It is indeed surprising how times change. Once strictly taboo in the corridors of power, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and things connected with it now have official sanction. Well, practically so, with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) of the Government of India actually funding a 30 minute documentary on Dr Keshav Balirampant Hedgewar, the founder of the RSS.
The change in the government's attitude can probably be attributed to the presence of Atal Behari Vajpayee at the helm of affairs in New Delhi. Yet, the RSS, ostracized for its alleged involvement in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi and the demolition of the disputed structure at Ayodhya, has come a long, long way. (The RSS has been banned thrice in the past - in 1948 shortly after the Mahatma's assassination, in 1975, during the emergency, and in 1992 after 'Black Sunday' at Ayodhya).
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