DRAWING FROM the experience of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh over its 100-year journey, its chief Mohan Bhagwat placed communal harmony and social responsibility at the heart of his vision for India. He urged citizens to recognise their shared identity as a nation and to conduct themselves with respect, restraint, and vigilance in preserving societal unity.
“ Samaj, desh, sanskriti tatha rashtra ke nate hum ek hain. Yeh hamari badi pehchaan hamare liye sarvopari hai yeh humko sadaiv dhyaan mein rakhna chahiye. Uske chalte samaj mein sabka aapas ka vyavahaar sadbhavana-purn aur sanyampurn rehna chahiye. Sab ki apni-apni shraddhaen, mahapurush, tatha pooja ke sthan hote hain. Man, vachan, karm se aapas mein inki avamana na ho iska dhyaan rakhna chahiye,” Bhagwat said in his Vijayadashami