Rashtra Sevika Samiti: Ninety years of resolve

Rashtra Sevika Samiti: Ninety years of resolve

The Rashtra Sevika Samiti was founded on Vijayadashami, October 25, 1936, in Wardha by Vandaniya Lakshmibai Kelkar, fondly known as “Mausiji”. She had been influenced by Gandhi’s ashram in Wardha, but her sons’ involvement in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) drew her towards Dr KB Hedgewar’s organisational model. The RSS did not admit women, and Dr Hedgewar is traditionally said to have encouraged her to build a parallel, autonomous women’s…

Rashtra Sevika Samiti: Nine Decades Of Nari Shakti, Leadership And Nation-Building

Founded on Vijayadashami in 1936, the organisation has spent nine decades nurturing women’s leadership, cultural awareness and social responsibility through its guiding ideals of Matritva, Kartritva and Netritva. On the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami, when India celebrates the triumph of good over evil and honours the power of Shakti, the Rashtra Sevika Samiti commemorates a milestone deeply connected with its own history. Founded on Vijay…