{"id":3984,"date":"2026-01-17T10:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:43:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:43:59","slug":"technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/","title":{"rendered":"Technology Should Serve Society, Not Control It: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that while technology is unavoidable and essential in modern times, it must be used for the <strong>welfare of society<\/strong> and not in a manner that turns people into its slaves.<\/p>\n<p>Interacting with young entrepreneurs at an event organised as part of the <strong>RSS centenary year celebrations<\/strong>, Bhagwat stressed that adopting <strong>swadeshi<\/strong> does not mean rejecting technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTechnology is unavoidable and it is not bad in itself, but we must ensure that we do not become so dependent on it that it starts controlling us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The RSS chief also said that <strong>business and industry should not be driven solely by profit motives<\/strong> and must carry a strong sense of social responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe work not just for our own benefit but for the good of society. Earning a livelihood should go hand in hand with social responsibility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Citing the example of agriculture, Bhagwat said Indian farmers often view farming as a <strong>duty rather than merely an occupation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis noble thought is rarely seen elsewhere. It reminds us that our work should always be society-centric,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He further said that modern technology should be <strong>adapted to India\u2019s social and economic conditions<\/strong> and there is a need to ensure that technological advancement does not harm society or reduce employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Bhagwat\u2019s remarks come at a time when India is witnessing rapid technological transformation across sectors, highlighting the need to balance innovation with inclusive and ethical growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that while technology is unavoidable and essential in modern times, it must be used for the welfare of society and not in a manner that turns people into its slaves. Interacting with young entrepreneurs at an event organised as part of the RSS centenary year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3983,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3984","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Technology Should Serve Society, Not Control It: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat - Pro Bharat News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Technology Should Serve Society, Not Control It: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat - Pro Bharat News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that while technology is unavoidable and essential in modern times, it must be used for the welfare of society and not in a manner that turns people into its slaves. Interacting with young entrepreneurs at an event organised as part of the RSS centenary year [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pro Bharat News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-17T10:43:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a673e7b51621ba4345d6ef1ec7d0d0f0\"},\"headline\":\"Technology Should Serve Society, Not Control It: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-17T10:43:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":260,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/20250806029L.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"National\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/\",\"name\":\"Technology Should Serve Society, Not Control It: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat - Pro Bharat News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/20250806029L.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-17T10:43:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a673e7b51621ba4345d6ef1ec7d0d0f0\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/20250806029L.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/20250806029L.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":825},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/17\\\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Technology Should Serve Society, Not Control It: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Pro Bharat News\",\"description\":\"Digital Media News &amp; Information Portal\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/a673e7b51621ba4345d6ef1ec7d0d0f0\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/35717abfbe9842f778abc58a90b2480bbb059635470de8b3d7fffb0bb3fa5547?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/35717abfbe9842f778abc58a90b2480bbb059635470de8b3d7fffb0bb3fa5547?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/35717abfbe9842f778abc58a90b2480bbb059635470de8b3d7fffb0bb3fa5547?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/probharatnews.com\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Technology Should Serve Society, Not Control It: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat - Pro Bharat News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Technology Should Serve Society, Not Control It: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat - Pro Bharat News","og_description":"Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that while technology is unavoidable and essential in modern times, it must be used for the welfare of society and not in a manner that turns people into its slaves. Interacting with young entrepreneurs at an event organised as part of the RSS centenary year [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/","og_site_name":"Pro Bharat News","article_published_time":"2026-01-17T10:43:59+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a673e7b51621ba4345d6ef1ec7d0d0f0"},"headline":"Technology Should Serve Society, Not Control It: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat","datePublished":"2026-01-17T10:43:59+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/"},"wordCount":260,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20250806029L.jpg","articleSection":["National"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/","url":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/","name":"Technology Should Serve Society, Not Control It: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat - Pro Bharat News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20250806029L.jpg","datePublished":"2026-01-17T10:43:59+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a673e7b51621ba4345d6ef1ec7d0d0f0"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20250806029L.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20250806029L.jpg","width":1200,"height":825},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/technology-should-serve-society-not-control-it-rss-chief-mohan-bhagwat\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Technology Should Serve Society, Not Control It: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/","name":"Pro Bharat News","description":"Digital Media News &amp; Information Portal","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a673e7b51621ba4345d6ef1ec7d0d0f0","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/35717abfbe9842f778abc58a90b2480bbb059635470de8b3d7fffb0bb3fa5547?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/35717abfbe9842f778abc58a90b2480bbb059635470de8b3d7fffb0bb3fa5547?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/35717abfbe9842f778abc58a90b2480bbb059635470de8b3d7fffb0bb3fa5547?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/probharatnews.com"],"url":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/probharatnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}