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Growing up in Mysore State
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... Bangalore. Here there was neither electricity nor regular water supply, and sanitation was a nightmare. Meanwhile I noticed the organization called Rastreeya SwayamSevaka Sangha (RSS) conducting drills ... Tuesday, 06 January 2015 -
Escaping from Amritsar’s post-Partition fears
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... where we could play football or cricket. We also discovered the RSS's early morning gathering called shakha and joined the group. The games they organized appealed to us, and the stories of Hindu heroes ... Friday, 23 May 2014 -
How I Found Out About the Impact of Partition
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... inactive member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The refugee family wanted some help. Some members of my uncle's household, especially his grown up son, who was an active member of RSS wanted ... Thursday, 27 March 2014 -
My recollections of my city of birth-Rawalpindi
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... day on which Pakistan would come to existence. He was the lone Hindu in the area who decided to hoist the saffron flag. Some officials of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) asked Yashpal to persuade ... Friday, 16 August 2013 -
My Early Years - 2
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... taking part in an RSS (Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh) drill in the maidan (open field) when the news came that Gandhiji was dead, shot by an assassin. The local RSS leader, a young man in his twenties, ... Saturday, 05 May 2012 -
Forced to leave Okara, Pakistan (Part 1)
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... people, we did not want to be bracketed with the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), which, irrespective of its claim to be protector of Hindus, was actually doing nothing for this in Lahore. Anyway, ... Sunday, 15 February 2009 -
Remembering (?) the Day India Became Free by T.S. Nagarajan
Category: Stories/Major Events Pre-1950
... were against the British or in praise of our leaders. In contrast, the day Gandhiji was assassinated in 1948 remains etched in my mind. I was taking part in an RSS drill in the maidan (open field) when ... Sunday, 30 December 2007 -
Remembering (?) the Day India Became Free
Category: Stories/Life Back Then
... were against the British or in praise of our leaders. In contrast, the day Gandhiji was assassinated in 1948 remains etched in my mind. I was taking part in an RSS drill in the maidan (open field) when ... Sunday, 30 December 2007