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{{Short description| | {{Short description|Head of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}} | {{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Mohan Bhagwat | |||
| image = RSS Chief Mohan Rao Bhagwat in Jammu. Pix by Vishal Dutta 1.jpg | |||
| caption = Bhagwat in 2009 | |||
| office = 6th [[Sarsanghchalak]] of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] | |||
| predecessor = [[K. S. Sudarshan]] | |||
| successor = | |||
| term_start = {{start date|2009|03|21|df=y}} | |||
| birth_name = Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|09|11|df=y}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Chandrapur]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]<ref name=toi_21_3_09/> | |||
| alma_mater = [[Nagpur Veterinary College]] | |||
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | |||
| 1blankname = Religion | |||
| 1namedata = [[Hinduism]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Mohan Bhagwat''' ({{IAST-hi1| | '''Mohan Bhagwat''' ({{IAST-hi1|Mōhan Bhāgvat}}, Marathi pronunciation: [[Help:IPA/Marathi|[moːɦən bʱaːɡʋət̪]]]; born 11 September 1950) is the 6th [[Sarsanghchalak]] of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]], a [[Hindu nationalist]] and [[cultural]] organisation based in India. He was chosen as the successor to [[K. S. Sudarshan]] in March 2009. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat was born in a [[ | Mohan Madhukar Bhagwat was born in a [[Daivadnya Brahmin]] [[Marathi people|Marathi]] family in [[Chandrapur]], then [[Bombay State]] of India.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7jRWAAAAYAAJ|title=India Today, Volume 34, Issues 9-17|publisher=Thomson Living Media India Limited|year=2009|page=21|quote=Born on September 11, 1950, in a Karhade 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}}</ref><ref name=toi_21_3_09/><ref>{{cite web|author=Naqvi|first=Saba|date=26 November 2012|title=A Thread That Holds|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-thread-that-holds/283005|url-status=live|access-date=23 November 2018|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref> He comes from a family of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh|RSS]] activists.<ref name=toi_21_3_09>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/mohan-bhagwat-a-vet-rss-pracharak-for-over-30-years/story-InbGPrjapapK3lOeP62dLO.html|title=Mohan Bhagwat: A vet, RSS pracharak for over 30 years|author=IANS|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=21 March 2009|access-date=16 April 2018|author-link=Indo-Asian News Service}}</ref> His father [[Madhukar Rao Bhagwat]], was the ''Karyavah'' (secretary) for the Chandrapur zone and later a ''Prant Pracharak'' (provincial promoter) for [[Gujarat]].<ref name=toi_21_3_09/> His mother Malati was a member of the [[Rashtra Sevika Samiti|RSS Women's Wing]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Dahat|first=Pavan|date=29 April 2017|title=Who is Mohan Bhagwat?|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/who-is-mohan-bhagwat/article18311643.ece|access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref> | ||
Bhagwat completed his schooling from 'Lokmanya Tilak Vidyalaya' and then the first year of his BSc from the Janata College in Chandrapur. He graduated in [[Veterinary Science]]s 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.<ref name=toi_21_3_09/> | Bhagwat completed his schooling from 'Lokmanya Tilak Vidyalaya' and then the first year of his BSc from the Janata College in Chandrapur. He graduated in [[Veterinary Science]]s 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.<ref name=toi_21_3_09/> | ||
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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). | 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 (RSS)|Rajendra Singh]] and H. V. Sheshadri 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). | In 2000, when [[Rajendra Singh (RSS)|Rajendra Singh]] and {{Interlanguage link|H. V. Sheshadri|lt=H. V. Sheshadri|fr}} 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]].<ref name=toi_21_3_09/> | 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]].<ref name=toi_21_3_09/> | ||
In June 2015, due to a high threat perception from various [[Islamic terrorism| | In June 2015, due to a high threat perception from various [[Islamic terrorism|Islamist terrorist organisations]],<ref>{{cite news |title=RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat gets 'Z+' VVIP security cover |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-gets-z-vvip-security-cover/articleshow/47574108.cms |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=23 November 2018 |date=8 June 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-gets-z-vvip-security-cover/article1-1356063.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608102724/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-gets-z-vvip-security-cover/article1-1356063.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 June 2015|title=RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat gets Z+ VVIP security cover|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=8 June 2015|access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> | ||
In 2017, Bhagwat became the first RSS Chief to be officially invited to the [[Rashtrapati Bhawan]] by then President [[Pranab Mukherjee]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mohan Bhagwat's presidential lunch reaffirms rise of RSS; no second term for Pranab Mukherjee |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/mohan-bhagwats-presidential-lunch-reaffirms-rise-of-rss-no-second-term-for-pranab-mukherjee-3699343.html |access-date=25 August 2020 | In 2017, Bhagwat became the first RSS Chief to be officially invited to the [[Rashtrapati Bhawan]] by then President [[Pranab Mukherjee]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Sanjay|date=16 June 2017|title=Mohan Bhagwat's presidential lunch reaffirms rise of RSS; no second term for Pranab Mukherjee|work=Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/mohan-bhagwats-presidential-lunch-reaffirms-rise-of-rss-no-second-term-for-pranab-mukherjee-3699343.html|access-date=25 August 2020}}</ref> In September 2018, Mohan Bhagwat presided over a 3-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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mohan Bhagwat: RSS has discarded chunks of Golwalkar's thoughts |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rss-has-discarded-chunks-of-golwalkars-thoughts-mohan-bhagwat/articleshow/65879084.cms |access-date=7 February 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=20 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Opinion== | ==Opinion== | ||
