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though it looked so trivial. Due to his personal reputation, he
was widely respected in different monasteries and temples of
different towns.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad was founded in the year 1964.
However, in a short span of only five years, Dr. Vanikar spread
the organisation in every corner of the state. It could be none
else but Dr. Vanikar who could have the courage to hold the
glorious conference of Gujarat Unit of the Vishwa Hindu
Parishad as far back as 1972. He got unprecedented success in
gathering saints and sages from all over Gujarat and country
on the bank of the Saraswati in Siddhapur. Millions of Gujarati
people were thankful to him for having the blessings of the
teachers, saints, sages, Mahamandaleshwars of all faiths under
the Hinduism.

At this time, the Param Pujya Guruji was afflicted by cancer,
yet he was present in this massive conference right through and
gave his guidance. Dr. Vanikar was always under the blessings
of Guruji.

In the short time period of five to seven years, the Vishwa
Hindu Parishad chalked out its own identity in Gujarat. Dr.
Vanikar was different. He lived the life of a true saint. He was
not at all contented at the stature, influence and fame of the
institution. He was ever ready to serve it in every way. Gujarat
was prone to suffer from famine at a number of times. During
the famine in 1972-73, Dr. Vanikar took upon himself the task of
serving the tribals. He toured Pal, Chitaria, Bhiloda,
Khedbrahma, Vijaynagar of Sabarkantha district. He would also
take people with him to make them feel the plight of poverty
suffered by the tribals. He made solemn effort in order to
inculcate some sentiments in the wealthy people so that they
might get ready to serve the deprived classes. He ran the Chhachh
(buttermilk) centres at some places and kitchen at other places
to help the famine victims. He also undertook a campaign to
supply ‘sukhadi’ (a sweet dish made from flour, ghee and gur)
as nutrition to the famine victims. Seeing him wandering in the
forests amongst the tribals, nobody could ever imagine that he
was the same doctor who had once practised in England; how
devoted he was to his cause.