Overview

• Hosabale, writing as the RSS general secretary, says the group will use its 100th year to visit homes across cities and villages to invite participation in national service.
• Indian Express reports the centenary is being marked on October 2, with the outreach positioned as the next phase of expansion.
• The article highlights early karyakartas under founder K. B. Hedgewar, naming Appaji Joshi, the Deoras brothers, Yadavrao Joshi and Eknath Ranade as lifelong workers.
• Women and families are credited as central to sustaining the organisation, with the Rashtriya Sevika Samiti and leaders such as Mausiji Kelkar and Pramila Tai Medhe cited.
• The narrative recalls support during past bans and mobilisations, including the 1964 founding of the VHP, the 1981 Meenakshipuram response, and campaigns like cow protection and Ram Janmabhoomi.