Hundred Years Young

Few organisations have shaped modern Bharat as profoundly, or provoked as much debate, as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Hundred Years Young does something different. It moves beyond familiar narratives and hands the microphone to a remarkable generation of young achievers who engage with the Sangh through experience, observation, and inquiry rather than inherited assumptions. Entrepreneurs, lawmakers, artists, academics, sportspersons, and public intellectuals from India and around the world come together, including voices from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities. The result is a rare, contemporary conversation about one of the most influential and contested organisations of our time, exploring Seva, Hindutva, Dharma, and Rashtra, and their place in the Sangh’s century-long journey.

Read it to understand. Read it to question. Read it to agree or disagree. Above all, read it before making up your mind.

• A Century of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: Hundred Years Young examines the RSS at the completion of a hundred years, looking at its influence, evolution, and continuing place in contemporary Bharat.

• Voices from a New Generation: The book brings together young achievers from fields such as entrepreneurship, politics, academia, sport, art, and public life, offering perspectives shaped by experience, observation, and inquiry.

• Beyond Familiar Narratives: Rather than approaching the Sangh through established positions alone, the contributors engage with it from different social, professional, and intellectual backgrounds.

• Exploring Seva, Hindutva, Dharma, and Rashtra: The volume considers some of the central ideas associated with the RSS and examines how these concepts have figured in its century-long journey and wider public life.

• A Conversation Across Communities and Borders: With contributors from India and abroad, including voices from Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Jewish communities, the book presents a broad range of perspectives on an influential and frequently debated organisation.

• An Invitation to Read, Question, Analyze, and Decide: Designed for readers across viewpoints, Hundred Years Young encourages informed engagement with the RSS, inviting readers to understand its ideas, question its role, and arrive at their own conclusions.

Rashmi Samant is an author, public intellectual, and youth leader whose work explores civilisation, public policy, and contemporary Bharat. A University of Oxford graduate, she made history as the first Bharatiya woman elected as President of the Oxford University Students Union. A national television panellist, columnist, and human rights advocate, she has collaborated with global think tanks, media organisations, and governments, notably presenting a Human Rights Report at the House of Commons in the British Parliament. She has served as a UN Envoy for Women (2026), and is a Fellow of the American Jewish Committee, Eastern Economic Forum’s Young Generation Program, and Oxford Character Program. She is the Executive Director of the Punarnava Group and Plava Foundation. A triple bestselling author, her books include A Hindu in Oxford, Ramjanmabhoomi, and Hanuman Chalisa, published by Wonder House. Hailing from Udupi, Karnataka, she continues to contribute to international policy discourse and Bharatiya civilisational thought. In 2026, at 27, she became the youngest recipient of the Nada Prabhu Kempegowda Award, conferred by the Honourable Vice President of India.