contemplation on women. It conducts regular seminars on the effect of television serials on family life. It publishes vruttasankalan, a bimonthly, and mahila swasthya, special issue on women’s health. The Kendra also conducted surveys on health related problems in lower middle class adolescent girls in Mumbai, media and women and social empowerment through Self Help Groups in Maharashtra.
- Akhil Bhartiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh <http://www.abrsm.in/>: – Akhil Bhartiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh <ABRSM> is an organization imbued with Indianness with an aim to propagate the ideology of Cultural Nationalism in the field of education and society along with safeguarding teachers’ interests, the Mahasangh keeps in mind its national objectives, plans and executes the programmes of social concern and educational upgradation.
<“Rashtra Ke Hit Mein Shiksha, Shiksha Ke Hit Mein Shikshak, Shikshak Ke Hit Mein Samaj”>
- Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal <http://bsmbharat.org/>:- Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal started its work in the educational sector in 1969 with a view of awakening patriotism and nationalism. The main motive of Shikshan Mandal is formulation of an education system based on Guru-Shishya tradition, which also evaluates the holistic knowledge of a student. Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal has developed a five-dimensional agenda for this purpose — Research, Awareness, Training, Publishing and Organization to support. The aim is to enable society to rediscover the Bhartiya way of life and therefore recreate Indigenous Model of education. Shikshan Mandal is working in 22 states and 220 districts of Bharat based on this universal principles.
- Vidyabharathi <http://vidyabharti.net/>
- Shiksha sanskriti utthan nyas <http://www.bharatiyashiksha.com/>
- Akhil bharaitya vidyarthi parishad <http://abvp.org>
- bharaitya kisan sangh <http://bharatiyakisansangh.org/>
- bharatiya mazdoor sangh <http://www.bms.org.in/>
- sanskrit bharati <http://samskritabharati.in/>
- Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana <http://itihasabharati.org/>
- Sanskar Bharti <http://www.sanskarbharti.org/>
- rashtriya sevika samiti <http://rashtrasevikasamiti.org/>
- Vigyan Bharti<http://www.vigyanbhartimp.org/>
- laghu udyog bharati <http://lubindia.com/>
- swadeshi jagran manch <http://www.swadeshionline.in/>
- sahakar bharati<http://sahakarbharati.org>
- Akhil Bharatiya seema jagran manch
- vishwa samvad kendra <http://vskbharat.com/>
- rashtriya seva bharati <http://rashtriyasewa.org/>
- krida bharti <http://kreedabharati.org/>
- bharatiya janata party <http://www.bjp.org/>
- deendayal shodh sansthan <http://www.chitrakoot.org/>
- arogya bharati <http://arogyabharati.org>
- akhil bharatiya vanvasi kalyan ashram <http://vanvasi.org/>
- vishwa hindu parishad <http://vhp.org>
- dharma jagran samanvay vibhag
- hindu swayamsevak sangh <http://www.hssus.org/>
- saraswati shishu mandir <http://ssmshyamdih.in/>
- bharatiya vichara kendra <http://www.vicharakendram.org/>
- rashtriya sikh sangat <http://www.sangatsansar.com/>
- vivekananda kendra <http://www.vivekanandakendra.org/>
- saksham <http://www.saksham.org/>
- Sankalp
- Pragya Pravah
- Bharat vikas parishad <http://www.bvpindia.com/>
- Akhil bharatiya sahitya parishad<http://sahityaparishad.blogspot.in/>
- Hindu jagran manch <http://hindu-jagran-manch.blogspot.in/>
- Babasaheb apte smarak samiti
- Akhil bharatiya Poorva sainik seva parishad <http://www.abpssp.org/>
- Samajik samarasta manch <http://www.samajiksamrastamanch.org/>