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A portrait of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh founder K.B. Hegdewar at the “graduation” ceremony of swayamsevaks, or volunteers, of the RSS.
ST PHOTO: NIRMALA GANAPATHY
NAGPUR, Maharashtra – On a large dusty parade ground in the central Indian city of Nagpur, men in white shirts and khaki trousers lunge forward, slicing the air with lathis, or bamboo staff, in their hands, and then bowing into yoga poses.
As the sun dips on the horizon, the men of varying ages and from different parts of the country continue to carry out a series of other drills, including karate kicks and punches, as sweat pours down their faces in the humid heat.
