Sangh and Ideology
How to understand Sangh's ideology? Answer is tricky, Sangh doesnt have any ideology, if by ideology we mean set of ideas accepted after deliberation.
Sangh has intellectual vacuum, in absence of any robust intellectual anchor, Sangh is actually influenced by two competing instincts.
First is a vague sense of cultural nationalism. Sangh derives its sense of cultural nationalism not from any deliberate thought but by popular sentiments and ressentiment , in this way Sangh lags rather than leads the masses.
The other is a vague sense of reform, here as well Sangh doesnt derive its sense of reform from any deliberative process but by current cultural/political fads, fads which are determined by cultural elites which are overwhelmingly liberals.
Thus, ironically, Sangh follows liberal fashion with a lag, this explains Sangh stand on Kanayadaan, fire crackers and (initial) stand on Sabarimala
Addendum: There is an additional aspect which contributes to ideological incoherence of Sangh.
Sangh is basically a scouts organisation where emphasis is on discipline and conformity, whereas disagreement and dissension are fundamental to intellectual activity. Hence Sangh's distrust and discouragement of intellectual activity.
