{"title":"Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-278\"\u003eKeshav Baliram Hedgewar (1889–1940) was a prominent Indian physician and social reformer, best known as the founder of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"123\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-278\"\u003eRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-278 citation-end-278\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-277 citation-end-277\"\u003eBorn in Nagpur, Hedgewar’s early life was marked by a deep-seated revolutionary spirit against British colonial rule.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-277 citation-end-277\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-276 citation-end-276\"\u003eInitially, he was an active member of the Indian National Congress and participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e However, his experiences led him to believe that political independence alone was insufficient without a strong, culturally united Hindu society. He felt that internal weaknesses and fragmentation were the primary reasons for India’s historical subjugation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/8375\/2764\/collections\/narendra.jpg?v=1775199007","url":"https:\/\/prabhatprakashan.in\/collections\/hon-pm-narendra-modi.oembed","provider":"Prabhat Prakashan Private Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}