Overview

• At the New Delhi launch of Tan Samarpit, Man Samarpit, Mohan Bhagwat said half of society cannot be excluded from work and decision-making if true transformation is to occur.
• He noted that the RSS consults with the Rashtra Sevika Samiti—a parallel women’s organisation founded in 1936—and regards women in swayamsevak families as part of its broader “RSS family.”
• Bhagwat emphasised that women already hold leadership positions in core groups and joint welfare initiatives across the Sangh.
• He argued that genuine empowerment depends on practical action and lived examples rather than mere slogans or rhetoric.
• Analysts see the remarks as signaling a more inclusive tone for the RSS as it nears its centenary, even though its male-only membership rules remain unchanged.