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Evergreen Spring
             Vasantrao Chipalunkar

      If you want to understand the concept of dying for ideology, then
      you have to look at the Sadhana (dedication) of Vasantrao for the
      Sadhana (a weekly). The high point of his life was to fill everything
      in life with humour and to feel the entire life as if prosperous spring
      season. During his stint with the Sadhana, we could find a glimpse
      of his humorous nature every moment.

     When we look at the life of Vasantrao Chipalunkar, a
Pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, it would appear
that he was ever the same, the season of fall (autumn) never
seemed to have entered his life. A resident of Akola town in
Maharashtra, Vasantrao took our leave at the age of 80 years.
For about 60 years, he worked as a Pracharak of the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh in Gujarat. His life as a Pracharak was no
less than a Tapasya, a dedication. He passed through stringent
tests during his lifetime.

     During the initial period of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh, Gujarat was as good as unknown to the Sangh work.
Gujarat was something new by its name, ideology and working
methodology. Of the people who contributed to strengthen the
foundation of the Sangh in Gujarat, one was Vasantrao
Chipalunkar, who significantly contributed towards this cause.
His life was filled with a range of difficulties and troubles.
However, when we glance through his life, we will be compelled
to think of the energy that kept him happy among all those
difficulties. He never cared for his difficulties; he kept people
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