How many branches are there in RSS?

It was founded in 1940s in Kenya, it is currently active in 156 countries and estimates 3289 branches.

Can girl join RSS?

Even though it is often referred to as the ” Sister” of the RSS, the organisation claims that it is independent of the RSS while sharing its ideology. Membership and leadership is embraced to women and its activities are directed to nationalist devotion and mobilisation of Hindu women.

How many Organisations are there in Sangh Parivar?

These include the political party Bharatiya Janata Party, religious organisation Vishva Hindu Parishad, students union Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), religious militant organisation Bajrang Dal that forms the youth wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), and the worker’s union Bharatiya Kishan Sangh.

Who is a Sangi?

Sangi (参議) was an associate counselor in the Imperial court of Japan from the 8th century until the Meiji period in the 19th century. This was a position in the daijō-kan, or early feudal Japanese government. It was established in 702 by the Code of Taihō.

How many people are associated with RSS in India?

That count itself will be another 50 lakhs. RSS doesn’t have any formal membership, hence its very difficult to give exact number of people associated with RSS. There are 58,000 shakas in the country and atleast 100 ppl are associated with it on an avg (there are shakas with 15 ppl and there are shakas with 200 ppl also. 100 is approx average).

What is the meaning of different branches of RSS?

There can me two meaning for branches wrt RSS. 1) Sangh Shakha – Wikipedia (link gives a very short information on RSS Shakha. There are about 50K+ RSS shakhas which run daily, another 25k+ which run weekly/fortnightly once. These branches are like heart of RSS as an anology given by one of the senior RSS member.

Why is the RSS called the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh?

We call it Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh as it unites Hindus worldwide”. When it comes to abroad, RSS has large number of shakhas in Nepal after which United States hold 146 shakhas which is in spread in every state like Washington DC, New York, California and many more.

Is RSS’s overseas wing bigger than Vishwa Hindu Parishad?

Ramesh Subramaniam, Mumbai’s coordinator of RSS’s overseas work reportedly said that United States of America is one of 39 countries where HSS runs shakhas. Report suggest that RSS’s overseas wing is bigger than its, Vishwa Hindu Parishad who are an ideological partner of the biggest Hindu right-wing organistaion.