An interview with a powerful Hindu nationalist

About this episode

This episode features a rare interview with the leader of the RSS, a powerful Hindu nationalist group in India.

In today’s episode, a rare interview with the leader of a Hindu nationalist group in India known by the acronym RSS. They are the largest far right group in the world and the basis for the party that rules India. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: NPR

Guest: leader of RSS

Topics covered

• Hindu nationalism
• India politics
• far right groups
• RSS
• interview

Keywords

• Hindu nationalist
• RSS
• India
• far right
• politics
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RSS

Places: India

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