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Bose, Hedgewar, and the War Within
15 April 2025 8:01 PM ISTThis is the first of a two-part series tracing a little-known but crucial meeting between Indian revolutionaries in 1940 — at the edge of a world war,...
Bengal Revolutionaries and Doctorji
10 April 2025 9:49 PM ISTCredible records and memoirs uncover the deeply sophisticated yet organic link between Hedgewar and Bengal’s revolutionary nationalists including...
Hedgewar under ‘Unfortunate Influence’
1 April 2025 9:55 PM ISTIn the 20th-century India, the revolutionary zeal of Keshav Baliram Hedgewar was nurtured by inspirational leadership of individuals like Shri...
A Soldier of the Anushilan Samiti
24 March 2025 11:15 PM ISTAs a young medical student in Kolkata, Hedgewar was deeply involved with the revolutionary Anushilan Samiti—which was influenced by Bengal’s Swadeshi...
Congress’ temple theatrics
11 Feb 2025 10:28 PM ISTCongress’s selective Hinduism, from Nehru to Rahul, reflects political opportunism through temple theatrics and shifting religious postures for...
‘Subcontinent of Nationalities’ versus ‘Indivisibility of India’
30 Dec 2024 11:19 PM ISTJinnah’s demand for separate Muslim homelands sparked fierce opposition, with leaders like Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee and BR Ambedkar rallying for...
Onward to Nagpur to Meet Doctorji
23 Dec 2024 6:57 PM ISTThe historic meeting among Hedgewar, Golwalkar, and Syama Prasad Mookerjee in the summer of 1940 coincided with the expansion of RSS and paved the way...
The Direct-Live Spiritual Link
9 Dec 2024 7:47 PM ISTMS Golwalkar, deeply influenced by the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda tradition, epitomised both spirituality and nationalism—dedicating his life to India's...
Annihilating sacrificial fire
2 Dec 2024 7:55 PM ISTMS Golwalkar's spiritual journey at Sargachi under Swami Akhandananda shaped his life and vision to a great extent—inspiring his 'sannyasa' for...
‘Not me, only thou…’
25 Nov 2024 9:33 PM ISTGolwalkar’s initiation by Swami Akhandananda during Sri Ramakrishna’s centenary year marked a profound spiritual transformation, shaping his life of...
Seeking Spirituality in the Soil of Bengal
18 Nov 2024 10:34 PM ISTUnder the guidance of Swami Akhandananda at Sargachi Ashram, young Golwalkar embraced service as true worship, merged his spirituality with action,...
A deshbhakt’s search for guru
11 Nov 2024 9:18 PM ISTInspired by RSS’ ideology of embracing national devotion and self-sacrifice, MS Golwalkar sought guidance from Swami Akhandananda at the Ramakrishna...