On Vijayadashami 1959, M. S. Golwalkar gave the annual address at the gathering in Nagpur, where the chief guest was Jaichandra Vidyalankar. This page summarises what was reported about it.
The day
- Date: 11 October 1959 — the calendar date of Vijayadashami; our sources do not record the exact day of the gathering
- Place: Nagpur
- Address by: M. S. Golwalkar
- Chief guest: Jaichandra Vidyalankar
What the address covered
In the Shastrapujan address recorded in Shri Guruji Samagra, Golwalkar said Communist China's aggression on the northern border had begun. He criticised a Sikh leader's threat to turn communist over the Punjabi Suba demand. He assured political parties that the RSS had no political ambition and would never contest elections. The Vijayadashami address warned that the Muslim League was reviving in Kerala through its alliance with Congress during the agitation against the communist ministry, and disputed Nehru's view that the League had changed. He also criticised the planned linguistic split of Bombay State.
Context
Early reference to the Chinese border clashes; pledge that the RSS would not enter electoral politics.
How sure is this?
This account rests mainly on one source, listed below; details may be incomplete. For these years the main source is the organisation's own compilation of Golwalkar's talks (Shri Guruji Samagra), which prints edited summaries rather than verbatim transcripts.
In the archive
Sources & copyright status
- Shri Guruji Samagra Vol. 5, 'Shastrapujan 1959' and 'Vijayadashami 1959'
- Organiser (Webdesk), RSS Vijayadashami guest list since 1925 (23 Oct 2026)
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