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A Tribute to Swami Vivekananda
by Dr. Hedgewar

Vivekananda was introduced to Ramakrishna Dev in the year 1889.
In a short period of only five years after that, Ramakrishna Dev
left for heavenly abode. At one time, Ramakrishna Dev had
assigned everything of his to Vivekananda by empowerment, and
said that he was a fakir (destitute) now. Similarly, in the life of
Doctor Saheb occurred such an incident. Just five years before his
death, he met Madhavrao, the Guruji, to whom he had to assign
the responsibility of the great tasks, and within five years, he
assigns him everything of his through empowerment, and empties
himself, and then departs from this world.

A young man, who might have adorned a pair of jeans,
who might have worn a fashionable style of hair, who might
feel pride in being called an atheist in his peer group only out
of fashion, even such an individual would not be able to help
himself but bow his head before a personality. Vivekananda is
the name of this inspiring personality of this century before
whom bow not only the people of India, but even the people
who somewhat know of India.

When the country is celebrating the birth centenary of Dr.
Hedgewar, it is natural for us to remember Swami Vivekananda,
more so because the thinking of Vivekananda and working of
Doctor Saheb are strangely similar. You can find wonderful
homogeneity between the two. When we look at these two, it
appears that Dr. Hedgewar sacrificed his life in order to pay a
unique tribute – a tribute of life – to Swami Vivekananda.