After 91 years of legacy of khaki frock style boxer, RSS has announced a new dress code of brown pants and white shirt for its shakhas.
It was amusing to hear this much venerated organization is putting efforts in image makeover by making such veneer attempts like dress code change. If the organisation is serious about its image among metropolitan class then it ought to think about changes in its thought process and its ideology.
The level of anti-muslim venom is breaching all bars in small towns. And somewhere RSS and its sister organization are making hysteria out of small episodes of conflict and violence which is increasing this anti-muslim venom.
The idea of brown pants is not a mere effort of changing with times rather it is part of conscious scheme of things to bring women candidates to shakhas and increasing their membership among youths and NRI class.
RSS has a huge organized cadre of patriotic denizens who could be put to productive use if channelized in proper direction. Instead of Love Jihad campaign, they should gear up for Swachch Bharat. Instead of preparing people for civil war, they should focus on plans like social forestry. But most of these organizations have got trapped in the riddle of religion, politics and fundamentalism.
It pains me more because I am a product of Saraswati schools. And a large part of my attitudinal resilience is attributed to my learning at these centers and shakhas in my formative years. But today as a grownup, I also understand the flip side of this setup. This flip side could not be covered by simply changing British age kachcha with brown pants. Rather it requires overall restructuring in the ideology and organizational setup of the organization.
It was amusing to hear this much venerated organization is putting efforts in image makeover by making such veneer attempts like dress code change. If the organisation is serious about its image among metropolitan class then it ought to think about changes in its thought process and its ideology.
The level of anti-muslim venom is breaching all bars in small towns. And somewhere RSS and its sister organization are making hysteria out of small episodes of conflict and violence which is increasing this anti-muslim venom.
The idea of brown pants is not a mere effort of changing with times rather it is part of conscious scheme of things to bring women candidates to shakhas and increasing their membership among youths and NRI class.
RSS has a huge organized cadre of patriotic denizens who could be put to productive use if channelized in proper direction. Instead of Love Jihad campaign, they should gear up for Swachch Bharat. Instead of preparing people for civil war, they should focus on plans like social forestry. But most of these organizations have got trapped in the riddle of religion, politics and fundamentalism.
It pains me more because I am a product of Saraswati schools. And a large part of my attitudinal resilience is attributed to my learning at these centers and shakhas in my formative years. But today as a grownup, I also understand the flip side of this setup. This flip side could not be covered by simply changing British age kachcha with brown pants. Rather it requires overall restructuring in the ideology and organizational setup of the organization.
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