Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Bhagwat Says Dharma, Nation and Knowledge Can Address Global Challenges
Mohan Bhagwat, who leads the RSS, spoke about how India’s spiritual ideas and its nation are connected.
He said each helps support the other.
He believes India’s old books and traditions may help people think about problems in the world.
These include how to develop while caring for nature, and how to balance personal freedom with family life.
He said solving a problem should not mean ignoring one side completely.
He also described India as a place with many languages, faiths, communities and cultures.
Bhagwat said young people should learn about their traditions and use useful knowledge from around the world.
He asked people who preserve Jain traditions to share that knowledge with future generations.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said dharma and rashtra are interdependent, with the nation’s purpose tied to dharma.
He said India’s knowledge traditions could help address global dilemmas involving development, the environment, personal freedom, family life and religious conflict.
Bhagwat argued that these tensions cannot be resolved by choosing one side at the expense of another.
He described Bharat as diverse in languages, faiths, castes and cultures, and said traditional knowledge combined with modern progress could contribute to a better world.
At Jain community events, he urged people to preserve and pass on spiritual traditions and help younger generations understand their heritage.
- Who
- RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, speaking to attendees including members of the Jain community and young people.
- What
- Bhagwat said dharma and rashtra are inseparable and that Indian knowledge traditions may help address global challenges.
- When
- Friday; a PTI video post accompanying one report was dated October 2, 2026.
- Where
- Mumbai, including the 14th conference of the All India Vihar Seva group and a gathering at Prabhadevi.
- Why
- He was discussing India’s knowledge traditions, global dilemmas and the preservation and transmission of spiritual heritage.
Balancing competing needs
Bhagwat’s approach
Development and environmental protection
Balancing competing needs
Bhagwat described development and environmental protection as appearing to conflict.
Bhagwat’s approach
He said global dilemmas should not be resolved by choosing one side at the cost of the other.
Individual freedom and family life
Balancing competing needs
Bhagwat said greater individual freedom can coincide with families breaking apart.
Bhagwat’s approach
He argued that such tensions require an approach that avoids sacrificing one side entirely.
Religious faith and conflict
Balancing competing needs
Bhagwat said increased religious faith can be accompanied by fanaticism and conflict.
Bhagwat’s approach
He presented India’s knowledge traditions as a possible contribution to addressing these challenges.
- Speaker
- Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
- Event
- 14th conference of the All India Vihar Seva group, a Jain youth service organisation
- Location
- Mumbai; a separate report places a gathering at Prabhadevi
- Central claim
- Bhagwat said the nation and dharma are interdependent
- Dilemmas cited
- Development and environmental protection; individual freedom and family life; religious faith and conflict
- Knowledge traditions named
- The Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana, Mahabharata, Gita, Jain Agamas, Tripitaka, Guru Granth Sahib and saints’ teachings
- Additional remarks
- He described Bharat as diverse and said traditional knowledge could be combined with modern progress
