01250 a2200157 4500 25671 25671 9789353285517 363.348 BHA-D Bhattacharjee, Malini Disaster relief and the RSS : resurrecting religion through humanitarianism Sage Publications 2019 New Delhi 238p. Include Bibliography and Index Disaster 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. Disaster Management Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh Disasters--Religious aspects Disaster relief--Political aspects India ddc BK 0 0 0 0 NASSDOC NASSDOC 2019-09-18 OP 620.50 2019-09-16 0 363.348 BHA-D 50510 2019-09-18 00:00:00 850.00 2019-09-18 BK