New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday urged Indians to rediscover their national identity and unity, saying the country’s past defeats were rooted in a loss of self-awareness rather than lack of strength. He was speaking at the 100 years of Sangh journey programme in Bengaluru.

“Repeatedly, we were conquered by handfuls of aggressors even though we were brave and prosperous. That means there were inherent faults in our society. We forgot who we are,” Bhagwat said, stressing that India must revive its sense of collective purpose.

‘Freedom movements lacked unity’

Tracing India’s freedom struggle, Bhagwat said that while armed revolutionaries, political leaders and social reformers all contributed to independence, they failed to work in unison. “There

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