In doing so, the government is ignoring the country's diversity, plurality and secularism. While the basic idea of India remains secular and tolerant, incidents like these signal intolerance towards religions other than Hindu
What was the Munshi-Ayyangar formula? What debates did the Constituent Assembly see on the adoption of Hindi, Hindustani, or Sanskrit as the official language?
In 2015, Bhagwat had called for a review of reservations by a panel of non-partisan observers. Earlier this week, however, he said that reservations should continue as long as there is discrimination.
From the speeches of its founder K B Hedgewar to its second ‘sarsanghchalak’ M S Golwalkar, the Sangh has used the term Bharat since its inception in 1925. Bharat, according to the RSS, is integral to the nation's identity.