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where he met informally in the middle of food and
entertainment. During his family contact programme, he used
to call other people to the family, and gossip with them, while
conducting free discussion on the future course of programmes.
At times, the planning for important programmes was
undertaken in such informal meetings, and it was something
new so far as the style of organisation was concerned.

In 1945, Deshmukh resigned from his remunerative job in
order to join the Sangh as a Pracharak, and arrived at Surat for
work. He met people daily. He met people during recess in
schools. He continued to expand his contacts, and with his
efforts, Shakhas were started to be held. In the initial period,
small children were attracted to games, while their parents were
attracted by Deshmukh’s speech, behaviour and practice.
Therefore, he did not take much time in blending himself with
the people of Surat. Thus, the Sangh work was commenced in
Surat, and people too were attracted to it. To give shape to a
new scheme, Deshmukh was assigned the responsibility of the
Dakshin Vibhag, and Vadodara became is chief centre.
Therefore, Deshmukh arrived in Vadodara.

His touring programme too was like a mobile school of
organisation. He mostly travelled in bus or train. When he
travelled from one place to another in Gujarat, he would keep
the local new Swayamsevaks with him.

Other instances giving unbearable pain too were produced. The
birthdays of Keshavrao (1921) and the Man. Hedgewar were on
the same day of Pratipada in the month of Chaitra. It was a
coincidence that the day Keshavrao died; it was the birthday of
the Param Pujya Guruji.
While travelling from one station to another, he talked to
the new Swayamsevaks in a light mood. He would keep talking
on different issues one after another, and would not allow even
an iota of tension to creep in. He would talk about the joys and
sorrows of the Swayamsevaks, their families, their development,
career prospects as well as expansion of the Sangh work. On
every station, the previous Swayamsevak would climb down