In 1936, more than a decade after he founded the RSS, the doctor said at a speech in Nagpur, that Hindus must understand that, ahimsa (non-injury) is not swa-himsa (self-injury) and that the former should not result in the latter. Further, the precept ‘ahimsä paramo dharmah’ (the highest code of morality is non-injury) is well rooted in the Hindu mind. It is the duty of the Hindu society to teach the same sublime principle to other communities as well. But if our well-meant teaching is not to be listened to respectfully by others, we should have the necessary strength. Unfortunately, our
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