85 years of the RSS by an insider!
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Sanjeev Kelkar,
Ex-Medical Director, Novo Nordisk Education Foundation

Lost Years of the RSS is a historical analysis of the events that have shaped the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in its 85 years of existence. Written from an insider’s perspective, this in-depth work critically analyses the major turning points in the history of RSS from the viewpoint of both a follower and an opponent, while digging deep into its sociopolitical history.

Beginning with the political ethnography of the RSS, the book charts the organisation’s growth over time—from the Partition, the first ban, the Golwalkar and Deoras periods, the demolition of Babri Masjid to the present, when the original principles of the Sangh have been forgotten, leading to the current decadence within the organisation. Read More...

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2011 | 392 pages | Paperback: Rs 350.00 | 978-81-321-0590-9
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Book release of "Lost Years of the RSS" in Mumbai
Dr Sanjeev Kelkar, author, Mr Ravi Bapat, Ex-HOD Surgery, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Mr Kumar Ketkar, Ex-editor, Lokasatta, Mr Sudheendra Kulkarni, Special Advisor to Ministry of Railways and Columnist, Indian Express and Dr Sugata Ghosh, Vice President, Commissioning, SAGE India releasing the book ‘Lost Years of the RSS’ in Mumbai
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