Overview
- The RSS closed its yearlong centenary programmes with a Vijayadashami gathering at Reshimbagh ground in Nagpur, which concluded the organisation’s 100‑year commemorations on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
- Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat performed the traditional Shastra Puja, paid tribute to founder Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, and delivered a keynote stressing ‘svabodh’ or self‑awareness as the basis for national unity and Swadeshi.
- Bhagwat used the address to flag current priorities by urging action on drug addiction, calling for stricter oversight of OTT content, and warning of what he described as external and internal efforts to destabilise India.
- The event drew senior figures from politics and media, including former vice‑president Jagdeep Dhankhar, Maharashtra leaders and invited guests, and prompted public greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other national leaders.
- The rally capped large‑scale grassroots mobilisation—Nagpur staged simultaneous Path Sanchalan marches—and local units will continue regional gatherings and marches in coming days as the RSS moves from centenary commemoration to ongoing organisation work.