Mohan Bhagwat Explained

Mohan Madhukar Rao Bhagwat
Native Name:मोहन मधुकरराव भागवत
Office:6th Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Predecessor:K. S. Sudarshan
Successor:incumbent
Birth Date:11 September 1950
Birth Place:Chandrapur, Central Provinces and Berar (present-day Maharashtra), India
Relations:Madhukar Rao Bhagwat (father)
Malati (mother)
Alma Mater:Nagpur Veterinary College (B.V.Sc.)
Occupation:Sarsanghchalak, RSS

Mohan Madhukar Rao Bhagwat (Marathi: मोहन मधुकरराव भागवत, ISO:, pronounced as /mr/; born 11 September 1950) is an Indian political activist and veterinarian who is currently serving as the 6th and current Sarsanghchalak (Chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since 2009.

Early life

Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat was born in a Marathi Karhade Brahmin family in Chandrapur, then in the state of Central Provinces and Berar in British-ruled India.[1] [2] He comes from a family of RSS activists.[3] His father Madhukar Rao Bhagwat was the Karyavah (secretary) for the Chandrapur zone and later a Prant Pracharak (provincial promoter) for Gujarat.[3] His mother Malati was a member of the RSS Women's Wing.[4]

Bhagwat completed his schooling from 'Lokmanya Tilak Vidyalaya' and then the first year of his B.Sc. from the Janata College in Chandrapur. He graduated in Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry from Government Veterinary College, Nagpur. He dropped out of his postgraduate course in Veterinary Sciences and became a Pracharak (full-time promoter/worker) of the RSS towards the end of 1975.[3]

Association with RSS

After working underground during the Emergency, Bhagwat became the Pracharak of Akola in Maharashtra in 1977 and rose within the organisation responsible for Nagpur and Vidarbha regions.[3]

He became Akhil Bharatiya Sharirik Pramukh (in-charge of physical training) for India, 1991 to 1999. He was further promoted as Akhil Bharatiya Pracharak Pramukh (in-charge of RSS volunteers working full-time for India).

In 2000, when Rajendra Singh and decided to step down as RSS Chief and general secretary respectively due to poor health, K. S. Sudarshan was nominated as the new chief and Bhagwat became Sarkaryavah (general secretary).

Bhagwat was chosen as the Sarsanghchalak (Chief Executive) of the RSS on 21 March 2009. He is one of the youngest leaders to head the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh after K. B. Hedgewar and M. S. Golwalkar.[3]

In June 2015, due to a high threat perception from various Islamic terrorist organisations,[5] the Government of India ordered the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to provide Bhagwat with round-the-clock protection. At Z+ VVIP security cover, Bhagwat is one of the most protected Indians today.[6] In 2017, Bhagwat became the first RSS Chief to be officially invited to the Rashtrapati Bhawan by then President Pranab Mukherjee.[7] In September 2018, Mohan Bhagwat presided over a three-day session at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi as part of reaching out to wider public. That time, he said that RSS has discarded some parts of M. S. Golwalkar's Bunch of Thoughts which are no longer relevant to the current circumstances.[8]

Opinions

In November 2016, while addressing a 'Prerna Shibir' on the 80th anniversary of Rashtra Sevika Samiti, the women's wing of the RSS, Mohan Bhagwat said that Homo sapiens ate into the space of other species of genus Homo, like Homo floresiensis and Neanderthals, in the past, but even Homo sapiens could go extinct in the next thousand years.[9]

Bhagwat was quoted in September 2017 for saying, "Hinduism was the only true religion in the world and other religions were just sects which emerged from Hinduism."[10]

In November 2021, Mohan Bhagwat expressed opposition to the partition of India and advocacy for Indian reunification, declaring, "The only solution to the pain of Partition lies in undoing it."[11] [12]

In October 2022, during a speech on the occasion of Vijayadashami, Bhagwat stressed on the need for family planning, and imbalance in population across the country. He urged the government to bring in suitable reforms on the same issue.[13]

In January 2023, Bhagwat advocated support towards the LGBT community in India. He stated, "People with such proclivities have always been there; for as long as humans have existed. This is biological, a mode of life."[14] [15]

In June 2024, Bhawgat urged the Modi government to resolved issue of Manipur riots [16] [17]

