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List of leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

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The article lists the leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The RSS is an Indian Hindutva paramilitary organisation, which is widely regarded as the ideological parent of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India's ruling political party. [1] [2] [3] [4] In the 21st century, it is the world's largest far-right organisation by membership. [5]

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Sarsanghchalak

Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Dr. mohan rao Bhagwat1.jpg
Incumbent
Mohan Bhagwat
since 21 March 2009
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
TypeChief of a paramilitary organisation
Member of Sangh Parivar
AppointerOutgoing Sarsanghchalak
Term length No term limit
Formation27 September 1925;100 years ago (27 September 1925)
First holder K. B. Hedgewar

The sarsanghchalak (lit. 'Chief') serves as the leader of the RSS. The position is decided, through nomination, by the predecessor. Since the formation of the RSS in 1925, six individuals have served as the sarsanghchalak. K. B. Hedgewar, the founder of the RSS, also served as its first sarsanghchalak. The sixth and current sarsanghchalak of the organisation is Mohan Bhagwat. [6]

List of officeholders

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officeRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Dr. Hedgevar.jpg K. B. Hedgewar
(1889–1940)		27 September 192521 June 194014 years, 268 days [7]
2 M S Golwalkar.jpg M. S. Golwalkar
(1906–1973)		21 June 19405 June 197332 years, 349 days [8]
3 Balasaheb deoras.jpg Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras
(1915–1996)		5 June 197311 March 199420 years, 279 days [9] [10]
4 Rajendra Singh
(1922–2003)		11 March 199410 March 20005 years, 365 days [10] [11]
5 K. S. Sudarshan
(1931–2012)		10 March 200021 March 20099 years, 11 days [12]
6 Dr. mohan rao Bhagwat1.jpg Mohan Bhagwat
(born 1950)		21 March 2009Incumbent16 years, 329 days [13]

Sarkaryavah

Sarkaryavah of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Dattatreya Hosabale.jpg
since 20 March 2021
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
TypeGeneral secretary of a paramilitary organisation
Member of Sangh Parivar
AppointerElected by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha
Term length No term limit
Formationc. 1926;100 years ago (1926)
First holder Balaji Huddar

The sarkaryavah (lit. 'General Secretary') serves as the operational head of the RSS. The position is elected by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, in elections that occur once every three years. Gopal Mukund Huddar served as the first sarkaryavah of the organisation. Dattatreya Hosabale is the current sarkaryavah, who has been serving since 2021. [14]

List of officeholders

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term of officeRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Gopal Mukund Huddar in 1936.jpg Balaji Huddar
(1902–1981)		c. 1926c. 1931– [15] [16]
–H. V. Seshadri
(1926–2005)		c. 1987c. 2000c. 13 years [17] [18] [19]
– Dr. mohan rao Bhagwat1.jpg Mohan Bhagwat
(born 1950)		c. 200021 March 2009c. 9 years [18] [19]
– Bhaiya ji joshi.jpg Suresh Joshi
(born 1947)		c. March 200920 March 2021c. 12 years [20]
– Dattatreya Hosabale.jpg Dattatreya Hosabale
(born 1954)		20 March 2021Incumbent4 years, 329 days [20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ McLeod, John (2002). The history of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 209–. ISBN   978-0-313-31459-9 . Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  2. ↑ Andersen, Walter K.; Damle, Shridhar D. (1987), The Brotherhood in Saffron: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Revivalism, Delhi: Vistaar Publications, p. 111, ISBN   9788170360537
  3. ↑ Horowitz, Donald L. (2001). The Deadly Ethnic Riot . University of California Press. p.  244. ISBN   978-0520224476.
  4. ↑ Haynes, Jeff (2 September 2003). Democracy and Political Change in the Third World. Routledge. pp. 168–. ISBN   978-1-134-54184-3.
  5. ↑ Pal, Felix; Chaudhary, Neha (4 March 2023). "Leaving the Hindu Far Right". South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. 46 (2): 425–444. doi: 10.1080/00856401.2023.2179817 . ISSN   0085-6401. S2CID   257565310.
  6. ↑ Kanugo, Pralay (2002). RSS's tryst with politics: from Hedgewar to Sudarshan. Manohar. p. 76. ISBN   9788173043987.
  7. ↑ Puniyani, Ram (21 July 2005). Religion, Power and Violence: Expression of Politics in Contemporary Times. p. 125. ISBN   0761933387.
  8. ↑ Jaffrelot, Christophe. The Hindu Nationalist Movement and Indian Politics. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 39.
  9. ↑ Banerjee, Sumanta. Shrinking space: minority rights in South Asia. South Asia Forum for Human Rights. p. 171.
  10. 1 2 Anand, Arun (11 December 2021). "3rd RSS chief Balasaheb Deoras: Organiser, strategic thinker who made swayamsevaks 'introspect'". ThePrint .
  11. ↑ Islam, Shamsul (2006). Religious Dimensions of Indian Nationalism: A Study of RSS. Anamika Pub & Distributors. p. 36. ISBN   9788174952363.
  12. ↑ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2010). Religion, Caste, and Politics in India. Primus Books. p. 205. ISBN   9789380607047.
  13. ↑ "RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat urges youth to follow path shown by leaders". Times Now. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018.
  14. ↑ Pandey, Neelam (7 February 2024). "Dattatreya Hosabale likely to be re-elected RSS general secretary at apex body meet in Nagpur". ThePrint .
  15. ↑ Tsou, Nancy; Tsou, Len (25 August 2016). "Gopal Mukund Huddar: An Indian Volunteer in the IBs". The Volunteer. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016.
  16. ↑ Mukhopadhyay, Nilanjan (2025). The RSS: Icons of the Indian Right. Westland Books. p. 1933. ISBN   9789395767415.
  17. ↑ "Veteran RSS leader H V Seshadri dead". Rediff.com . 14 August 2005. Archived from the original on 27 December 2005.
  18. 1 2 "Mohan Bhagwat: A vet, RSS pracharak for over 30 years". Hindustan Times . 21 March 2009. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018.
  19. 1 2 Deshpande, Vivek (10 March 2018). "Bhaiyyaji Joshi re-elected RSS general secretary for fourth time". The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 10 March 2018.
  20. 1 2 Yadav, Shyamlal (20 March 2021). "Explained: Who is Dattatreya Hosabale, the new RSS sarkaryawah?". The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 20 March 2021.
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