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The Jansatta wrote: “The teachings delivered by Swami
Vivekananda and Madan Mohan Malviya for the cultivation of
Indianhood, were all being carried solely by him; he was the
only one among the present leaders to carry on with these
traditions.”

A number of great people offered their homage to this great
soul. A fine thinker of the Sarvodaya, Dada Dharmadhikari said:
“He was a symbol of indivisible nationalism.” Vinoba said: “The
viewpoint of Guruji was broad, liberal and national. He
considered everything from national viewpoint. He had
unflinching faith in spirituality. He possessed respect for every
religion. He was not at all narrow. He always worked with
national – high national ideas.”

The BBC of London had said when this great soul was forty
years old: “There is a transcendent star on the Indian horizon.”
The then Chief Minister of Maharashtra said: “He is a saint.”

A Pearl in the Nation’s Rosary
The respectable people of India, who have shaped the

national life in their own unique ways, are all like pearls in the
nation’s rosary. If we have a glance at history, we can recall the
names of a number of great people, one after another.

When we think of Shankaracharya, we think of
Advaitism

When we think of the Buddha, we think of pity.
Mahavira is linked with non-violence.
Rana Pratap is linked with his patriotism,
Shivaji for his Indianism,
For declaration of self-rule.
Guru Govind Singh is linked to Panj-pyara (the sacred

five),
Guru Tegh Bahadur for sacrifice of his head,
Ramakrishna Dev Paramhansa for realizing God,
Swami Vivekananda for his declaration on the world

arena,
And service to the poor.
Tilak for his declaration ‘Swaraj is my birthright’.