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RSS marks Foundation Day across Himachal Pradesh with processions, calls for swadeshi and social harmony

Hamirpur, Oct 20 (UNI) Hundreds of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers took out processions across Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday to mark the organisation's foundation day, singing religious and patriotic songs as they marched through major marketplaces.
At the main function in Hamirpur, Harish Kumar, the North zone Baudhik Pramukh of the RSS, said that people of the world looked up towards India as they were upset with the working style of their governments. He said that India had progressed a lot and RSS was doing its best in this direction.
Bhumi Dutt Sharma, who chaired the function urged the people to adopt swadeshi and refrain from using foreign goods.
He said that the five changes system introduced by the Sangh for its workers in the beginning and thereafter taking that to entire India was an excellent way to change the society and to bring it in tune with hinduism and nationalism.
The five main changes are: Samajik Samarasta (Social Harmony): Building a unified and cohesive society by removing caste discrimination and untouchability.
Kutumb Prabodhan (Family Awakening): Strengthening traditional family bonds and values through regular dialogue and shared culture at home.
Paryavaran (Environmental Conservation): Protecting nature by reducing single-use plastics, saving water, and increasing tree plantations.
Swa-Bhav Jagran (Selfhood and Swadeshi): Fostering national pride, self-reliance, and an identity rooted in Bharatiya (Indian) values and lifestyle choices and Nagrik Kartavya (Civic Duty): Encouraging active citizenship, social discipline, respect for public spaces, and civic responsibility.
He urged the people to perform worship of weapons on Dussehra and other Hindu festivals.
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