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tradition of devoting to the Sangh work as much time as possible.
New schemes were often formulated in order to motivate the
Swayamsevaks for more Sangh work. One such scheme was the
Prant Swayamsevak. Under this, a Swayamsevak had to go to a
specified place for at least one year to work as the Pracharak.
Under such a scheme, a number of Swayamsevaks from
Maharashtra came forward to work as the Prant Swayamsevak.
Thus, the environment of the Sangh pervaded all around. As if
a competition had been launched to come forward as a
Pracharak; and how could Vakil Saheb lag behind? Under this
scheme, he arrived at Navsari in Gujarat in 1943. He was only
twenty-five years of age at that time.

Onset of the Golden Chapter
     There is a song in the Sangh: “It is easy to take a vow, it is

difficult to abide by it.” However, Vakil Saheb chose this difficult
path for himself. A novel chapter commenced in his life. If we
take into consideration the events that were to be unfolded soon,
we will be bound to say that a new chapter had begun in the
history of Gujarat, a chapter that is adequate to be written in
golden letters.

     His idealistic way of life begins from an incident. Two
Swayamsevaks who were attending a Sangh camp went to take
a bath and were drowned. Vakil Saheb was very sorry that he
could not save them. He thought in his mind that it would have
been better for he himself to have drowned. The family members
of the dead Swayamsevaks were greatly anguished, they uttered
a number of bitter words for Vakil Saheb, which he heard
patiently and tried to console them. Consoling the mother of a
Swayamsevak named Lakshman, he said, “Mami, your
Lakshman has gone, but now I am your Lakshman.” Vakil Saheb
addressed the mother of Lakshman as Mami. Vakil Saheb
followed this vow right until Mami lived.

Testing Times
     In 1952, the young Vakil Saheb took over the reigns of the

Sangh there. It was no easy task to expand the scope of the Sangh
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