Overview
- RSS announced on X that former President Ram Nath Kovind will be the chief guest at its Vijayadashami Utsav.
- The event is scheduled for October 2, 2025 at 7:40 a.m. at Reshimbagh Ground in Nagpur.
- RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will deliver the keynote address during the programme.
- The 2025 observance forms part of the organisation’s 100th-year commemorations since its 1925 founding.
- The programme customarily includes the Shastra Puja and exchange of Apta (Shami) leaves, and last year’s chief guest was former ISRO chairman K. Radhakrishnan.