Share your story and shine at JK Monitor!🌟 Welcome to JK Monitor, where every story matters and every achievement is celebrated! We invite you to share the remarkable journey of your life and showcase your accomplishments to the world. Join our exclusive interviews that honor exceptional individuals just like you. JAMMU: A Vijayadashami Utsav was held today in the Kabir Shakha of Mookerjee Nagar at the Poonch House Ground, Talab Tillo, Jammu, where RSS Swayamsewaks assembled in great fervour and devotion. The programme commenced with soulful patriotic renditions, recitation of Subhashit, and stirring Amrit Vachan, setting a deeply spiritual and nationalistic tone. Shastra Pooja, was also done to mark the Vijaydashmi Utsav invoking divine blessings for strength and courage.
The event was chaired by Kamla ji, while Darshan ji, Zila Sanghchalak, was also present as a distinguished guest. In his opening remarks, Kamla Tripathi shared his journey from his first encounter with RSS during his college days to his continued involvement and lauded the swayamsewaks for their discipline, dedication, and boundless love for the nation.
The chief orator of the day, J&K Prant Karyavah Avtar Krishan ji, delivered an eloquent and impassioned address. He traced the origin of the RSS to the visionary founding by Dr. K. B. Hedgewar in 1925, on the auspicious day of Vijayadashami. Dr. Hedgewar, a freedom-loving patriot, had earlier participated in the Satyagraha movement and endured imprisonment for his convictions. He emphasized that the RSS vision is inherently tied to service, discipline, and national integrity.
Addressing critics who question the role of RSS in India’s freedom struggle, Avtar Krishan ji challenged the distorted narratives, saying that RSS has always stood as a trainer of patriots through its disciplined Shakha network not seeking limelight, but producing men and women who serve the nation in war and peace, in times of calamity, and in any adversity. He said that RSS teaches every swayamsevak his duty to Motherland, not merely in ideology but in action.
Today, the world acknowledges the selfless work of our volunteers in any eventuality. The RSS opposes untouchability and caste discrimination within its fold and strives to uphold equality. Through our work, we aspire to see India emerge as a model nation number one among all in both moral strength and development, he said.
Avtar Krishan ji further recounted how during pre-freedom years, though the RSS chose not to become a partisan political movement, its early leaders including Dr Hedgewar, joined struggle for independence, and some served jail terms. The Sangh’s method was subtle, it built a vast grassroots network of Shakhas, inculcated discipline and national values, and thereby nurtured patriots who would stand firm in every crisis be it war, famine, floods, or national emergencies. He reminded the gathering that throughout history, RSS activists quietly came forward for rescue efforts during natural disasters, relief operations, and social service across India.
On the occasion of the RSS centenary year, Avtar Krishan ji urged all swayamsewaks to resolve to live by the “Panch Pran” for this year’s celebrations. He reaffirmed the RSS’s commitment: to remain rooted in disciplined service, and to march forward in the centenary year with maximized spirit, faith, and dedication to the nation.
