RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday called for social harmony, urging people to rise above divisions of caste, wealth, and language and treat “everyone as one’s own”.
Highlighting the importance of language, Bhagwat urged everyone to speak their mother tongue in their houses and learn different languages as they all are importance.
Addressing a ‘Hindu Sammelan’ at Sonpairi village in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur district, Bhagwat said, “At least inside our houses, we should speak in our mother tongue. If you live in another state or region, you should learn the language of that state or region because all languages are India’s national languages. They all have equal weightage.”
The RSS chief also encouraged families to dedicate one day each week for collective activities like meals, prayers, and discussions to foster connection and combat loneliness. He added that the first step toward social harmony is the removal of discrimination and separation from one’s mind.
“The entire country belongs to everyone, and this spirit is true social harmony,” Bhagwat said and insisted that public facilities like temples, water bodies, and cremation grounds must be open to all Hindus without exception.
He further stated that people should not judge anyone on the basis of their caste, wealth, language or region, and treat everyone as their own. “The entire India is mine,” he said, describing this approach as samajik samrasta (social harmony).
Bhagwat stressed the need to revive family interactions, saying families should spend at least one day a week together, engage in prayers according to their faith, eat home-cooked food together and hold meaningful discussions, Bhagwat said, calling the discussions ‘mangal samvad’.
Bhagwat called for social harmony, environmental responsibility and disciplined civic life, urging people to rise above divisions and work collectively for society and the nation.
He said temples, water bodies and cremation grounds should be open to all Hindus, describing social work as an effort of unity, not conflict.
“All local resources and facilities, water sources like ponds and wells, places of worship such as temples and monasteries, arrangements for religious activities, and even final rites after death, should be open to all Hindus.