Overview
- At Lucknow’s Divya Geeta Prerna Utsav, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath framed the Bhagavad Gita as practical guidance for modern life.
- Bhagwat urged people to “live” the Gita’s 700 shlokas, likening today’s global uncertainty to Arjuna’s dilemma and saying the text can restore moral clarity.
- He described India as a “Hindu society” and “Hindu Rashtra,” asserted that “the days of invasions are gone,” and invoked unfurling the flag at the Ram Temple.
- Adityanath said the RSS operates on social support without foreign or institutional funding, portraying it as a volunteer-driven service organisation.
- Organisers moved from rhetoric to mobilisation with plans for a statewide Gita chanting on December 1 and a synchronised recital across Uttar Pradesh on December 20, 2026, within the RSS centenary outreach.