On Vijayadashami 2025 (2 October 2025), Mohan Bhagwat gave the annual address at the gathering in Reshimbagh, Nagpur, where the chief guest was Ram Nath Kovind. This page summarises what was reported about it.
The day
- Date: 2 October 2025
- Place: Reshimbagh, Nagpur
- Address by: Mohan Bhagwat
- Chief guest: former President Ram Nath Kovind
What the address covered
In the centenary address, reported by All India Radio, Bhagwat called for swadeshi and self-reliance (svāvalamban) at a time of rising international tariffs, while saying that trade relations should continue because no nation can live in isolation. He spoke of the national response after the Pahalgam terror attack, of the disturbed neighbourhood, the environment and cultural unity, and of the Panch Parivartan programme for the coming decades. He described Hindus as guardians of the ideal of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam".
How sure is this?
This account rests mainly on one source, listed below; details may be incomplete.
In the archive
Sources & copyright status
- All India Radio, 2025 centenary address (2 October 2025)
- The Hitavada, "Hindus, guardians of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ideology" (4 October 2025)
- The Week (PTI), commemorative stamp and coin (29 September 2025)
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