Overview

• RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat inaugurated a three-day lecture series in New Delhi, telling a 1,300-strong invited audience that discussions on the organisation should rest on facts, not perceptions.
• 'Hindu Rashtra' has no link to political power and signifies justice and equality for all without excluding anyone, Bhagwat said, defining unity as compatible with diversity.
• He described 'Hindu' as a civilisational identity rooted in geography, heritage and shared traditions, asserting that people of the subcontinent share a common DNA and a culture of harmony.
• Calling the RSS’s purpose the service of Bharat, he said India should act as a Vishwaguru and that societal transformation—not governments alone—must drive the country’s rise.
• Attendees included judges, union ministers, public figures and diplomats from roughly 25 embassies, with further lecture series planned in Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai and nationwide Hindu sammelans leading into an October 2 address in Nagpur.