Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar
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Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar was a prominent 20th-century Indian thinker and second Sarsanghchalak (chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), known for shaping and systematizing the ideology of Hindu nationalism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar canonical | 4 |
| Guru Golwalkar | 1 |
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Target entity: Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar Context triple: [Hindu nationalism, hasIdeologue, Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar]
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Mahadji Shinde
Mahadji Shinde was an influential 18th-century Maratha statesman and military leader who played a key role in restoring Maratha power in North India after the Third Battle of Panipat.
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Mahadev Desai
Mahadev Desai was an Indian independence activist, writer, and close associate and secretary of Mahatma Gandhi, known for translating Gandhi’s autobiography into English and documenting the freedom struggle.
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Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj)
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, popularly known by his pen name Kusumagraj, was a renowned Marathi poet, playwright, and novelist whose works significantly shaped modern Marathi literature and social thought.
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Manilal Gandhi
Manilal Gandhi was an Indian independence activist and the second son of Mahatma Gandhi, known for his work as a journalist and editor in South Africa.
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Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a pioneering 19th-century Bengali poet and dramatist renowned for introducing blank verse and Western literary forms into Bengali literature.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar Target entity description: Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar was a prominent 20th-century Indian thinker and second Sarsanghchalak (chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), known for shaping and systematizing the ideology of Hindu nationalism.
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A.
Mahadji Shinde
Mahadji Shinde was an influential 18th-century Maratha statesman and military leader who played a key role in restoring Maratha power in North India after the Third Battle of Panipat.
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B.
Mahadev Desai
Mahadev Desai was an Indian independence activist, writer, and close associate and secretary of Mahatma Gandhi, known for translating Gandhi’s autobiography into English and documenting the freedom struggle.
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C.
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar (Kusumagraj)
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar, popularly known by his pen name Kusumagraj, was a renowned Marathi poet, playwright, and novelist whose works significantly shaped modern Marathi literature and social thought.
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D.
Manilal Gandhi
Manilal Gandhi was an Indian independence activist and the second son of Mahatma Gandhi, known for his work as a journalist and editor in South Africa.
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E.
Michael Madhusudan Dutt
Michael Madhusudan Dutt was a pioneering 19th-century Bengali poet and dramatist renowned for introducing blank verse and Western literary forms into Bengali literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu nationalist leader
ⓘ
Indian political thinker ⓘ Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar
ⓘ
surface form:
Guru Golwalkar
M. S. Golwalkar ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1906-02-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Central Provinces
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramtek, Central Provinces, British India
|
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1973-06-05 ⓘ |
| describedAs | key architect of modern RSS structure ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Banaras Hindu University ⓘ |
| endTime | as Sarsanghchalak: 1973 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
political philosophy
ⓘ
religious nationalism ⓘ |
| fullName | Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Guruji ⓘ |
| ideology |
Hindu nationalism
ⓘ
Hindutva ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bharatiya Janata Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
Hindu nationalist movement in India ⓘ Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
organizational expansion of RSS
ⓘ
systematizing RSS ideology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Marathi ⓘ |
| memberOf | Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ⓘ |
| movement |
Hindu nationalism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindu nationalist movement
|
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Marathi ⓘ |
| notableRole | second Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bunch of Thoughts
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We, or Our Nationhood Defined ⓘ |
| occupation |
ideologue
ⓘ
political leader ⓘ teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Nagpur
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surface form:
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
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| positionHeld |
Sarsanghchalak
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surface form:
Sarsanghchalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
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| predecessor |
Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
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surface form:
K. B. Hedgewar
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| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| startTime | as Sarsanghchalak: 1940 ⓘ |
| studied |
law
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science ⓘ |
| successor | Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras ⓘ |
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Subject: Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar Description of subject: Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar was a prominent 20th-century Indian thinker and second Sarsanghchalak (chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), known for shaping and systematizing the ideology of Hindu nationalism.
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