The book Disaster Relief and the RSS: Resurrecting 'Religion' Through Humanitarianism (Author: Malini Bhattacharjee; New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2019) studies the political implications of the humanitarian work of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) by examining the institution of 'seva' (service) in disaster situations. It provides a refreshingly new perspective of the RSS by recognising its ‘compassionate’ aspects and understanding its appeal from the point of view of its benefactors.The empirical evidence is drawn from the states of Gujarat and Odisha, both of which have experienced massive disasters in which the RSS played an important role. By highlighting the under-analysed aspects of the moral complexity of evaluating the RSS’s humanitarian work, the book provokes the larger question of whether there is a need to move beyond the stereotypical understanding of Hindutva as a challenge to liberal democratic principles. It attempts to nudge the reader towards some of the limitations of the ‘secular’ and the repercussions of the political project of secularism to suppress and de-recognize the non-secular experience.