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help. He remained loyal to the Sangh all his life; he continued
to do only the Sangh work. In the first glance, this limitation of
the practical life might look insignificant, yet he had never
crossed this limitation right through the fifty years. He always
kept himself under complete control. It reveals how patient he
was.

Several families have contributed in helping the Sangh
Ganga to flow and develop continuously, we claim so. If we
look at this claim expressed in words, we find out a truth that
shakes our hearts.

All people who have been linked in the journey of development of
the Sangh Ganga have come into Bachubhai’s contact, directly or
indirectly. Bachubhai assisted them all to drink from the Ganga
as if he was the Gangaghat. His personality was like the Gangaghat
which has aroused inspiration and love in the life of several people.
Madhukarrao Bhagwat, the father of the present
Sarkaryawah the Pujya Mohanrao Bhagwat, came to Gujarat for
the Sangh work. He made a great contribution in colouring the
student Bachubhai in the colour of the Sangh. Right since his
time as a student, Bachubhai had absorbed himself into the
Sangh Ganga. When he was just 19 years old, his father Biharilal
Bhagat left this mortal world and left him an orphan. As he was
more interested in the Sangh, he did not pay much attention to
his father’s occupation. It resulted into mounting debts, and they
had to sell out two houses near Manek Chowk. One house could
be saved, but it had to be mortgaged. It became difficult to take
admission to college. He had to drop out from the second year
in the college. He underwent a course called GCD (Government
Commercial Diploma), and joined a job with Chandubhai Ravji
Bhavsar at a salary of ` 270 per month. It became difficult to
decide whether to use this much money in repaying the debt or
running the family. Despite all these hardships, he kept
attending the Sangh work regularly, and never let anybody
know about his difficulties.
We can see the intensity of his devotion to the Sangh from
one instance. His father had died and the dead body was lying