Hindutva is a Hindu nationalist political ideology. Formulated by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1923, it is primarily espoused by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the Vishva Hindu Parishad, the ruling B
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).