Decoding the RSS

Its Tradition and Politics

Author by : Raosaheb Kasbe

Edited by : Vinutha Mallya

Translated by : Deepak Borgave

Introduction by : Shamsul Islam

9788194077824

LeftWord Books 2019

Language: English

173 Pages

5.5 x 8.5 Inches

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About the Book

“This book hits the RSS’ raw nerve.” — Shamsul Islam


The RSS can’t stand this book. When it was first published in Marathi, RSS cadres made a public bonfire of it in Pune.


Raosaheb Kasbe presents an incisive critique of M.S. Golwalkar’s Bunch of Thoughts, the main ideological treatise of the RSS. Kasbe traces the historical roots of cultural nationalism as outlined by Golwalkar, and exposes its authoritarianism. His study of the functioning of the RSS reveals its communal blueprint, its anti-modern views and anti-democratic objectives.


Kasbe challenges the RSS on its own turf — its interpretation of Hinduism. Through a rigorous critique of Golwalkar’s text and careful analysis of ancient texts, Kasbe shows how the RSS version of Hinduism is unapologetically casteist and deeply patriarchal.


Four decades and seven editions after its first publication, Kasbe’s zestful polemic is finally available for the first time in English, with an Introduction by scholar and activist Shamsul Islam.

Raosaheb Kasbe
Raosaheb Kasbe is an eminent political scientist and scholar on Ambedkar and Dalit movements in India. He is the author of several widely acclaimed books in Marathi. He taught Political Science for over three decades at Sangamner College in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, and retired as Chair Professor, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Studies Centre, Savitribai Phule Pune University. He is currently President, Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad.

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Deepak Borgave
Deepak Borgave holds a Ph.D. in Translation Studies and an M.Phil. in Modern British Poetry. He has translated over a dozen books. His translation of Gujarat Files by Rana Ayyub into Marathi was published in 2018. He is a bilingual poet and critic. He lives in Pune.

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Vinutha Mallya
Vinutha Mallya is an editor and journalist based in Pune.

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Shamsul Islam
Shamsul Islam is a left activist, author, and theatre person based in Delhi. His notable books include Know the RSS (2000), Golwalkar’s We, or Our Nationhood Defined (2006), and Muslims Against Partition (2015).

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