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 [[Neanderthal]]s, in the past, but even ''Homo sapiens'' could go extinct in the next thousand years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indian Way of Life Only Option Left for World: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/indian-way-of-life-only-option-left-for-world-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-1311080.html |access-date=7 February 2021 | 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 [[Neanderthal]]s, in the past, but even ''Homo sapiens'' could go extinct in the next thousand years.<ref>{{cite news|last=Agha|first=Eram|date=11 November 2016|title=Indian Way of Life Only Option Left for World: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat|language=en|work=News18|editor-last=Beg|editor-first=Mirza Arif|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/indian-way-of-life-only-option-left-for-world-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-1311080.html|access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref> | ||
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."<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 September 2017|first=Kautilya|last=Singh|title=Hinduism only true religion in world, those who want to return to its fold are welcome: Mohan Bhagwat|url=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|access-date=21 November 2020|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | 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."<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 September 2017|first=Kautilya|last=Singh|title=Hinduism only true religion in world, those who want to return to its fold are welcome: Mohan Bhagwat|url=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|access-date=21 November 2020|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> | ||
In the Dussehra speech of 2020, he appreciated [[2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute|Ram Janmabhoomi verdict]], and the [[Citizenship Amendment Act]] (CAA). He expressed disapproval of those who "misled our Muslim brothers by propagating a false notion" and regretted the damage to "communal harmony" by the agitators.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Makarand R. | In the Dussehra speech of 2020, he appreciated [[2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute|Ram Janmabhoomi verdict]], and the [[Citizenship Amendment Act]] (CAA). He expressed disapproval of those who "misled our Muslim brothers by propagating a false notion" and regretted the damage to "communal harmony" by the agitators.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Paranjape|first=Makarand R.|date=26 October 2020|title=Listen to Mohan Bhagwat's Dussehra speech. You won't say RSS lacks intellectual bandwidth|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/being-indian/listen-to-mohan-bhagwat-dussehra-speech-you-wont-say-rss-lacks-intellectual-bandwidth/530912/|url-status=live|access-date=4 December 2020|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> This evoked a response from the Muslim leader [[Asaduddin Owaisi]] who said that the Muslims were not children to be misled.<ref>{{cite news |title='We are not kids', Owaisi's reply to Mohan Bhagwat's 'some people misled our Muslim brothers' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/we-are-not-kids-owaisi-s-reply-to-mohan-bhagwat-s-some-people-misled-our-muslim-brothers/story-l4SbKOsEc4DMSBXbQmKY4H.html |last=Agha |first=Eram |access-date=6 December 2020 |work=Hindustan Times |date=25 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
In November 2021, Mohan Bhawat 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."<ref>{{cite web |title=Solution to pain of Partition is undoing it: Mohan Bhagwat |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/solution-to-pain-of-partition-is-undoing-it-mohan-bhagwat-7641842 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=9 December 2021 |date=26 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Naqvi |first1=Jawed |title=The fuss about ‘reunification’ |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1661097 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |access-date=9 December 2021 |date=30 November 2021}}</ref> | |||
==Awards and recognition== | ==Awards and recognition== | ||
In 2017, the state-run Animal and Fishery Sciences University awarded Mohan Bhagwat with an honorary doctor of science (DSc) degree during its convocation ceremony in Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-to-get-honorary-doctorate-in-veterinary-sciences/story-tXToPsI08lUImMjLdSW6BM.html| | In 2017, the state-run Animal and Fishery Sciences University awarded Mohan Bhagwat with an honorary doctor of science (DSc) degree during its convocation ceremony in Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web|author=Maitra|first=Pradip Kumar|date=7 March 2017|title=RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to get honorary doctorate in veterinary sciences|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat-to-get-honorary-doctorate-in-veterinary-sciences/story-tXToPsI08lUImMjLdSW6BM.html|url-status=live|access-date=16 April 2018|website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> | ||
== Further reading == | |||
* ''[[Yashaswi]] Bharat''. [[Prabhat Prakashan]], 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anand|first=Arun|date=2020-12-13|title=Know what RSS under Mohan Bhagwat stands for and how it’s changing in this new book|url=https://theprint.in/india/know-what-rss-under-mohan-bhagwat-stands-for-and-how-its-changing-in-this-new-book/565424/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-26|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> (with a preface by M.G. Vaidya).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|authors=IANS|date=2020-12-14|title='Yashasvi Bharat' talks about Hindu as worshippers of unity in diversity|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/national-news/yashasvi-bharat-talks-about-hindu-as-worshippers-of-unity-in-diversity-516127|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-26|website=Sentinel Assam}}</ref> | |||
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