Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, also known by his moniker Doctorji, was an Indian political-social activist, physician and the founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Hedgewar founded the RSS in Nagpur in 1925, based on the ideology of Hindutva with the intention of creating a Hindu Rashtra.
K. B. Hedgewar
Hedgewar and his initial followers during an RSS meeting in 1939
Hedgewar on a 1999 stamp of India
Hedgewar Statue at the RSS office in Nagpur
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist volunteer paramilitary organisation. It is the progenitor and leader of a large body of organisations called the Sangh Parivar, which has developed a presence in all facets of Indian society and includes the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling political party under Narendra Modi, the 14th prime minister of India. Mohan Bhagwat has served as the Sarsanghchalak of the RSS since March 2009.
RSS members marching in Bhopal
Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
RSS meeting in 1939
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