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Madhukarrao patiently worked to inculcate self-confidence in
the contemporary Swayamsevaks, and directed them to
undertake Satyagraha in order to struggle against the ban. It
was a matter of surprise that more people went to jail in order
to lift ban from the Sangh than people went to jail in connection
with the freedom movement. It does not take much hard work
to infuse motivation in people when it comes to do some good
work; but a different type of motivation is needed when it comes
to offer sacrifice and undergo punishment in order to get good
things freed from calamities. Madhukarrao was equipped with
such wonderful power to inculcate this inspiration.

Madhukarrao was a Pracharak himself, and he dedicated
his son, Mohanrao Bhagwat at the feet of Mother India as a
Pracharak to take part in the pot of sacrifice and thus provided
a new light. Iron turns into gold when it comes into touch with
a philosopher ’s stone, but it does not turn into another
philosopher’s stone. However, the example of Madhukarrao and
Mohanrao prove this assumption wrong. The gem Madhukarrao
transformed into the gem Mohanrao. Madhukarrao was a living
school of the science of organisation.

Paying an emotional tribute to this great traveller of nation
building is a matter of pride for thousands of Swayamsevaks
like me.

I bow to the life of Madhukarrao hundreds of times.