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who have engaged themselves in the
sacred task of social welfare
with attention and penance.
An organised endeavour was made to
devote the people in the service
of the cultural heritage of India of the 20th century.
This endeavour was the founding of the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and
this massive task was undertaken by Dr. Hedgewar.
It was to unite the society through individual building
in the service of Motherland.
Today, there are thousands of institutions
to create leaders and
managers in the world,
such as IIMs, Harvard and Stanford.
However, we have to undertake a
comparative study of the western model
of leadership with the Indian model
laid down by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
The characteristic of the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
has been that it has given a go
by to the features
that attract and impress,
but has given importance to
renunciation, penance, devotion,
loyalty and commitment.
I have been fortunate to acquire
these traits while living in this tradition
in the capacity of a Swayamsevak
of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
As an individual, I might have lacked
some capability by which I could have erred