Hindutva is a Hindu nationalist political ideology. Formulated by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Essentials of Hindutva in 1923, it is primarily espoused by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the Vishva Hi
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, the founder of Hindutva
M. S. Golwalkar was the second Sarsanghchalak (Chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. One of the most influential Hindutva thinkers, Golwalkar was among the first to put forward the concept of "Hindu Rashtra" (Hindu Nation).
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was an Indian politician, ideologue, author and an anticolonial nationalist. He developed the Hindu nationalist political ideology of Hindutva in his 1923 pamphlet entitled Es
Hindutva
…Hindutva is a Hindu nationalist political ideology. Formulated by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Essentials of Hindutva in 1923, it is primarily espoused by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), the ruling…
The Savarkar brothers (left to right) Narayan, Ganesh and Vinayak, with Shanta, sister Maina Kale and Yamuna
A statue of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar at Cellular Jail.