Swayamsevak

Communal violence against minorities in Gujarat is connected to a rise of Hindu nationalism through grassroots mobilization by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Bajrang Dal, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) collectively form the 'sangh parivar'.

Kavita N. Ramdas: Reflections from a Colleague - Justice and Community Building Kavita N. Ramdas 2010

Communal violence against minorities in Gujarat is connected to a rise of Hindu nationalism through grassroots mobilization by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), the Bajrang Dal, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) collectively form the 'sangh parivar'.

Kavita N. Ramdas: Reflections from a Colleague - Justice and Community Building Kavita N. Ramdas 2010

It espouses "Hindutva," or cultural nationalism revolving around Hinduness, and relies on the vast Hindu-nationalist grassroots group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for ideological direction; it also recruits cadres from the RSS.

India's Conservative Vacuum Sadanand Dhume 2011

The killers were dressed in saffron scarves and khaki shorts, the uniform of the RSS, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Organization of National Volunteers) — the umbrella group of the Hindu nationalist movement — and came armed with swords and gas cylinders, as well as electoral registers and computer printouts of addresses.

India’s New Face 2009

More damaging were Aseemanand's accusations against high-ranking members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, a religious group that spreads its Hindu revivalist ideology, known as Hindutva, through a network of schools, charities and clubs.

Hindu terrorism charges force India to reflect on prejudices against Muslims 2011

It espouses "Hindutva," or cultural nationalism revolving around Hinduness, and it relies on the vast Hindu-nationalist grass-roots group, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, for ideological direction.

India's Conservative Vacuum Sadanand Dhume 2011

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), or National Volunteer Corps, said the bovine beverage is undergoing laboratory tests for the next 2 to 3 months but did not give a specific date for its commercial release.

India = Comedy Gold 2009

The killers were dressed in saffron scarves and khaki shorts, the uniform of the RSS, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Organization of National Volunteers) — the umbrella group of the Hindu nationalist movement — and came armed with swords and gas cylinders, as well as electoral registers and computer printouts of addresses.

India’s New Face 2009

"This paves the way to the building of a grand temple at the spot," said Mohan Bhagwat, the leader of the Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

Hindus, Muslims must divide holy site, Indian court rules Rama Lakshmi 2010

The killers were dressed in saffron scarves and khaki shorts, the uniform of the RSS, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Organization of National Volunteers) — the umbrella group of the Hindu nationalist movement — and came armed with swords and gas cylinders, as well as electoral registers and computer printouts of addresses.

India’s New Face 2009