NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarkaryavah Shri Dattatreya Hosabale on Thursday, January 15, 2026, released the book Mantra–Viplav at the World Book Fair being held at Bharat Mandapam. The book is written by Tarun Vijay and published by Prabhat Prakashan. Rajya Sabha MP Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi, the author Tarun Vijay, and Prabhat Prakashan Chairman Prabhat Kumar were also present at the release ceremony.
Addressing the gathering, Shri Hosabale said that Bharat’s tradition is fundamentally a tradition of knowledge, from which glory and prosperity have flowed. He noted that Bharat’s ancestors had complete clarity on this civilisational foundation.
He stated that knowledge guides an individual in the right direction, but knowledge must be accompanied by devotion, as knowledge without devotion can give rise to arrogance.
Shri Hosabale referred to Sri Aurobindo’s view that independent Bharat must undertake three essential tasks: first, to collect and consolidate the scattered elements of the country’s ancient knowledge tradition; second, to make this knowledge relevant and useful for contemporary life and humanity; and third, to create new knowledge.
He added that much scholarly work still remains to be done on the terminology and concepts of the Bharatiya knowledge tradition.
Speaking on attempts to create misleading narratives, he said that truth and history have been deliberately distorted. This was not due to ignorance but driven by an agenda, aimed at creating confusion in society. As external forces increasingly gained control over minds and intellect, a state of Mantra–Viplav emerged.
The Sarkaryavah further observed that delusion destroys intellect, and the destruction of intellect ultimately leads to total ruin.
On this occasion, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi remarked that a section of Bharat’s intellectual establishment has become addicted to the “M-factor” — Macaulay, Mughal, and Marx. He said society faces two kinds of challenges: those that are visible and those that operate invisibly like an infection. Mantra–Viplav, he noted, highlights these invisible challenges and also suggests ways to confront them.
Author Tarun Vijay explained the book’s theme and content.
Quoting Mahatma Vidura’s counsel to Dhritarashtra, he recalled: “A single drop of poison kills only one person; a poisoned arrow kills only the one it strikes. But when ideas themselves become corrupted, creating confusion between the ruler and the ruled, a state of Mantra–Viplav arises, leading to the destruction of the king, the people, and the nation.” The essays in this book, he said, seek to resist and prevent precisely such a condition.
