There is a 'new-found' awakening among global Hindu community: RSS leader

There is a "new-found" awareness and awakening among Hindus across the world, a top RSS leader has said, emphasising that as a "civilisational community", it has a historical role to spread the message of universal brotherhood.

RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said on Sunday that Hindus should provide "quality and constructive leadership" not only to their own community but also to the world in areas like education, intellectual activities, academic activities, media, political leadership and science and technology.

"They are capable of doing this (providing leadership), the top RSS functionary told PTI on the sidelines of the second World Hindu Congress that concluded here on Sunday.

For three days more than 2,500 delegates and 250 speakers from over 60 countries brainstormed on various issues related to the world Hindu community, reviewing the progress and preparing a blueprint of progress for the next four years.

"Already (RSS Chief) Mohan Bhagwat has said that we have to give a message by our action; that unity shall prevail in spite of the diversity of the religion, which (Swami) Vivekananda gave from this very city (Chicago) 125 years ago and that is the message which Hindus should give even today, because it is more relevant today, Hosabale said.

Hailing from a family of RSS activists, Karnataka-born Hosabale is considered the most powerful official in the RSS after Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat.

"There is a new-found awareness, awakening among the Hindu community all over the world, he said.

He said, "As a civilisational community, Hindus have this historical role to provide a positive, constructive message of universal brotherhood. They can provide this leadership."
He said that "ordinary Lok or folk" had traditional knowledge system but it was destroyed during the British period. "And unfortunately, in independent India we have not revived it."