Washington, April 24 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale spoke with visible pride about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s long association with the organisation, underlining the enduring ideological and organisational links between the RSS and India’s ruling establishment.Speaking at a fireside chat at the Hudson Institute, Hosabale confirmed that PM Modi’s roots in the RSS remain a defining part of his public life and leadership journey. “That is …
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Washington, April 24 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale outlined the organisation’s global outreach, its civilisational worldview and its role in shaping social cohesion, arguing that cultural values and modernisation “can exist simultaneously” as India deepens engagement with the United States and other Western countries.Speaking at a fireside chat at the Hudson Institute during the New India Conference, Hosabale described the RSS as a “people…
Stanford, April 18 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has asserted that the success of democracy in India is rooted in its civilisational and cultural ethos, with its General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale arguing that democratic values are embedded in what he described as the country’s Hindu philosophical tradition.In an interview marking 100 years of the RSS, Hosabale told IANS that democracy in India should not be viewed merely as a system of governance but as a deeper societal mindset s…
Washington, April 18 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has called for a renewed push to “decolonise the mind”, with its General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale arguing that distorted narratives about India’s history, culture and identity continue to shape public discourse decades after independence.In an exclusive interview marking 100 years of the RSS, Hosabale told IANS that while India achieved political freedom, the process of intellectual and cultural decolonisation remains incompl…
Stanford, April 18 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has backed key political reforms including “one nation, one election”, with its General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale calling for a governance model rooted in national unity, political integrity and civic awareness, even as he flagged wider structural and social challenges facing India’s democracy.In an exclusive interview marking 100 years of the RSS, Hosabale told IANS simultaneous elections across the country would strengthen dem…
Stanford, April 18 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has articulated a clear framework for the Indian diaspora, with its General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale saying that Indians living abroad must place “allegiance to the nation where they are living” above all else, even as they remain culturally connected to India.In an interview marking 100 years of the RSS, Hosabale said the organisation’s overseas engagement is guided by a dual approach — integration with local societies and c…
Stanford (California), April 17 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale on Friday told a Silicon Valley gathering that scientific progress must be guided by ethics and equality, warning that unchecked technological growth could deepen social divides. Speaking at the Thrive 2026 conference at the prestigious Stanford University, Hosabale said India’s civilisational knowledge systems treat science and spirituality as interconnected. He said he had come “t…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will convene its highest decision-making body, the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, from March 13 to 15 at the Gram Vikas and Seva Sadhana Kendra in Patti Kalyana, Samalkha, Haryana.The three-day annual assembly, corresponding to Yugabda 5127, Vikram Samvat 2082, Chaitra Krishna Ekadashi, will bring together top RSS leadership and representatives to review progress, chart future plans, and address key national issues.RSS national me…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Tuesday strongly criticised comments made by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, in which he suggested that Muslims should worship the sun, rivers and trees, saying the remarks reflected a serious misunderstanding of Islam and India’s pluralistic ethos. Jamiat president Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani said Hindus and Muslims have lived together in India for centuries, and that the core principles of Islam are …