{"product_id":"4f6qdbm9yvs3","title":"Swayamsevak by Malini Bhattacharjee [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn September 2025, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) completed a hundred years. Founded in 1925 by Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar with a small group of handpicked young men, the Sangh sought to reinvigorate Hindu society through \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003esangathan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (organization) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eseva\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (service).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat sustains the RSS a hundred years on? Who are the individuals who animate this vast and enduring organization? Are they conservative or modern, privileged or marginal, urban or rural? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSwayamsevak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e explores these questions in depth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt its heart are ten compelling life stories of nine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eswayamsevaks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003esevika\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Through these intimate portraits, the book foregrounds the everyday experiences, moral worlds, and motivations that shape their journeys, revealing the discipline, commitment to service, and quiet conviction that sustain the Sangh’s remarkable continuity and expansion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy restoring the swayamsevak to the centre of the narrative, this book opens up a rich and largely unexplored terrain and offers a nuanced and deeply human window into the RSS.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48911401615610,"sku":"4F6QDBM9YVS3","price":425.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/9780143476986_1.jpg?v=1783440497","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/4f6qdbm9yvs3","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}