K. B. Hedgewar
Organization founder
1889 – 1940
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Who was K. B. Hedgewar?
Keshav Baliram Hedgewar కేశవ బలిరామ హెడ్గేవార్ was the founding Sarsanghachalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Hedgewar founded the RSS in Nagpur in 1925, with the intention of promoting the concept of a united India deeply rooted in indigenous ideology. He drew upon influences from social and spiritual Indians such as Swami Vivekananda, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Aurobindo to develop the core philosophy of the RSS.
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- Born
- Apr 1, 1889
Nagpur - Lived in
- Nagpur
- Kolkata
- Died
- Jun 21, 1940
Nagpur
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on July 23, 2013
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