Hedgewar: A Definitive Biography – The Companion Podcast

About Hedgewar: A Definitive Biography – The Companion Podcast

This podcast is your companion to Hedgewar: A Definitive Biography, bringing the book’s rich insights to life. Join me as I dive deeper into the life and legacy of Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, the enigmatic founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Together, we’ll explore the man, the movement and the pivotal moment in history that continues to shape India’s socio-political landscape.

Publisher

Sachin Nandha

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Mar 2025

Latest episode

19 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Mar 2025

   Chapter 18 – The Long Shadow

   Hedgewar was no more, but his ideas did not simply die with him. Under new leadership, the RSS grew from strength to strength in independent, post-partition India, with an impact to rival – or even surpass – that of Gandhi, Nehru and Ambedkar. But where does it go today – will it continue to build social capital or be seduced by that great temptress, power itself?

2. 

   19 Mar 2025

   Chapter 17 – Last Stand

   Hedgewar’s journey was coming to an end – and he knew it. In his final days, how did he lay the foundations for the RSS to continue on its path beyond his lifetime? Who, if anybody, could take forward his vision in the battles to come?

3. 

   19 Mar 2025

   Chapter 16 – Wars and Visions

   As Hedgewar’s health declined, his world was on fire. The RSS was growing, but not fast enough to be the bulwark that Hindu society needed. How could it manage the three-pronged threat of Muslim nationalism, the stirrings of World War II that would further drain India’s resources, and a growing fallout with Savarkar?

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Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

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