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He had to divide his time between his practice and Sangh work.
Having passed the intermediate in Arts stream, he took
admission to the LLB course and passed the first year. In the
meantime, a Satyagraha was started at Bhaganagar (Hyderabad)
in 1939. The question may arise—Why did this Satyagraha
begin? Who started it? Before Vakil Saheb joined this Satyagraha,
it would be essential to look at the previous events.
There was a time when there were about five hundred and
fifty princely states in India. One of which was Hyderabad. It
was a large state. The problem was that the majority of the
subjects were Hindus while the ruler was a Muslim; not only
this, the ruler was so cruel and atrocious that the Nizam’s rule
had become synonymous to an atrocious state. The people there
tried to oppose and protest against the atrocious rule, but the
Nizam put down each of these attempts. In 1937, provincial
autonomy was granted, under which the states began their ‘own
rule’. However, the people of Hyderabad continued to be
oppressed. Therefore, the people started a movement for
autonomy. In place of sympathetically considering the demands
of the people, inhuman atrocities were inflicted upon the people
by the police, paramilitary forces and united zamindars
(landlords). There was rumour that the Nizam had a great dump
of ammunition, and because the ruler was a Muslim, the
Congress preferred to keep mum. Ultimately, the great freedom
fighter, Savarkar started the peaceful protest against the Nizam.
Later, the Arya Samaj too joined the movement. On the call of
Veer Savarkar, the teams of Satyagrahis from every nook and
corner of the country started to pour into Hyderabad. At that
time, under the leadership of Late L.B. Bhopatkar, a well-known
lawyer of Poona and Chairman of the Hindu Mahasabha, about
one hundred and fifty youths joined the Satyagraha. Vakil Saheb
abandoned his LLB midway and joined the Satyagraha team
body and soul.
Prant Swayamsevak
At the root of success of the Sangh work lies continuous
work, which occupies an important place. There has been a