More sound, fury at first ever meet of RSS scholars

‘‘You should take up the responsibility of providing a firm intellectual base to this awakening,’’ he told 300 odd delegates at the convention.

As a beginning, it was decided to form groups all over the country to see that Hindutva studies get a place in academics. However, most of the presentation (some 72 papers were presented) lacked focus, prompting one of the organisers to remark: ‘‘If we continue like this, then we may have to import ideas from the US’’.