4773) Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh (RSS), Bharat/India: Bhartiya Dak/India Post has issued a Special Cover in a Presentation Pack featuring the 100th Anniversary milestone (1925-2025) of the RSS: Date/Year of Special Cover issue: 01.10.2025:
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The RSS was founded in 1925 by K. B. Hedgewar, a doctor in the city of Nagpur.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS, lit. 'National
Volunteer Union' or 'National Volunteer Corps') is an Indian right-wing Hindutva
volunteer paramilitary organisation.
It is the progenitor and leader of a large body of Hindutva organisations called the Sangh Parivar (Hindi for "Sangh family"), which has developed a presence in all facets of Indian society and includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling political party under Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India.
Mohan Bhagwat currently serves as the Sarsanghchalak
(lit. 'Chief')
of the RSS, with Dattatreya Hosabale serving as the Sarkaryavah (lit. 'General
Secretary').
Founded on 27 September 1925, the initial impetus of the organisation was to provide character training and instil "Hindu discipline" in order to unite the Hindu community and establish a Hindu Rashtra (Hindu nation).
The organisation aims to spread the ideology of Hindutva to "strengthen" the Hindu community and promotes an ideal of upholding an Indian culture and its "civilisational values".
On the other hand, the RSS has been described as being "founded on the premise of Hindu supremacy". The RSS has been accused of an intolerance of minorities, particularly Muslims.
After independence, it grew into an influential Hindu Nationalist Umbrella Organisation, spawning several affiliated organisations that established numerous schools, charities, and clubs to spread its ideological beliefs.
- It was banned in 1947 for four days, and then thrice by the post-independence Indian government first in 1948 when Nathuram Godse, a member of the RSS, allegedly assassinated Mahatma Gandhi;
- then during the Emergency (1975–1977) declared by the Congress Government of Indira Gandhi;
and for a third time after the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992.
In the 21st century, it is the world's largest far-right organisation by membership.
Below this date inscribed in the Hindi Samvat and complemented with the Gregorian Year is mentioned the title of the Special Cover (SC) "100 YEARS OF RASHTRIYA SWAYAMSEVAK SANGH".
At top right is affixed a 500 Paise (or Rs.5/-) postage stamp cancelled with a special Stamp showing 1200 Years of the RSS.
38) 22nd Battalion: The Rajput Regiment: Golden Jubilee Celebration (1966-2018): A Special Postal Cover brought out by India Post (56 APO) on 01.10.2018
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1) Honouring Louis Braille on the occasion of the 200th Anniversary of his birth on 04.01.2009
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1) 2550 years of Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha: Commemorative stamps issued by India Post
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3) Did You Know Series (116): 1) An elephant named Mohini guided by her mahavat Dilshad and helper Sonu, was the one to carry the Special Philatelic Covers from Siddharth Enclave to Buddhapex-25 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh: 2) The Taming of the Mad Elephant Nalagiri by thed Buddha in Buddhist Literature: Date/Year of Special Philatelic Cover issue: 10.07.2025
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International Philately Exhibitions:
7) HAFNIA 24, Copenhagen, Denmark: Celebrating 400 Years of Danish Post: India Post participated in the Stamp Exhibition held from 17.10.2024 to 20.10.2024 with two Special Covers
Links to Posts on Buddha on this Blog:
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2) "Mahabodhi Temple": "MyStamps" (issued by India Post): Rajeev
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38) 22nd Battalion: The Rajput Regiment: Golden Jubilee Celebration (1966-2018): A Special Postal Cover brought out by India Post (56 APO) on 01.10.2018
Links to posts on Hindi on this Blog:
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Links to Posts on Buddha on this Blog:
1) 2550 years of Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha: Commemorative stamps issued by India Post
2) "Mahabodhi Temple": "MyStamps" (issued by India Post): Rajeev
3) Did You Know Series (116): 1) An elephant named Mohini guided by her mahavat Dilshad and helper Sonu, was the one to carry the Special Philatelic Covers from Siddharth Enclave to Buddhapex-25 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh: 2) The Taming of the Mad Elephant Nalagiri by thed Buddha in Buddhist Literature: Date/Year of Special Philatelic Cover issue: 10.07.2025
Links to posts on alternative medicines:
International Philately Exhibitions:
7) HAFNIA 24, Copenhagen, Denmark: Celebrating 400 Years of Danish Post: India Post participated in the Stamp Exhibition held from 17.10.2024 to 20.10.2024 with two Special Covers
Links to Posts on Buddha on this Blog:
1) 2550 years of Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha: Commemorative stamps issued by India Post
2) "Mahabodhi Temple": "MyStamps" (issued by India Post): Rajeev
Greetings:
AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) POST CARDS:
World Earth Day:
Posts on G20 Leader's Summit in New Delhi on this Blog:
Posts on "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav" on this Blog:
AMRITPEX 2023 (THE NATIONAL PHILATELY EXHIBITION) held at New Delhi from 11-15.02.2023:
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Five Special Covers released by Philately Division, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi:
Links to Special Covers issued by the Rajasthan Postal Circle of India Post:
38) 22nd Battalion: The Rajput Regiment: Golden Jubilee Celebration (1966-2018): A Special Postal Cover brought out by India Post (56 APO) on 01.10.2018
Links to posts on Mahatma Gandhi on this Blog:
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