01196    a2200133   4500020001800000082001900018100002600037245008100063260003900144300001000183504003600193520070500229650012800934  a9789353285517  a363.348bBHA-D  aBhattacharjee, Malini  aDisaster relief and the RSSb: resurrecting religion through humanitarianism  bSage Publicationsc2019aNew Delhi  a238p.  aInclude Bibliography and Index
  aDisaster Relief and the RSS: Resurrecting 'Religion' Through Humanitarianism studies the political implications of the humanitarian work of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by examining the institution of seva (service) in disaster situations. This book provides a refreshingly new perspective of the RSS by recognizing its ‘compassionate’ aspects and understanding its appeal from the point of view of its benefactors. It examines the religious, moral, intellectual and instrumental heritage of seva and discusses the possible reasons for its continual resurrection in modern India. By highlighting the under-analysed aspects of the moral complexity of evaluating the RSS’s humanitarian work.  aDisaster Management vRashtriya Swayam Sevak SanghvDisasters--Religious aspectsvDisaster relief--Political aspectszIndia