Dattatreya hosabale biography of michaels

  • RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale is often seen as the friendly public face of a changing RSS-though he'd probably disagree with that description.
  • RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Tuesday said that reservation is a tool for affirmative action and should continue as long as a particular section.
  • Born in Sorab in Shivamogga, Hosabale, is a postgraduate in English literature.

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    Introduction

    When Narendra Modi assumed office as Indian prime minister in the summer of 2014 on the back of an electoral landslide, expectations ran high—but this was not the case in New Delhi’s strategic community. As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s candidate for the post, Modi had led a campaign that principally revolved around reforming governance and rejuvenating the economy, often drawing on his lengthy tenure as Gujarat’s chief minister. As Indian scholar C. Raja Mohan put it, “there was little expectation that a provincial leader like Modi . . . would make a big difference to Indian diplomacy.”1

    This pessimism in the run-up to Modi’s election was often punctuated bygd apprehension. Modi previously had been refused a visa to the United States owing to alleged tacit involvement in religious riots in Gujarat in 2002; in addition, he counted Ajit Doval as a close adviser—a former intelligence chief, sydasiatiskt land hawk, and the founder of a leading Hindu nationalist think tank. M

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    Truth twisters feast on Dattatreya Hosabale’s poverty statement

    A senior RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale makes an observation on poverty at a virtual conference and that fires the imagination of many, especially those in the opposition and some sections of the media. Taking the statement out of context, Uddhav Thackery complimented RSS for showing the “mirror” to BJP, H.D. Kumaraswamy questioned “acche-din”, while Jairam Ramesh targeted RSS saying “even those spreading poison are speaking of poverty”! As expected, several newspapers carried articles on the topic. Authors were quick to conclude that RSS is pulling up the Modi government for non-performance. Some implied that the rift between BJP and the RSS has widened. But no one bothered to look at the “context” in which the statement was made. They seemed to be in a rush to pass judgments–it suited their agenda.

    The Statement and its Context
    So what was the statement and what was indeed the context? “Poverty in the country is sta

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    Reservation should continue as long as inequality exists in society: RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale

    Describing reservation as a tool for "affirmative action", RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said reservation and reconciliation (between all sections of society) should go hand in hand.
    NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Tuesday said that reservation is a tool for affirmative action and should continue as long as a particular section of the society experiences "inequality." The RSSis a strong supporter of reservation, he added.
    Underlining that the history of India would be "incomplete" without the history of dalits, Hosabale said they have been at the forefront of social change.
    He was speaking at an event organised by the India Foundation for the launch of a book, titled "Makers Of Modern Dalit History".
    "History of India is not different from History from dalit