Awards and recognition

In 2017, the state-run Animal and Fishery Sciences University awarded Mohan Bhagwat with an honorary doctor of science (D.Sc.) degree during its convocation ceremony in Nagpur.[18] Though many outlets use the title of "Dr." for Mohan Bhagwat, it is not an appropriate use of the honorary doctorate.[19]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: India Today, Volume 34, Issues 9-17. Thomson Living Media India Limited. 2009. 21. Born on September 11, 1950, in a Daivdanya Brahmin family in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, he began his career as a veterinary officer. His father, Madhukar Rao Bhagwat, was a close associate of Hedgewar and M.S. Golwalkar.
  2. Web site: Naqvi. Saba. 26 November 2012. A Thread That Holds. 23 November 2018. Outlook. 24 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180924190207/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-thread-that-holds/283005. live.
  3. Web site: Mohan Bhagwat: A vet, RSS pracharak for over 30 years. IANS. Hindustan Times. 21 March 2009. 16 April 2018. Indo-Asian News Service. 17 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023522/https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/mohan-bhagwat-a-vet-rss-pracharak-for-over-30-years/story-InbGPrjapapK3lOeP62dLO.html. live.
  4. News: Dahat. Pavan. 29 April 2017. Who is Mohan Bhagwat?. The Hindu. 23 November 2018. 20 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420093517/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/who-is-mohan-bhagwat/article18311643.ece. live.
  5. News: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat gets 'Z+' VVIP security cover . . 23 November 2018 . 8 June 2015 . 23 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180923163142/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-gets-z-vvip-security-cover/articleshow/47574108.cms . live .
  6. News: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat gets Z+ VVIP security cover. https://web.archive.org/web/20150608102724/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-gets-z-vvip-security-cover/article1-1356063.aspx. 8 June 2015. Hindustan Times. 8 June 2015. 16 April 2018.
  7. News: Singh. Sanjay. 16 June 2017. Mohan Bhagwat's presidential lunch reaffirms rise of RSS; no second term for Pranab Mukherjee. Firstpost. 25 August 2020. 2 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102223956/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/mohan-bhagwats-presidential-lunch-reaffirms-rise-of-rss-no-second-term-for-pranab-mukherjee-3699343.html. live.
  8. News: Mohan Bhagwat: RSS has discarded chunks of Golwalkar's thoughts . 7 February 2021 . The Times of India . 20 September 2018 . en . 13 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190813174357/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rss-has-discarded-chunks-of-golwalkars-thoughts-mohan-bhagwat/articleshow/65879084.cms . live .
  9. News: Agha. Eram. 11 November 2016. Indian Way of Life Only Option Left for World: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat. en. News18. Beg. Mirza Arif. 7 February 2021. 26 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126022911/https://www.news18.com/news/india/indian-way-of-life-only-option-left-for-world-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-1311080.html. live.
  10. News: 11 September 2017. Kautilya. Singh. Hinduism only true religion in world, those who want to return to its fold are welcome: Mohan Bhagwat. 21 November 2020. The Times of India. en. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725103213/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/hinduism-only-true-religion-in-world-those-who-want-to-return-to-its-fold-are-welcome-mohan-bhagwat/articleshow/60467050.cms. live.
  11. Web site: Solution to pain of Partition is undoing it: Mohan Bhagwat . . 9 December 2021 . 26 November 2021 . 9 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211209061114/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/solution-to-pain-of-partition-is-undoing-it-mohan-bhagwat-7641842/ . live .
  12. Web site: Naqvi . Jawed . The fuss about 'reunification' . . 9 December 2021 . 30 November 2021 . 9 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211209061111/https://www.dawn.com/news/1661097 . live .
  13. Web site: 2022-10-05 . Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on population 'balanced', he didn't point fingers at particular community: S Y Quraishi . 2022-10-10 . The Indian Express . en . 10 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221010074949/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bhagwats-remarks-on-population-balanced-s-y-quraishi-8191858/ . live .
  14. News: Mahajan . Shruti . 2023-01-12 . Powerful India Hindu Group Hints at Support for LGBTQ Couples . en . . 2023-01-13 . 13 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230113083055/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/powerful-india-hindu-group-hints-at-support-for-lgbtq-couples . live .
  15. Web site: Staff . Mohan Bhagwat, chief of influential Hindu group RSS, expresses support to LGBTQ community . 2023-01-12 . WION . 12 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112175659/https://www.wionews.com/india-news/mohan-bhagwat-chief-of-influential-hindu-group-rss-supports-lgbtq-community-551696 . live .
  16. Web site: PM Modi unlikely to heed RSS chief advice on Manipur: Congress MP. The Hindu.
  17. Web site: RSS chief's big statement on Manipur, democracy in first comments on poll results. India Today.
  18. Web site: Maitra. Pradip Kumar. 7 March 2017. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to get honorary doctorate in veterinary sciences. 16 April 2018. Hindustan Times. 16 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180416200516/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-to-get-honorary-doctorate-in-veterinary-sciences/story-tXToPsI08lUImMjLdSW6BM.html. live.
  19. https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/education-verify/difference-between-honorary-doctorate-regular-degree-explained-who-gets-honorary-degrees-taylor-swift-nyu/536-cfc8212c-ef6a-4d36-8486-c40af2f181e6
  20. Web site: Anand. Arun. 13 December 2020. Know what RSS under Mohan Bhagwat stands for and how it's changing in this new book. 26 November 2021. ThePrint. en-US. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126051825/https://theprint.in/india/know-what-rss-under-mohan-bhagwat-stands-for-and-how-its-changing-in-this-new-book/565424/. live.
  21. News: IANS. 14 December 2020. 'Yashasvi Bharat' talks about Hindu as worshippers of unity in diversity. 26 November 2021. The Sentinel. Assam. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126051828/https://www.sentinelassam.com/national-news/yashasvi-bharat-talks-about-hindu-as-worshippers-of-unity-in-diversity-516127. live.
  22. News: NDTV . NDTV . 9 September 2021 . RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Launches Mobile App On "National" Thinkers . NDTV . 31 May 2022 . 31 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220531173618/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-launches-mobile-app-on-national-thinkers-2535912 . live .
  23. Web site: आरएसएस प्रमुख मोहन भागवत ने 'ऑडियो कुंभ' मोबाइल ऐप का लोकार्पण किया . 17 October 2022 . 17 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017094305/https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-launches-audio-kumbh-mobile-app/articleshow/86075866.cms . live .
  24. Web site: आरएसएस प्रमुख मोहन भागवत ने 'ऑडियो कुंभ' मोबाइल ऐप का लोकार्पण किया . 17 October 2022 . 17 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017094306/https://www.lokmatnews.in/india/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-launches-audio-kumbh-mobile-app-b421/ . live .

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