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though it carried the similar information. Every letter was
written as per the status of the Swayamsevak. It was a source of
affection not only for the Swayamsevak but for his family
members too. He wrote all those letters every morning in his
own handwriting, but his letters were never illegible, you would
never find any trace of fatigue in them. Sometimes it makes us
feel that he wrote millions of letters over thirty years in order
to lay a strong foundation of the Sangh. Such an occurrence can
be certainly considered a record-breaking one.

In the other important occurrence, I had an opportunity to
notice Kashinath from close quarters in the capacity of a
Swayamsevak, an organizer, a planner – all in one. In 1964, after
the foundation of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, its work was
commenced in Gujarat. Due to religious inclination of the people
here, its work gained momentum on a rapid scale. The first state-
level conference of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Gujarat was
held at Siddhapur. It was for the first time that the Param Pujya
Guruji of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the venerable
Shankaracharya, and other prestigious saints, seers and sages
had all gathered on the land of Gujarat. It was a wonderful
confluence of thousands of saints, seers and sages together with
millions of people. The responsibility for the entire arrangement
of this conference held in 1971-72 was held by Kashinath. This
conference was no ordinary one. Every saint is an independent
institution by himself. Every saint has his unique rules. There
is need to observe specific code of conduct, and each has his
own traditions. It is no ordinary thing to control all these diverse
people under the same roof. On the other hand, the arrangement
for millions of devotees was done very systematically. It was
appreciable.

Kashinath toured continuously for over forty years, led a
difficult life, competed for hard work, led a regular Sangh life;
but when it came to his personal life, he was indifferent towards
himself, and due to this negligence, his final stage of life was a
worried one. His lost his auditory ability. His heart disease was
painful too. At this juncture of life, if somebody enquired after
his health, he did not like it even a bit. He was more pained at