![]() ![]() Golwalkar enrolled in Hislop College, a missionary-run educational institute in Nagpur. ![]() As an adolescent, he developed a deep interest in religion and spiritual meditation. Golwalkar studied science and was apt and apolitical as a student. Since his father was frequently transferred around the country, he attended a number of schools. Golwalkar was the only surviving son of nine children. Sadashivrao, a former clerk in the Posts and Telegraphs Department, became a teacher in the Central Provinces and Berar and ended his career as headmaster of a high school. His family was prosperous and supported him in his studies and activities. Golwalkar was born to Sadashivrao and Lakshmibai Golwalkar in a Marathi Karhade Brahmin family at Ramtek, near Nagpur in Maharashtra. Bunch of Thoughts is a compilation of his speeches. Golwalkar authored the book We, or Our Nationhood Defined. Golwalkar was one of the early Hindu nationalist thinkers in India. He was the first person to put forward the concept of a cultural nation called Hindu Rashtra which is believed to have evolved into the concept of the Akhand Bharat Theory, united nations for Bharatiyas. Golwalkar is considered one of the most influential and prominent figures among Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh by his followers. Madhav Sadashivrao Golwalkar (19 February 1906 – 5 June 1973), popularly known as Guruji was the second Sarsanghchalak ("Chief" ) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). ![]()
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