We have gathered here today to celebrate Vijayadashami which marks the concluding of the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). This year marks the 650th birth anniversary year of Sant Shiromani Ravidas Ji Maharaj. Various programmes are being organised by Shakhas to acquaint the people with the life, teachings, and contributions of Sant Ravidas Ji.
I am grateful that you have invited me on this great occasion, and it is a matter of great pride for me.This event holds special significance on the occasion of the Sangh’s 101st Foundation Day. When the Sangh was established 101 years ago, Bharat was not independent, and the social conditions of that time were also very different.
For the welfare of entire mankind, Bharath must stand before the world as a self-confident, resurgent and mighty nation. Even at the inception, the Sangh was viewed by its founder not as a sectoral activity, but as a dynamic power-house energizing every field of national activity.Expressed in the simplest terms, the ideal of the Sangh is to carry the nation to the pinnacle of glory through organizing the entire society. Verily this is the one real national as well as global mission. If ever there ..
Ordinary Swayamsevak of the R. S. S. is not 'ordinary' in the sense he describes himself to be. There is an altogether distinct 'extraordinariness' in him of which he is not even aware, leave alone being proud of it. Yet it is very important because the Sangh is known to the people more by its ordinary Swayamsevaks than by its philosophy or programs. If at all the form and character of the Sangh has to have proper influence on society, it could only be through the behaviour of an ordinary Swayamsevak...
Since 1925 the Sangh has come a long way to become the only ever-growing movement of Bharat. However this epic journey is not without its ups and downs. Sangh has subdued many challenges by silently working at the grass root level, by person to person contact and heart to heart dialogue. The initiatives of different times were different, ranging from struggle to save democracy in emergency period to a very strong initiative of social service projects in last few decades, but the impact was cumulative. ..
Amidst ever increasing curiosity about Sangh across all sections of society and growing media focus, some basic facts about RSS still remain unknown to a large number of people. The Sangh uniform, route marches, the number of shakhas and Swayamsevaks, the training camps, all have been a matter of curiosity all along.There is no formal enrollment procedure in Sangh, no prerequisite to become a member. This section will help you to 'know about sangh' but to know Sangh is to experience it...
