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 Ramtek, Central Provinces and Berar, British India |
| Died | 5 June 1973 (aged 67) Nagpur, Maharashtra, India |
| Education | BSc, MSc, LL.B. |
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Madhav Sadashivrao Golwalkar (19 February 1906 – 5 June 1973), popularly known as Guruji, was an Indian politician and political figure who served as the second Sarsanghchalak ("Chief") of the right-wing Hindutva paramilitary organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). 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. Bunch of Thoughts is a compilation of his speeches.