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which he lived in public domain, he lived meeting different
people, and this interaction must have resulted into numerous
anecdotes, conversations, and dialogues in endless series.
Everybody has his own experiences. Every instance of public
life has its direct or indirect value. It brings joy at one time and
pity at another, it brings hope at one time and despair at another
– everything under the sun occurs in it. It was natural for Vakil
Saheb to undergo everything that man is bound to face. As soon
as we bring to memory the public life extending over forty years,
a series of events starts to unfold in a panorama. He created
this instance and he was a mute spectator to another. He
motivated an individual and worked hard to achieve his
development; he supervised an individual and created new
qualities in him.

From the History
When Vakil Saheb started his public life, the entire world

was being afflicted by the impact of the Second World War. The
country was burning in the communal fire before independence.
The Motherland, in which he had unfathomable devotion, was
being partitioned, while the songs of freedom were being sung.
Millions of Hindus were losing everything and were entering
the country as refugees in mere clothing. It was being considered
how to provide them some succour. The entire country was
greatly hurt by the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. It was
like a blot on the Hindu culture and tradition. With the
assassination of the Mahatma, political tricks and strategies were
formulated. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was banned,
and then this ban was removed. This period witnessed a
multitude of events. Whether it was the discussion on the Hindu
Code Bill, or the opposition to the terms like ‘India that is Bharat’,
whether it was famine in Bengal in eastern India, or the
rejuvenation of the Somnath Temple in western India which
was a symbol of slavery imposed on India, whether it was the
effort being made to free Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Silvassa
through armed revolution which looked like holes in the golden
plate, whether it was the extensive Satyagraha for the freedom