In an interview at the India Today Conclave, J. Nandkumar of Prajna Prava, the RSS’s think tank, stated that the Sangh’s work is ‘nation reconstructing,’ not nation-making. This comment came in the context of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 79th Independence Day speech, where he lauded the RSS. Nandkumar elaborated that ‘Rashtra’ is a timeless, civilizational concept, rooted in ancient texts like the Vedas and Puranas, distinct from the Western, political idea of a nation-state. He asserted that Bharat, or Rashtra, has existed since time immemorial, countering the narrative that India was a ‘nation in making’ after 1947, a statement he described as ‘totally erroneous’. The discussion also touched upon the hundred-year journey of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its foundational beliefs.
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