Sangh 75 - Editorial, The Organiser, 29 October, 2000


 

The Sangh is seventy-five ... From a small beginning (it) has grown into a remarkably unique effort in networking for its man-making and nation-building mission ... The founder of the RSS, Keshav Baliram Hedgewar firmly believed that national reconstruction cannot be the job of an organization or even a, social group. It is an ongoing process and an atmosphere conducive to such healthy growth of good qualities and high moral values has to exist as a permanent feature in any society. The second Sarsanghchalak of the RSS, Golwalkar Guruji used to reiterate this point saying that as society unites, its scattered strength assumes unparalleled strength ... The collective efforts of (the Sangh) is to evolve the society into a strong self-reliant nation, proud of its moorings and sure of the future. As Deendayal Upadhyaya stated, we should be proud of our past but need not hold it as the highest watermark of our glory. We can achieve even greater glory if we understand the dynamics of today and work for a better tomorrow as one nation. This  necessarily involves the united effort of all - as one people.

There is no place for dividing the people as minority or majority, between religious and linguistic groups, between vanvasis and nagarvasis or even among castes. These distinctions are but superficial and many times risen out of certain historical compulsions. No one should make a virtue of one's caste or religion ... Lakhs and lakhs of swayamsevaks vow to protect divine dharma meaning the value system, which is universal (which) has to be proved to be good for the place of its origin - India - the mother of all civilizations ...





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