Overview

• RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Nagpur released a new recording of the Sangh Prarthana featuring Shankar Mahadevan, with Marathi and Hindi renderings by Sachin Khedekar and Harish Bhimani.
• Event organisers said the prayer was recorded in London with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as part of a professionalised outreach effort.
• Three simultaneous pathasanchalans converged at Variety Square in Nagpur, with RSS members claiming participation by over 21,000 swayamsevaks.
• In Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the RSS’s century of “sacrifice, service and discipline,” saying a “nation first” ethos guides its volunteers.
• Modi urged purchases of Khadi on October 2 and said the government is working to secure UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage recognition for Chhath Puja.