RSS - Introduction in English

in their initial years.

The affiliated organisations include:

• Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), literally, Indian People's Party (23m)

• Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, literally, Indian Farmers' Association (8m)

• Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, literally, Indian Labour Association (10 million as of 2009)

• Seva Bharti, Organisation for service of the needy.

• Rashtra Sevika Samiti, literally, National Volunteer Association for Women (1.8m)

• Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, literally, All India Students' Forum (2.8m)

• Shiksha Bharati (2.1m)

• Vishwa Hindu Parishad, World Hindu Council (2.8m)

• Bhartiya Baudh Sangh, Indian Buddhist Association

• Bharatiya Yuva Seva Sangh (BYSS), Youth Awakening Front

• Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, literally, Hindu Volunteer Association – overseas wing

• Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Nativist Awakening Front

• Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Nursery

• Vidya Bharati, Educational Institutes

• Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram (Ashram for the Tribal Welfare), Organisations for the improvement of tribals; and Friends of Tribals Society

• Muslim Rashtriya Manch (Muslim National Forum), Organisation for the improvement of Muslims

• Bajrang Dal, Army of Hanuman (2m)

• Anusuchit Jati-Jamati Arakshan Bachao Parishad, Organisation for the improvement of Dalits

• Laghu Udyog Bharati, an extensive network of small industries.

• Bharatiya Vichara Kendra, Think Tank

• Vishwa Samvad Kendra, Communication Wing, spread all over India for media related work, having a team of IT professionals (samvada.org)

• Rashtriya Sikh Sangat, National Sikh Association, a sociocultural organisation with the aim to spread the knowledge of Gurbani to the Indian society.

• Vivekananda Kendra, promotion of Swami Vivekananda's ideas with Vivekananda International Foundation in New Delhi as a public policy think tank with six centres of study

Although RSS generally endorses the BJP, it has at times refused to do so due to the difference of opinion with the party.