With unmatched reach across politics and society, the Sangh navigates deepening divides, ideological tensions and challenge of staying relevant in changing world
Not many organisations withstand the vicissitudes of history over the course of a full century. In October 2025, as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) marked its centenary, the organisation stands at a point few could have imagined at its founding.
Once a loose volunteer network with a modest local footprint, the RSS has become an influential civil society movement with a worldview that informs India’s political leadership. Its cadres populate the country’s dominant party, and its philosophy increasingly shapes policy, education, social welfare , and public rhetoric.
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