India, May 3 -- RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said he regretted Hindu society's "ignorance" towards tribals as it paved the way for invaders to enter tribal society. He said India needs to ensure the integration of tribals into the mainstream of development as they preserve India's centuries-old "sanatan tradition".

Bhagwat was speaking at the 'Karmayogi Ekal Shikshak Melava' at the Gateway of India in Mumbai, where teachers working to expand education in tribal areas were felicitated. Bhagwat also felicitated Dattatray Ware for transforming a zilla parishad school and bringing it global recognition; the Vasundhara Sanjeevani Mandal in Thane for water conservation in rural areas; and the Deendayal Prabodhini for empowerment work in rural areas...