The writer is a BJP Rajya Sabha MP
August 29,2025 20:51:32 PM
RSS Sarsanghchalak spoke of an organisation that intends to reach out to other communities, believes in decentralisation and wants to revitalise the family
Mon, Sep 01, 2025June 21,2025 14:58:39 PM
The RSS remained at a distance from the political activities of the Hindu Mahasabha, which wanted trained swayamsevaks to work for its agenda. Hedgewar’s position upset the Mahasabha and the leaders of other Hindu organisations
Wed, Jul 02, 2025December 17,2024 07:18:30 AM
It should end the narrative that India’s founding document is in danger. Going ahead, differences of political opinion should not be a cause of animosity.
Tue, Dec 17, 2024October 18,2024 03:46:11 AM
The organisation is now in a new political ecology. Those with state power acknowledge its agenda
Fri, Oct 18, 2024October 09,2024 03:24:31 AM
The BJP’s strength is its organisation and workers. The same is not true for the Opposition. Both in Haryana and J&K, Congress depended on dynasts and caste and communal polarisation. Will it learn or continue on a failed path?
Wed, Oct 09, 2024July 29,2024 07:13:45 AM
Opposition is merely repeating old allegations, instead of engaging in a dialogue, which the Sangh would welcome
Mon, Jul 29, 2024July 02,2024 19:29:30 PM
He has linked Hindutva with violence. This is not a political error but a well-thought-out move. He wants to be first among pseudo-seculars
Wed, Jul 03, 2024June 06,2024 08:10:56 AM
Opposition must realise that PM Modi’s vision and appeal go beyond it and BJP MPs shouldn’t rely only on his popularity
Thu, Jun 06, 2024April 04,2024 19:06:03 PM
The target isn't about hegemony. It is to show old faultlines have been transcended.
Fri, Apr 05, 2024February 14,2024 21:06:57 PM
Modi is the first statesman from a post-colonial society who has shown conviction to move towards the decolonisation of culture. BAPS temple bears testimony to his efforts
Thu, Feb 15, 2024January 21,2024 16:00:21 PM
The journey from Somnath to Ayodhya has shown continuity. It establishes that the decolonisation of minds and ideas is a cultural and spiritual process
Mon, Jan 22, 2024September 22,2023 17:11:52 PM
The political journey that took place in the old Parliament created fractured citizenship by legitimising and institutionalising concepts of religious majority and minority. This was a negation of secularism, which Hindus practised since time immemorial
Mon, Sep 25, 2023May 28,2023 13:15:13 PM
The new Parliament building is not an isolated project. It is part of the holistic efforts of the BJP government to renew nationalist fervour
Tue, May 30, 2023January 30,2023 17:22:48 PM
Modi's India has moved on to defining society in cultural and civilisational terms. By ignoring that question, Congress and its leader will never be able to reach out to people
Wed, Feb 01, 2023December 15,2022 18:32:19 PM
The BJP has transcended the left-right divisions and become the natural party of governance. But the comforts of power mean that training of the new generation of party workers must become more rigorous
Tue, Dec 20, 2022October 09,2022 17:33:48 PM
Guided by the goal of restoring India’s civilisational glory, RSS wants to remove the perception that it’s a threat to minorities.
Mon, Oct 10, 2022September 14,2022 12:36:58 PM
Rakesh Sinha writes: PM Modi’s determination to remove the symbols and structures of colonial oppression will strengthen the civilisational idea of India.
Thu, Sep 15, 2022July 25,2022 04:46:22 AM
Dr Rakesh Sinha writes: Droupadi Murmu’s election underlines the weakening grip of the elite on India’s political culture. It is a sign that its democracy is evolving beyond the European model.
Mon, Jul 25, 2022August 14,2021 03:36:19 AM
Dr Rakesh Sinha writes: We must go beyond certain institutionalised ideas and icons to understand our anti-imperialist struggle.
Sat, Aug 14, 2021June 24,2021 03:01:44 AM
Dr Rakesh Sinha writes: It is a symptom of the degradation of constitutional values. Such politicisation could fracture Indian federalism.
Thu, Jun 24, 2021May 13,2021 03:09:26 AM
Contemporary politics in West Bengal negates the state's progressive legacy.
Thu, May 13, 2021April 16,2021 03:00:15 AM
RSS has not allowed itself to be a closed institution, which is why its quest for commonalities brings it closer to even those who disregarded and disagreed with it.
Fri, Apr 16, 2021January 26,2021 03:05:35 AM
The republic’s continuity and evolution are ensured only when vibrant ideas remain at the centre of politics.
Tue, Jan 26, 2021December 21,2020 03:42:36 AM
Vaidya believed in inclusive intellectualism, which led him to develop friendship across ideological streams. This uniqueness kept him free from intellectual or ideological orthodoxy.
Mon, Dec 21, 2020November 03,2020 03:02:12 AM
While the organisation is prepared to safeguard its plurality of ideas and practices, it cannot fall prey to narrow ideological battles.
Tue, Nov 03, 2020