GENERAL18 Sept 2026
India's concept of dharma differs from Western notion of religion: Bhagwat
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said India's idea of dharma is different from the Western notion of religion. Speaking to about 1,700 Gen Z participants at a Yuva Dharma Sansad, he said India does not discriminate among faiths, and that is its secularism. Dharma is above religion and must be practised, he said. He added that religion can turn sectarian without dharma.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Mohan Bhagwat said India's concept of dharma is distinct from the Western notion of religion.
- He said India does not discriminate among different faiths, and this is its meaning of secularism.
- He said dharma is above religion, and that religion can become sectarian when separated from dharma.
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