1. The Brotherhood In Saffron
2. Shridhar D Damle
3. The Journal Of Asian Studies

Books about the group include Walter K. Andersen and Shridhar D. Damle, The Brotherhood in Saffron: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Revivalism (Delhi: Vistaar. Agency for International Development case report, “India Drought 1972/1973,” available at http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnadq774.pdf.

The Brotherhood In Saffron

/radually RSS grew into a prominent indu nationalist umbrella organization( with several dozen affiliated organizations to spread its ideologi%al beliefs. 0rganizations whi%h are inspired by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sanghs ideology refer themselves as the members of the Sangh.arivar.

Some of them are 2ishwa indu.arishad( the religious arm of the Sangha3 Bharatiya &azdoor Sangh( trade union3 Bharatiya Kisan Sangh( farmers’ union3 4khil Bharatiya 2idyarthi.arishad( student body3 Swadeshi )agaran &an%h( prote%tionist e%onomi% wing3 Samskar Bharati(%ultural body for promotion of indu values( 4khil Bharatiya 4dhivakta.arishad( lawyers’ asso%iation3 4khil Bhartiya Rashtriya Shaikshik &ahasangh(%ultural ideology wing3 Seema Suraksha.arishad( wing for border distri%t3 Seva Bharati( 5ommunity Servi%e 6mbrella et%. +he ob7e%tive of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is to build the 4ryavart indu Rashtra based on the prin%iples of. Poli%y of RSS is that every indu should work to integrate the indu So%iety.

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+he RSS has always%laimed that 8indu Rashtra; an d 84khand Bharat; =the two are inter'related are its%ore beliefs. +he Sangh is 7ust doing out this 7ob. +he RSS%onsiders that if all young men of the%ou ntry sa%r ifi%e the ir li fe for this reaso n the n only the des tin y of Ind ia%an be%han ged. +herefore( to%hange the mind of Indian youth towards it is the prin%iple ob7e%tive of the RSS. +he RSS founder:r.

Shridhar D Damle

edgewar advo%ated the idea that if all non indus like &uslims and 5hristians who do not follow the traditions( ideals and%ulture of induism should not be the part of the%ountry 3 only then national unity would%ome. +here fore( in a indu nation there should be only indu ra%e( indu 5ulture( indu?anguage i.e. Family of Sanskrit and her off'springs( a totally Sanskritised and Brahmini%al outlook. It leaves out the:ravidian language family and mos t of our tr ibal lan guag es and imp osi tio n of in di.

5ons e@ue ntl y ( the non' in dus li ke &uslims( 5hristians( Sikhs( )ains( Buddhists and many tribal%ommunities must either a%%ept indu%ulture and language( learn to respe%t indu religion( glorify indu ra%e and%ulture and to forget their separate eAisten%e to mingle in the indu ra%e( or may stay in the%ountry(%ompletely subordinated to the indu!ation without any%laim or privileges( or any spe%ial preferen%e like a se%ond'%lass%itizen or foreigner or worse. +he RSS view of &uslims is that either they should a%%ept induism or fa%e eAtermination. !ationalism’ and patriotism’ are narrowly and inappropriately defined by RSS for the glorifi%ation of induism.

The Journal Of Asian Studies

4ny other a%tivity is anti'national and su%h people are traitors. Some%ontemporary eAamples of%ountries ruled by religious fanati%isms like 4fghanistan during the +aliban rule =1'#'#CC1( ISIS held area in Syria and Ira@( Kingdom of Saudi 4rabia( IsraelD these states pra%ti%e eAtreme forms of violen%e against a targeted religious or ethni% minority and suppress followers of the state religion too. +he eAperien%e of these theo%rati% states indi%ates that they are unable to%ontrol divisions and%onfli%t within the people who are of the same religion.orldwide eAperien%e shows that religion%annot be%ome the basis of making a modern%ountry with diverse people. Sin%e RSS wants a indu state in India( so after Independen%e RSS demanded that instead of the 5onstitution( the &anumsriti should be ena%ted as the law of the land. +he RSS is organized in fas%ist manner. +here is no ele%tion in the RSS and%hief is.