All You Need to Know About RSS and Its Ground-Level Campaign for Social Harmony and Hindu Unity in India

Here is a list of events that highlight the role of RSS in promoting social harmony across India.

September 2023 – Samajik Samrasta Campaign Intensified

• RSS begins ramping up its campaign for Hindu unity under the theme of Samajik Samrasta (social harmony).
• RSS leaders in meetings across Uttar Pradesh stress that temples, wells, and crematoriums should be common for all castes.
• Women, Dalits, and OBCs are encouraged to take leadership in spreading harmony and countering caste divisions.

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September 2023 – RSS Samnvay Baithak in Pune

• RSS conducts a coordination meeting in Pune with all affiliated organisations to align efforts on social harmony.

Key focus: How all branches can work together on the caste issue and reinforce Hindu oneness.

September 2023 – Mohan Bhagwat’s Stand on Reservation

• RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat publicly states that “we may need 200 more years of reservation to correct 2000 years of caste injustice.”
• Reinforces the RSS position that inequality in Hindu society must be addressed, not ignored.

November 7-8, 2023 – RSS Executive Meeting in Bhuj, Gujarat

• In the Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal Baithak, RSS leaders finalize a 5-point program ahead of the Sangh’s centenary in 2025.
• One major focus: Eradicate untouchability and caste-based discrimination through village-level outreach.
• RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale announces action plans involving temples, schools, and shakhas.

Past One Year (2022–2023) – Study of 13,000 Villages

• RSS completes a survey of over 13,000 villages to document:
• Caste-based access to wells, cremation grounds, and temples.
• Based on this, tasks have been assigned to 95,528 active shakhas (local units), which engage 37 lakh regular participants.

March 2023 – Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS)

• RSS passes a resolution on “Swa” (National Self), focusing on building the correct narrative of India and bridging social fault lines.
• The message: caste politics should not divide national identity.

January 1–22, 2024 – Ram Mandir Outreach Campaign

• As part of Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha celebrations, RSS launches a nationwide Sampark Abhiyan (contact campaign).
• From Makar Sankranti to January 22, RSS workers:
• Go door to door, distributing photos of Lord Ram and the Ram Mandir.
• Invite citizens to participate in a collective spiritual identity beyond caste.

Ongoing (Since 2017, Intensified in 2023–24) – Anti-Conversion and Love Jihad Campaign

• RSS continues a parallel campaign against illegal conversions and ‘love jihad’, while positioning it as part of the broader effort to preserve Hindu society’s unity.
• Youth workshops are being held to groom new ideologically committed volunteers.

2022–2023 – RSS Annual Report Highlights Rising Divisions

• RSS annual report warns of external forces trying to divide society through caste, religion, and language.
• Emphasizes need for continued grassroots unification efforts to uphold Bharat’s cultural and national unity.

Ongoing (Past Several Years to Present) – Social Inclusion Strategy

• RSS encourages cadres to drop caste surnames to promote identity beyond caste.
• Promotes the idea that nationalism must rise above caste and community boundaries.

Ongoing (2023–2025) – Sangh Centenary Preparation

• With 100 years of RSS coming up in 2025, the focus on social harmony, Dalit-OBC integration, and Hindu unity has been declared a core agenda.

RSS Campaigns During Dussehra to Outreach Dalit Community (Delhi, 2016)

• RSS held Vijayadashami celebrations in Delhi with Dalit leaders as chief guests.
• Delhi RSS chief emphasized: “As a Hindu society, we stand together … We have no caste.”
• They distributed “Ram Khichadi” prasad made from contributions across castes to symbolize unity

Punjab: RSS Links Caste Discrimination to Religious Conversion (June 2024)

• RSS joint general secretary Dr. Krishnagopal stated that in Punjab, caste discrimination is fueling mass conversions.
• He urged for elimination of discrimination to foster Hindu unity

RSS Supports Caste Census for Welfare (September 2024)

• RSS spokesperson Sunil Ambekar affirmed that a caste census is acceptable for welfare purposes, but warned against its political misuse.
• He stressed their goal of achieving equality in communal resources—temples, wells, crematoriums, for all castes

RSS Coordination Meeting (Kerala, Sep 2024)

• A national coordination meeting across 32 affiliated bodies focused heavily on social harmony and tackling caste dynamics, especially in response to calls for caste-based census

RSS in Madhya Pradesh Campaign on Social Discrimination (circa 2015–2016)

• In MP, RSS launched a social discrimination campaign via shakhas: events for all castes, readings of Ambedkar’s speeches, communal meals between castes, and yajnas.

Urging Volunteers to Transcend Caste Lines (June 2025)

• RSS Kanpur workshop (May–June 2025): Mohan Bhagwat called for universal temple entry and communal resource access.
• He urged RSS volunteers to promote inclusivity in both rural and urban settings ahead of its centenary.

Dalit & Backward Outreach via Unity Campaign (Dec 2015)

• RSS planned a nationwide campaign targeting Dalits, tribals, OBCs to promote Hindu unity.
• Initiatives included shakha discussions and M akar Sankranti shared meals.

Youth-Focused Social Harmony Contest (Dec 2023)

• Sanskar Bharati, RSS’s cultural wing, launched a “Reels & Memes” contest centred on social harmony themes like “Untouchability a curse” to engage youth.

April 20, 2025 – Aligarh Visit

• RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat called for “one temple, one well & one cremation ground” in the Hindu community to eliminate caste-based barriers and foster unity

Rejection of the Caste System

Declaring caste as “a mistake” signals a bold ideological shift, distancing RSS from caste-based Hinduism.

Strategic Shift Toward Nationalist Identity

• Emphasis on ‘nationalist Hindu’ over caste: RSS is pivoting from caste-based identity to a unified nationalist Hindu identity in centenary campaigns, aiming to blur caste distinctions and strengthen communal cohesion.
• “Samajik Samarasta” as transformation pillar: RSS’s centenary vision, Panch Parivartan, elevates social harmony, ensuring shared access to temples, wells, and cremation grounds, as foundational to a disciplined socio-cultural order.

Women and Marginalized Communities in Leadership

• Empowering women through RSS Sevikas: The RSS women’s wing highlighted women’s expanding roles in national development, underscoring inclusive participation in social harmony efforts.
• Torchbearers from Dalit & OBC segments: In anti-conversion drives, RSS is mobilizing women, Dalits, and OBCs to lead “Samajik Sadbhav” outreach, bridging social divides and reinforcing harmony.