M. S. Golwalkar
Madhav Sadashivrao Golwalkar | |
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Golwalkar in 1949 | |
| 2nd Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh | |
| In office 21 June 1940 – 5 June 1973 | |
| Preceded by | K. B. Hedgewar |
| Succeeded by | Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras |
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| Born | Madhav Sadashivrao Golwalkar 19 February 1906 |
| Died | 5 June 1973 (aged 67) |
| Education | BSc, MSc, LL.B. |
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Madhav Sadashivrao Golwalkar (19 February 1906 – 5 June 1973) was an Indian politician who served as the second Sarsanghchalak ("Chief") of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindutva paramilitary organisation. Golwalkar is considered one of the most influential and prominent figures among the RSS by his followers. He was the first person to put forward the concept of the Hindu Rashtra (Hindu Nation) theocratic state, which is believed to have evolved into the concept of the Akhand Bharat. Golwalkar was one of the earliest prominent Hindu nationalist thinkers in India. Golwalkar authored the book We or Our Nationhood Defined (1939). Bunch of Thoughts (1960) is a compilation of his speeches.