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Guru Dakshina
In the foundation of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh lies
its self-dependent economic system. The Sangh does not spread
its hand to seek money. The Sangh work is executed with the
money that the Swayamsevaks willingly offer once in a year.
Once, a Swayamsevak offered to donate a fan for the Sangh
office. Many people liked the proposal. It would be better to
have a fan in the Sangh office, they felt. Vakil Saheb listened to
them all and said, “If this were done, the Swayamsevak donating
the fan would not be able to develop himself well. His traits
would be blemished, because whenever he visited the office,
he would think that it was he who had donated that fan. Even
those accompanying him would think that he was the
Swayamsevak who had donated the fan. Therefore, the only
path for the Sangh is that of Guru Dakshina, it is not adequate
to assist the Sangh in any other way.” Vakil Saheb measured
every action in the scale of traits and culture. He made every
conscious effort in order to ensure that no shortcoming was felt
in the process of cultivating traits in the Swayamsevaks.
Away from Fame
For thirty-five years, Vakil Saheb continued to visit one
village after another in Gujarat. If you ever met the respectable
Vakil Saheb in some railway compartment, you would feel that
he looked like any ordinary Gujarati merchant from a small town
and his speech had the clear Saurashtran accent. You will find a
book or newspaper in his hand at all times, which displayed
his thoughtful attitude. His personality was so impressive, still
he never displayed any sense of ego. Despite his contribution
in diverse tasks, he never wished his name to be revealed.
It was very difficult to locate his photograph. After we
searched it for long and hard, we found one which was about
15-20 years old. He had been in public life for so many years,
yet his name never appeared in the newspaper, still he was a
high official of the Sangh.
Architect of National Life
During his forty-year-long public life, every moment of
