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100 years of RSS, India's Hindu nationalist movement

Shalu Yadav | Saraskanth TK
October 2, 2025

In India, celebrations are starting to mark the centenary of the Hindu nationalist RSS. The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh movement has become increasingly powerful over the last few years, and many fear it could endanger India's secular character.

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Muskan Bansal, a third-generation Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh member, sees India's Muslim minority as a threat. The RSS, backed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is pushing for a Hindu-first constitution. As Hindutva gains ground, interfaith Hindu-Muslim couples face hostility and violence, revealing deepening religious divides and a challenge to India's secular foundations.