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RSS Opens Centenary Lecture Series as Bhagwat Frames ‘Hindu Rashtra’ as Inclusive, Sets Vishwaguru Goal

About 1,300 Indian plus foreign dignitaries attended, signaling elite engagement that feeds into nationwide centenary mobilisations through October.

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat addresses the gathering during an event to mark 100 years of RSS at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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Overview

  • Launching the three-day ‘100 Years Journey of RSS: New Horizons’ in New Delhi, Mohan Bhagwat said Hindu Rashtra is unrelated to political power and denotes justice and equality for all.
  • Bhagwat defined ‘Hindu’ in civilisational terms rooted in shared geography, heritage and what he called a common DNA over millennia, stressing harmony over uniformity.
  • He asserted the RSS maintains institutional autonomy, saying the Sangh does not remote control swayamsevaks or directly run party affairs, even as it communicates its values.
  • RSS officials said roughly 1,300 guests attended, including former CJIs Ranjan Gogoi and J. S. Khehar, ex-service chiefs, union ministers, cultural figures and diplomats from about 25 embassies.
  • The Delhi series will be followed by events in Bengaluru, Kolkata and Mumbai, feeding into mass outreach such as over one lakh planned Hindu Sammelans, a door-to-door contact drive and Bhagwat’s Vijayadashami address in Nagpur on October 2.