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840:, p. 310): A rader writes: "Tolerance is a great quality but not at the cost of wiping out the great religion... there are several cases where minority card is being played. But when it comes to a Hindu thought, psyche, religion or anything associated with Hindu, there is a lot of demeaning, defamation, hurting the religious sentiments, etc." (Organiser, 2007:80) Another reader: "The Hindu in India is faced with a unique situation. While he is theoreitcally part of a majority, he is so fractured into various ideological groups that he is virtually powerless to influence the politics of the country." (Organiser, 2007:80). 779:, p. 507): "The havoc the politics of reservation is playing with the social fabric is unimaginable. It proves a premium for mediocrity, encourages brain drain and sharpens caste-divide." (quoted from Organiser, 26 August 1990:15). "There is today an urgent need to build up moral and spiritual forces to counter any fall-out from an unexpected Shudra revolution." (quoted from Organiser, 1 May 1994:20). 685:
wrote: "Sangh must take part in politics not only to protect itself against the greedy designs of ppoliticians but to stop the un-Bharatiya and anti-Bharatiya policies of the Government and to advance and expedite the cause of Bharatiya through state machinery side by side with official effort in the
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informed its readers that Sharma "suffered from a fatal flaw of an insufferable self-aggrandisment—even at the cost of the party. In this he had no scruples as to the means he employed. Soon it became clear that he was hardly the man to lead a great and growing organisation." (Organiser, 8 November
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as a weekly starting on 3 July 1947, roughly a month after the British announcement to grant independence and partition the country. The initial issues of Organiser focused on the impending partition of India and called for resistance to such proposals.
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and the press attacks on the RSS strengthened the `activist' members calling for a network of newspapers. In subsequent years, further newspapers were started in vernacular languages, including
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is said to have embarrassed the BJP government and contributed to the defeat of the party in the polls. In January 2016, the RSS has appointed Jagadish Upasane, a former journalist with
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for having taken a pro-Narendra Modi stand ahead of the RSS's endorsement of him as the Prime Ministerial candidate, and while they extended no support for the BJP President
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In 1998, it contemplated the form of the national government, whether it should be parliamentary, presidential, or some other form.
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Maclean, Kama Kellie. "Embracing the untouchables: the BJP and scheduled caste votes." Asian Studies Review 23.4 (1999): 488-509.
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and a director in the Bharat Prakashan Trust, as a "group editor" with full control over the editorial content of both
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Multiple controversial articles have since appeared in the magazine, most notorious of which being an article calling
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leadership over the dual membership issue and warned it that it would lose support both inside and outside the party.
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discouraged publicity and mass communication. He preferred informal communication of verbal messages carried by
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to task for its alleged failure to attract "mass support," while it was able to attract non-Hindus.
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a "Godless country." The article invited widespread condemnation including a censure by the
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to have spread fake news with the claim that a hungry minor girl was lured and raped in
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In February 2013, media reports indicated that the RSS had dismissed the editors of the
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RSS mouthpiece article on `live-in relationships' in Kerala sets off social media storm
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and other newspapers of the RSS. They were also the most regular contributors to the
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The Brotherhood in Saffron: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Hindu Revivalism
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region sold shares for the Bharat Prakashan Trust and raised Rs. 400,000.
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Press Council notice to Organiser for ‘mocking’ Kerala on beef issue
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The Saffron Wave: Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India
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Row after article in RSS journal calls Kerala a ‘godless country’
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2322, Sanskriti Bhavan, Laxmi Narain Street, Paharganj, New Delhi
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RSS appoints senior journalist Jagadish Upasane as group editor
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It expresses outrage about the perceived injustices to Hindus.
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as a Hindu nationalist, an anti-Muslim and an opponent of the
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found Organiser to have spread misleading information about
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RSS Primer: Based on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Documents
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and separate provincial governments. It also opposed the
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is a mouthpiece of the Hindutva voluntary organisation
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Nair, 488:has promoted misinformation on many occasions. 1099:English-language newspapers published in India 1094:English-language magazines published in India 838:Jaffrelot, Religion, Caste and Politics (2011 789:Jaffrelot, Religion, Caste and Politics (2011 777:Jaffrelot, Religion, Caste and Politics (2011 700:Jaffrelot, Religion, Caste and Politics (2011 679:Jaffrelot, Religion, Caste and Politics (2011 339:In 1954, it supported the RSS faction in the 283:`Activist' members of the RSS worked for the 8: 817:Jaffrelot, Religion, Caste and Politics 2011 724:Jaffrelot, Religion, Caste and Politics 2011 712:Jaffrelot, Religion, Caste and Politics 2011 591:Jaffrelot, Religion, Caste and Politics 2011 32: 902:Prafulla Ketkar is new editor of Organiser 389:that went against Hindu nationalist views. 31: 533: 312:linguistic reorganisation of the states 92:News, Politics, Science, Sport, History 1040:Religion, Caste, and Politics in India 626: 624: 262:The 1948 ban of the RSS following the 7: 235:and on how Hindus should respond to 1134:Weekly magazines published in India 916:, Indian Express, 13 November 2015. 726:, pp. 167, 193, 210, 229, 257. 334:Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad 324:It announced the formation of the 25: 1114:News magazines published in India 851:"New editor for RSS Hindi weekly" 40: 443:, was appointed as the editor. 378:, the World Bank loans and the 368:recommendation of reservations. 264:assassination of Mahatma Gandhi 1021:, Princeton University Press, 1009:. Delhi: Vistaar Publications. 1001:; Damle, Shridhar D. (1987) . 940:, The Hindu, 23 December 2015. 928:, The Hindu, 13 November 2015. 118:Bharat Prakashan Delhi Limited 1: 1119:Magazines established in 1947 1104:Magazines established in 2014 1109:Magazines published in Delhi 1084:1947 establishments in India 343:and denounced the president 1124:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 399:It consistently paints the 243:(volunteer members) in the 217:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 189:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh 128:; 77 years ago 1155: 904:, Organiser, 27 July 2013. 385:It campaigned against the 364:In 1990, it denounced the 350:In 1980, it denounced the 328:organisations such as the 276:, and a news wire service 805:Hansen, Saffron Wave 1999 39: 496:state in 2015. In 2020, 392:In 1997, it covered the 215:, the leadership of the 380:economic liberalisation 297:political participation 295:In 1949, it argued for 690:, 1 December 1949:7-14 604:"Organiser - ABOUT US" 452:Press Council of India 359:Bharatiya Janata Party 1036:Jaffrelot, Christophe 458:in the run-up to the 396:of tribal Christians. 357:In 1983, it took the 330:Vishva Hindu Parishad 18:Organiser (newspaper) 1042:. C Hurst & Co. 644:on 18 November 2015. 345:Mauli Chandra Sharma 341:Bharatiya Jana Sangh 1015:Hansen, Thomas Blom 999:Andersen, Walter K. 767:, pp. 232–233. 581:, pp. 114–115. 278:Hindusthan Samachar 36: 956:, 13 January 2016. 857:. 15 February 2013 686:same direction." 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Index

Organiser (newspaper)
Magazine cover from a 2016 issue.
K.R. Malkani
L.K. Advani
V.P. Bhatia
Seshadri Chari
Circulation
India
organiser.org
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Partition of India
K. R. Malkani
L. K. Advani
Second World War
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
K. B. Hedgewar
RSS pracharaks
Partition
independent India
communal tension
swayamsevaks
Punjab
Delhi
assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
Panchjanya
Hindusthan Samachar
political participation
Federalism
linguistic reorganisation of the states
Hindu Code Bill

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