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He could guess in definite way the immediate and long term
outcome of a decision that he had made in connection with the
Sangh work. He seldom gave his advice, but whenever he did, it
came true. An instance that occurred during the emergency is very
significant even today.

Perseverance for Sangh Work
Once a Swayamsevak insisted to present him a cabbage to

cook, but the condition was such that both chapatti and
vegetable could not be cooked together. That day, the flour was
saved in order to boil and partake of the cabbage, and felt
contented at whatever they got to eat. That Swayamsevak too
felt contented that his present had been accepted by Anantrao.
He was greatly pleased and now it became his daily routine to
deliver vegetable to Anantrao, who too kept eating the boiled
vegetable and saved on the money meant for the flour. He
utilized this money for the bicycle or bus fare if he needed to
send someone to the nearby village in connection with the Sangh
work. Even today, his perseverance, manifested in the initial
stages, has not diminished a bit. It is true that he loved eating
sweets in meals. Eating a kilo or two of srikhand, jalebi or ice-
cream was like a game to him, but he never spent on his taste
any money received from Guru Dakshina which was meant for
the Sangh and social work.

Far from Fame
The Sangh Shiksha Vargas are held in Gujarat during every

summer vacation. In this camp running over a month, about
500 volunteers from Gujarat take part. Every year, when the
Param Pujya Guruji visited the camp in order to know about
the well-being, Dr. Abaji used to visit with him and he carried
many boxes of mangoes too. This was a regular feature.
However, nobody knew where from the mangoes came and who
sent them. After a long time only, it was revealed that these
renowned Ratnagiri mangoes came from the family of Anantrao.

He did not have the habit of revealing anything about
himself, and due to this habit, he did not tell anything to