[unmole]

> Vinayak Savarkar, the founder of the RSS

Savarkar was not the founder of the RSS. He ridiculed cow worship, ate beef and encouraged the consumption of meat and eggs. He did not exert any significant pull on the RSS and never got along with Golwalkar. I think it would be helpful if you read actual history.

[nindalf]

> After reading V. D. Savarkar's Hindutva, published in Nagpur in 1923, and meeting Savarkar in the Ratnagiri prison in 1925, Hedgewar was extremely influenced by him, and he founded the RSS with the objective of strengthening Hindu society.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh.

Savarkar's ideas, especially that book (Hindutva), have always been influential. I strongly suggest reading the summary I linked. I agree that Savarkar wasn't religious, and it's fascinating how he managed to square that with his stance on Hindutva.

Here's another interesting thing - can you imagine a Marathi recommend that all Indians speak Hindi? Except that's exactly what he did.

> I think it would be helpful if you read actual history.

This is needlessly snarky. Please be better than this.