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architecture, literature and art. He had bought books worth
fifteen thousand rupees just to study this topic. His research
work tended to comprise in itself as much learning as he could;
he kept diving in the pond of learning.

Meeting with Power of Learning
During the meeting, we talked about the anecdotes that he

had confronted during his sojourn in America. He had
researched much in looking for the elements of Indian culture
in their language, their pronunciation and other processes.

I asked him, “Did you go to America to see America or see
India in America?”

He said, “I found India in America. I have seen myself the
influence of Indian culture there.”

He possessed infinite faith in the native culture. If he came
across a yajna being performed, or another ritual, if somebody
was calling ‘Swaha...Swaha’, he would go into its depths to find
out why it is being so pronounced. He tried to find how our
social life underwent a change. He had returned from there with
this type of knowledge. It simply showed his attachment and
curiosity for the great culture and tradition of this country.

There is much talked today that knowledge is very powerful
in the world. If there is one who has assimilated the power of
knowledge, it appears to me, it is none else but the respected
Shastriji. There are numerous people who see God, there are a
number of people who undertake religious rituals morning and
evening; but he was a personality who accepted knowledge as
God, and worked for its attainment; and he continued to work
in this direction without any expectation in return.

A Living University
A joyful life, a devoted life. If we compare Shastriji taking

only his literary creations in view, it would amount to injustice
to him; it would amount to an erroneous judgement about him.
If we put his books aside, still you will find that his personality
was like an explanation of the future generations. He was like
an unforgettable man of history among the prestigious and