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In September 2025, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) completed a hundred years. Founded in 1925 by Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar with a small group of handpicked young men, the Sangh sought to reinvigorate Hindu society through sangathan (organization) and seva (service).

What sustains the RSS a hundred years on? Who are the individuals who animate this vast and enduring organization? Are they conservative or modern, privileged or marginal, urban or rural? Swayamsevak explores these questions in depth.

At its heart are ten compelling life stories of nine swayamsevaks and one sevika. Through these intimate portraits, the book foregrounds the everyday experiences, moral worlds, and motivations that shape their journeys, revealing the discipline, commitment to service, and quiet conviction that sustain the Sangh s remarkable continuity and expansion.

By restoring the swayamsevak to the centre of the narrative, this book opens up a rich and largely unexplored terrain and offers a nuanced and deeply human window into the RSS.

About the Author

Malini Bhattacharjee is a political scientist by training and has been associated with Azim Premji Foundation for over sixteen years. She currently serves as Associate Professor at the School of Development, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru campus.


Her first book, Disaster Relief and the RSS, examines the political implications of the humanitarian work of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, analysing the institution of seva (service) in disaster contexts.


Malini holds a PhD, MPhil, and MA in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

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  • ISBN: 9780143476986
  • Author: Malini Bhattacharjee
  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Pages: 368
  • Format: Paperback
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In September 2025, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) completed a hundred years. Founded in 1925 by Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar with a small group of handpicked young men, the Sangh sought to reinvigorate Hindu society through sangathan (organization) and seva (service).

What sustains the RSS a hundred years on? Who are the individuals who animate this vast and enduring organization? Are they conservative or modern, privileged or marginal, urban or rural? Swayamsevak explores these questions in depth.

At its heart are ten compelling life stories of nine swayamsevaks and one sevika. Through these intimate portraits, the book foregrounds the everyday experiences, moral worlds, and motivations that shape their journeys, revealing the discipline, commitment to service, and quiet conviction that sustain the Sangh s remarkable continuity and expansion.

By restoring the swayamsevak to the centre of the narrative, this book opens up a rich and largely unexplored terrain and offers a nuanced and deeply human window into the RSS.

About the Author

Malini Bhattacharjee is a political scientist by training and has been associated with Azim Premji Foundation for over sixteen years. She currently serves as Associate Professor at the School of Development, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru campus.


Her first book, Disaster Relief and the RSS, examines the political implications of the humanitarian work of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, analysing the institution of seva (service) in disaster contexts.


Malini holds a PhD, MPhil, and MA in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

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