RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale said that the world is currently passing through a “very critical phase,” marked by persistent power struggles and ideological conflicts. He pointed out that the idea of hegemony—where dominant powers seek to assert control over others—remains deeply embedded in global politics, leading to what he described as “political one-upmanship” among nations. Sarkaryavah was in California’s Stanford for attending “Thrive 2026” conference at the prestigious Stanford University.
“Today’s world is also passing through very critical times. One is the idea of hegemony still persists in many parts of our world. That is why political one-upmanship is experienced. So that has to be addressed. Secondly, for the last one decade, we may not be hearing it, but violence in the name of religion -religious terrorism – these things are a threat to humanity,” Dattatreya Hosabale said.
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RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale Addresed a gathering in Silicon Valley
RSS Sarkaryavah Dattatreya Hosabale on Friday told a gathering in Silicon Valley that scientific progress must be guided by ethics and equality, cautioning that unchecked technological growth could deepen social divides. Speaking at the Thrive 2026 conference at Stanford University, he said India’s civilisational knowledge systems view science and spirituality as interconnected.
Stating that he had come “to share some knowledge of my civilisation and also learn from across the world,” Hosabale described Indian traditions as rooted in both empirical and transcendental inquiry. He emphasised that these traditions combine sensory and supersensory understanding, with culture, perception, and reasoning extending beyond the limits of human knowledge.
He added that there is no separation between the spiritual and the secular within this framework, and cited practices such as yoga as examples of systematic scientific study encompassing human anatomy, mind sciences, action, and inaction, asserting that “everything is science” in that tradition.
“Bharat’s struggle for intellectual decolonization remains incomplete”
Marking 100 years of the RSS, Sarkaryavah Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale stated that Bharat’s struggle for intellectual decolonization remains incomplete. He argued that deeply entrenched, distorted views on Bharat’s culture still shape modern thought, long after the end of British rule. Hosabale asserted that achieving political freedom was only the first step, noting that “decolonization has to take place” as it remains a goal “still not achieved fully” in the hearts and minds of the nation. He was speaking exclusively to the news agency IANS at Stanford.
