Try GOLD - Free
Not just festivities, RSS to focus on expansion, engagement
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|May 14, 2025
SPANNED ACROSS 12 MONTHS, THE MEGA EVENTS WILL END ON VIJAYADASHAMI 2026, AND WILL NOT BE CONFINED TO CELEBRATIONS.
LUCKNOW: Far from being limited to festivities, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's (RSS) year-long centenary celebrations, to be launched on Vijayadashami 2025, will be a large-scale outreach initiative aimed at expanding the organisation's presence and increasing volunteer participation across the country.
Spanned across 12 months, the mega events will end on Vijayadashami 2026, and will not be just confined to celebrations. The RSS has planned to reach out to maximum households and engage as many people as possible in Uttar Pradesh.
For organisational purposes, the RSS has divided Uttar Pradesh into two kshetras (regions) -- Purab (eastern) and Paschim (western).
The eastern region comprises four prants -- Kashi, Goraksh, Awadh, and Kanpur. The western region comprises Meerut, Brij, and Uttarakhand.
This story is from the May 14, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Hindustan Times Lucknow
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Two leaplings who nearly changed India’s history
If this were a leap year, there would have been a February 29, instead of March 1 following February 28.
4 mins
March 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Global shipping disrupted as many vessels targeted
Insurance companies are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels in the Gulf as the widening Iran conflict disrupted shipping, leaving at east four tankers damaged, a seafarer killed and 150 ships stranded around the Strait of Hormuz.
2 mins
March 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Strikes, counterstrikes as war spirals
The war in the Middle East spiralled further on Monday as Israel and the US pounded Iran.
3 mins
March 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
TOXIC GAS LEAKS FROM PALGHAR CHEMICAL UNIT; 2,600 EVACUATED
A massive leak of hazardous oleum gas at a chemical unit in Maharashtra’s Palghar district on Monday led to the evacuation of over 2,600 people, including 1,600 school students, while three persons complained of minor eye irritation, officials said.
1 min
March 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
From subs to superstars, a Cup story
On his knees, arms slightly spread, palms upturned, the image of Sanju Samson looking up will linger long after the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup ends.
3 mins
March 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Iran’s missile barrage tests whether US forces have enough interceptors
The ability of the US, Israel and Gulf Arab states to ‘weather Iran's retaliatory strikes will depend on how many missile interceptors they have —and stocks are most likely dangerously low after intense combat with the Islamic Republic last year.
2 mins
March 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
IIP growth slows to 4.8% in Jan
India’s industrial activity slowed in January, with the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) rising 4.8% year-on-year, easing from a revised 8% in December, data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on Monday showed.
1 mins
March 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
MANUFACTURING PMI RISES TO 56.9 IN FEBRUARY
NEW DELHI: India’s manufacturing activity strengthened further in February, supported by a pickup in domestic demand, though export order growth slowed to its weakest pace in nearly a year-and-a-half, according to the latest HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) released by S&P Global on Monday.
1 min
March 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
Rupee comes under pressure, hits 91.47
The rupee fell to its weakest level since late January on Monday after a sharp escalation in the Iran-US conflict over the weekend pushed global crude oil prices higher and triggered a risk-off mood across emerging markets.
1 mins
March 03, 2026
Hindustan Times Lucknow
From the rough: Sanju Samson overcomes doubt to find belief
Not first-choice opener, Samson’s match-winning 97* was hailed by skipper and coach after win
3 mins
March 03, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size