The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is poised to complete 100 years of its historic journey this Vijayadashami, which falls on October 2, 2025. To mark this monumental occasion, the organisation has unveiled a roadmap of national celebrations, ideological introspection, and expansive public engagement that will span the length and breadth of Bharat.
The centenary year celebrations will begin from August 26, 2025, with a three-day lecture series by RSS Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat at National Capital in Vigyan Bhavan.
“A lecture series will be organised in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata. On August 26, 27, and 28, a special three-day lecture series will be organised in Delhi. In this, Dr Bhagwat will speak on a wide range of issues, articulating the RSS viewpoint on subjects of national and social importance. Influential and eminent personalities from all walks of life will attend the three-day event”, informed Anil Gupta, Delhi Prant Karyavah, during the Dev Rishi Narad Journalism Awards ceremony.
“We are aiming to increase the number of shakhas beyond one lakh this year,” he further said.
This lecture series is modelled along the lines of the 2018 event titled ‘Future of Bharat: An RSS Perspective’. This will not be a typical lecture event where people only listen, instead, it will be an interactive platform where thousands of individuals from diverse fields will engage in direct dialogue with the Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat. Participants will have the opportunity to ask him questions directly.
In this unique outreach.
The programme will be livestreamed across digital and electronic platforms, and will also be broadcast live on the official RSS Facebook page.
Last time, due to this multi-pronged dissemination, viewership reached crores, with people tuning in from across the world.
As the centenary approaches, the RSS has announced its goal of reaching every administrative block in every state, ensuring that its message of unity, self-reliance, and dharmic resurgence reaches even the remotest corners of the country.
For the centenary year, the Sangh has set a target of expanding its shakha network to over one lakh daily branches across the country.
The RSS also plans to organise between 1,500 and 1,600 Hindu Sammelans (conferences) across Bharat. These gatherings will serve as cultural anchors in each region, bringing together swayamsevaks, community leaders, saints, scholars, youth, women, and artisans.
Founded in 1925 by Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Nagpur, the RSS began as a small movement with a large vision, to reorganise Hindu society by inculcating discipline, cultural pride, and national consciousness. Over the past century, the Sangh has grown into a deeply rooted societal force, with lakhs of swyamsewaks working silently across fields such as education, tribal welfare, disaster relief, rural upliftment, and ideological awareness.
