Mainstream WeeklyRam Puniyani
RSS which was formed in 1925 is completing its hundred years on 2nd October 2025. Its politics has been Hindutva and it aims at Hindu Nation. Its pledge, an oath taken by its volunteers, commits them to remain loyal to Hindu nation. It set up shakhas at a rapid pace, shakha (branch) is the basic unit of RSS. In this shakha earlier young boys, and now people of all ages play Indian games like Kaddadi, Kho-Kho etc. They are given ideological training, which is called shakha bauddhik (Intellectual session). This training program is very extensive and runs for varying periods. It is an exclusive male organization, for women there is subordination Rashtra Sevika Samiti, note the absence of word Swayam (self) here in the name of women