RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat’s Jharkhand outreach redefined Hindu dharma during a tribal conclave. Far from mere worship forms, he called it a shared mode of existence celebrating unity in diversity.
In a statement, Bhagwat noted India’s essence: diverse practices, singular civilizational roots. ‘Experience teaches collective action amid differences—we are fundamentally one,’ he reflected.
‘Hindu’ symbolizes water-forest-farming synergy, spawning philosophies like Vedas. Atharvaveda honors pluralism; Earth sustains all, respecting languages alike.
Tribals aired woes—conversions, PESA gaps, status dilutions. Bhagwat equated them to national imperatives, pledging PM escalation for fixes.
Nisha Uraon decried PESA notifications: ‘No nod to traditions, customs—Act’s bedrock missing. Tribals suffer immensely; against their welfare.’ 1996’s PESA safeguards scheduled zones; implementation lags.
luminaries Arjun Munda, Champai Soren, Babulal Marandi participated. Post-Friday RSS sessions, Bhagwat’s tour galvanizes dialogue, positioning RSS as tribal ally in cultural-national revival.