List of Sarsanghchalaks of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Incumbent
Mohan Bhagwat
since 21 March 2009
Member ofSangh Parivar and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
ResidenceHedgewar Bhavan, Sangh Building Road, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
AppointerOutgoing Sarsanghchalak
Term lengthno term limit
Formation27 September 1925
First holderK. B. Hedgewar
(1925–1930)
DeputyDattatreya Hosabale
(Sarkaryavah)
Websitewww.rss.org

The Sarsanghchalak (IAST: Sarasaṅghacālaka) is the head of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), an Indian right-wing, Hindu nationalist organisation that is widely regarded as the parent organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2][3][4] The RSS is one of the principal organizations of the Sangh Parivar group. The organisation is the world's largest voluntary organization.[5] The position is decided through nomination by the predecessor. Since the organisation was established in 1925 six people have served as Sarsanghchalak. The first, Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, founded the organisation served as Sarsanghchalak from 1925–1930 and then again from 1931–1940. The current Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is Mohan Bhagwat.[6]

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  3. ^ Horowitz, Donald L. (2001). The Deadly Ethnic Riot. University of California Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0520224476.
  4. ^ Jeff Haynes (2 September 2003). Democracy and Political Change in the Third World. Routledge. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-1-134-54184-3.
  5. ^ Chitkara, M. G. (2004). Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: National Upsurge. ISBN 9788176484657.
  6. ^ Kanugo, Pralay (2002). RSS's tryst with politics: from Hedgewar to Sudarshan. p. 76. ISBN 9788173043987.