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RSS centenary book carries 18 young achiever essays
The Indian Express·
The RSS released Hundred Years Young: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with 18 under-40 contributors, The Indian Express reported. Editor Rashmi Samant gathered entrepreneurs, sportspersons and actors including Saina Nehwal and Vikrant Massey. Mohan Bhagwat's message says the volume is more authentic than malicious media propaganda. It arrives as Cockroach Janta Party youth protests continue over electoral roll revision.
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What It Means For You
- Readers seeking RSS outreach material can access essays framed as personal encounters with the Sangh.
- Student groups citing examination and electoral issues may contrast the book with street mobilisations.
- Media coverage of Sangh centenary events may reference contributor names from sports and film.
What's Happening
- Foreword writer Sunil Ambekar discusses leadership models emphasising service over personal fame.
- Several essays argue inherited perceptions of the RSS differed from direct interactions.
- Bhagwat links sustained Sangh work to attracting young people seeking meaningful anchors.
Timing of the centenary volume
- The release aligns with completion of the RSS centenary year celebrations under Mohan Bhagwat.
- CJP agitation over NEET leaks earlier led to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's July resignation.
- The CJP has since protested Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Delhi and other cities.
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