Hindutva neither left nor right RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale
New Delhi Oct 22 PTI RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale Friday said Hindutva is neither left nor right and its essence is integral humanismSpeaking at the launch of RSS leader Ram Madhavs book The Hindutva Paradigm Integral Humanism and Quest for a Non-Western Worldview he said cultural cohesion and cultural nationalism are essential for the longevity of a nationAny forcible division or unification of nations he said does not sustainThe world had gone to left or was forced to go left and now the situation is such that world is moving towards the right so that its at the centre That is what Hindutva is all about — neither left nor right he saidI am from the RSS We have never said in our discourse in the Sangh training camps that we are rightist Many of our ideas are like leftist ideas Hosabale saidThe RSS leader said there is space for ideas of both sides the left and the right since these are human experiences Many of our ideas are like leftist ideas Geographical or political divide are the East and the West that have blurred dimmed and melted in the post liberalisation privatisation and globalisation era he saidTalking about the colonial reminiscent which he said are irrelevant but continue to persist in present day Indian system Hosabale cited the recent comment of Chief Justice of India N V Ramana about the Indianisation of our legal systemWe will not be achieve full freedom till we Indianise our systems the RSS leader saidHosabale also cited Mahatma Gandhis Hind Sawaraj and also mentioned socialist leader Ram Manohar LohiaThe CJI had last month said Very often our justice delivery poses multiple barriers for the common people The working and the style of courts do not sit well with the complexities of India Our systems practise rules being colonial in origin may not be best suited to the needs of Indian population The need of the hour is the Indianisation of our legal system Ram Madhav said the book does not present an anti-West world view and that the time has come to explore a world view from Indias point of referenceSuggesting that one should be open for newer views and ideas Madhav said We should continue to accept and implement the ideas we got from outside but there are some ideas that this land can also contribute and we must turn to them PTI JTR TIR TIR
New Delhi Oct 22 PTI RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale Friday said Hindutva is neither left nor right and its essence is integral humanismSpeaking at the launch of RSS leader Ram Madhavs book The Hindutva Paradigm Integral Humanism and Quest for a Non-Western Worldview he said cultural cohesion and cultural nationalism are essential for the longevity of a nationAny forcible division or unification of nations he said does not sustainThe world had gone to left or was forced to go left and now the situation is such that world is moving towards the right so that its at the centre That is what Hindutva is all about — neither left nor right he saidI am from the RSS We have never said in our discourse in the Sangh training camps that we are rightist Many of our ideas are like leftist ideas Hosabale saidThe RSS leader said there is space for ideas of both sides the left and the right since these are human experiences Many of our ideas are like leftist ideas Geographical or political divide are the East and the West that have blurred dimmed and melted in the post liberalisation privatisation and globalisation era he saidTalking about the colonial reminiscent which he said are irrelevant but continue to persist in present day Indian system Hosabale cited the recent comment of Chief Justice of India N V Ramana about the Indianisation of our legal systemWe will not be achieve full freedom till we Indianise our systems the RSS leader saidHosabale also cited Mahatma Gandhis Hind Sawaraj and also mentioned socialist leader Ram Manohar LohiaThe CJI had last month said Very often our justice delivery poses multiple barriers for the common people The working and the style of courts do not sit well with the complexities of India Our systems practise rules being colonial in origin may not be best suited to the needs of Indian population The need of the hour is the Indianisation of our legal system Ram Madhav said the book does not present an anti-West world view and that the time has come to explore a world view from Indias point of referenceSuggesting that one should be open for newer views and ideas Madhav said We should continue to accept and implement the ideas we got from outside but there are some ideas that this land can also contribute and we must turn to them PTI JTR TIR TIR
