RSS plans to present a ‘grand narrative’ of India

To counter misunderstanding attempts and to expand base...

The RSS has decided to collaborate with researchers, authors and opinion-makers on presenting a fact-based "grand narrative" of India to counter attempts to spread misunderstanding about the country abroad and at the domestic level, its senior officebearer said on Sunday.

This and several other issues, including ways to present a true picture of the Indian society, its Hindu community, its history, culture and lifestyle, were discussed during a three-day meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the top decision-making body of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak

Sangh (RSS), held on the outskirts of the city.

Ahead of the centenary year celebrations of the RSS in 2025, expanding the footprints of the organisation the ideological fountainhead of the BJP - not just numerically, but with the aim of carrying forward the idea of nationalism and unity among community members, was also on the agenda of the meeting, in which 1,252 office-bearers and members took part.

Talking to reporters on the last day of the meeting, RSS sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale said, "In India and abroad, there have been efforts, either out of ignorance or deliberate, to spread misunderstanding on the subjects related to India, which has been carried out since the time of the British till all these years."

There is a need to change this ideological narrative and encourage a grand narrative of Bharat based on facts. There is a need to present a true picture to the society on the subjects of India, its Hindu community, its history, culture, lifestyle, he said.

"A lot of people ,and not just Sangh members, are presenting their opinion on the issue. They have carried out research, written books; their opinions are published in India and abroad. There is a large section of such people. Through networking and collaboration with them, we shall be able to make India's narrative dominant in the next three-four years," he said.

Several other issues, including ways to present a true picture of the Indian society, its Hindu community, history, culture and lifestyle, were discussed during a 3-day meeting of the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha, the top decision-making body of RSS