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                                                          RSS AT 100


                                              INDIA’S







          GUIDING FORCE!








           Marking its centenary, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh reflects on its enduring

                             influence in India’s social, political, and cultural landscape




        OUR BUREAU
        Nagpur / New Delhi
               n October 2, 2025, the Rash-
               triya Swayamsevak Sangh
        O(RSS) celebrated its centena-
        ry on the sacred occasion of Vijaya-
        dashami, with grand ceremonies held
        in Nagpur and across India. The mile-
        stone marked not just a hundred years
        of organizational continuity, but also
        a century-long contribution to India’s
        social,  cultural,  and  political  fabric.
        The event drew dignitaries, including
        former President Ram Nath Kovind,
        Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and
        Maharashtra Chief Minister Deven-
        dra Fadnavis, alongside countless
        swayamsevaks who gathered to recite
        the Sangh Prarthana and pay homage
        to the organization’s founder, Dr.
        Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, who es-
        tablished the RSS in Nagpur in 1925.
            Prime Minister Narendra Modi
        highlighted the enduring mission
        of the RSS in nation-building, not-
        ing, “Vyakti nirmaan se rashtra nir-  Former President Ram Nath Kovind, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, and others, during the centenary celebrations
        maan—nation-building     through              of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Vijayadashami, at Reshimbagh Ground in Nagpur on Thursday (ANI)
        character-building—has  been  the
        Sangh’s path. For this, it created the   Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ques-  narratives emphasized continuity,   while promoting active engagement
        unique, simple and enduring mecha-  tioning the Sangh’s role in India’s   service, and social transformation.   in social initiatives.
        nism of the daily shakha. The shakha   freedom struggle. Gandhi remarked   RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, in his an-  Bhagwat also highlighted the
        is  an  inspiring  place  where  every   that  “cowardice”  defined  the  RSS-  nual Vijayadashami address, reiterat-  RSS’s  engagement  with  both  local
        swayamsevak begins his journey    BJP ideology,  citing  statements  by   ed the organization’s focus on individ-  and national-level organizations, un-
        from ‘Me to We’ and goes through a   External Affairs Minister S. Jaishan-  ual and societal development. “The   derscoring the Sangh’s approach to
        process of personal transformation.”   kar on China to illustrate what he de-  system for  creating  individuals  was   social dialogue and collective expe-
        Modi’s  reflection  underscored  the   scribed as the avoidance of stronger   destroyed in our society during the   rience. “Swayamsevaks have actively
        Sangh’s emphasis on cultivating indi-  adversaries. Owaisi added that “not a   long period of foreign invasion... the   engaged in various aspects of social
        vidual character as a foundation for   single person lost his life in the free-  Sangh Shakha is such a system. For   life, as well as diverse organizations
        collective societal strength.     dom struggle,” challenging the RSS’s   the past 100 years, Sangh Karyakar-  and institutions. Swayamsevaks con-
            The   centenary  celebrations  historical legacy. Communist Party of   tas have consistently sustained the   tinue to cooperate and engage in
        came amid contrasting viewpoints.   India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat   system in all kinds of circumstanc-  dialogue with numerous individuals
        Opposition leaders, including Con-  similarly criticized  Prime Minister   es,” he said. Bhagwat described the   who are actively working in society.
        gress MP Rahul Gandhi and AIM-    Modi for lauding the RSS during the   shakha as a forum that nurtures per-  The Sangh has drawn certain obser-
        IM President Asaduddin Owaisi,    centenary celebrations.           sonal discipline, value-driven con-  vations and conclusions based on its
        criticized  the  RSS  and  its  affiliated   Yet the celebrations and official   duct, and solidarity within society,   Continued on next page... >>


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