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meeting to have the good luck to have Vasudevrao too present
in it.

In the absence of Vasudevrao, a meeting appeared to be
solitary, lifeless and colourless, because Vasudevrao was wont
to crack some jokes at some intervals turning the entire
atmosphere light; which enabled the other people to discuss
even a serious topic with a light heart.

He had passed a large part of his life as a Pracharak working in
different districts of Saurashtra. Among all other Pracharaks, he
had an image of a hardworking Pracharak. He was a role model
for the young Swayamsevaks too. The contest to scale Girnar
Mount in Junagarh had become as if a part of the Sangh work for
the enterprising youths.

Vasudevrao was very witty. Once when Lakshmanrao
Inamdar (Vakil Saheb) was speaking in a meeting in the capacity
of the Prant Pracharak, he pointed out Vasudevrao and said he
did not get regular and complete feedback about his working
area. At this, the witty Vasudevarao said, “Vakil Saheb, the
quantity of letters has increased in the Sangh, so I have made a
rule not to open a letter if it is a printed one. It is okay not to
read a typed letter, but a handwritten letter is supposed to be
important, so I read it carefully and implement it too.” This witty
response from Vasudevrao was creative in every way. Vakil
Saheb too laughed at this for long.

When it came to means of transport, Vasudevrao did not
like anything other than bicycle, bus or train. All his endeavours
to learn driving a car or riding a motorcycle went futile. He
loved to ride a bicycle even at an age of 60 65 years. He would
manage car or motorcycle for his juniors, but for himself, he
never wanted anything more than a bicycle.

A large part of Vasudevrao’s life had passed in Saurashtra.
They kept working there. After many years, he was given the
charge of south Gujarat. Once the topic under discussion was
the experience in new areas. He very simply compared the
characteristics of Saurashtra and south Gujarat, and said: “In