At Reshimbagh on Vijayadashami this year, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat offered a speech that was at once pastoral and pointed — a blend of cultural sermon, ecological warning and thinly veiled political counsel.

Delivered against the backdrop of the Sangh’s centenary celebrations, the address sought to define a public purpose for the RSS that reaches beyond ritual salutes and drill-ground discipline: protection of faith and social cohesion, insistence on self-reliance, alarm at ecological fragility, and a sober warning about internal and external forces that seek to destabilise the nation.

Eight Takeaways

Takeaway One: Emphasis on Unity in Diversity

By urging respect for all faiths and icons, Bhagwat reinforced India’s strength in pluralism and mutual tolerance

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