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the lost flow of the Saraswati river, we might get its flow once
again, such has been the conclusion of all the scholars. Some
work has also been done in that expanse of Rajasthan. He did
not take up this project from historical perspective, or from the
window of archaeology; he took up this project in order to attain
the modern form of the aspects that could touch the liveliness
of social life, and to deliver its benefits to the common people.

Light of Perseverance
An individual, who perseveres, and not works, for as long

as eighteen hours a day, he possessed wonderful regularity,
spontaneity and clarity of ideas. The organisation of a ‘Sangh
Shiksha Varga’ in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has a
special significance. During the summer vacation, when the
people tend to rest and enjoy the free time in the rising
temperature ranging between 40-50 degrees, the volunteers of
the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh are busy undertaking hard
penance to worship the nation. The Varga lasting thirty days is
like ‘Sadhana’, an act of perseverance. There is a tradition in
the Varga to appoint the prestigious people of the society as the
Sarvadhikari or the highest officer. In 1972, the Sangh Shiksha
Varga was being held in Ahmedabad. The Man. Shastriji had
been selected as the Sarvadhikari. Generally, a Sarvadhikari
lived in the Varga full time, but the Sangh had allowed a
relaxation in the rules for the first time, it was to bring Shastriji
to the Varga at noon. He attended the Bauddhik Varga. Shastriji
used to come by scooter to attend the OTC when it was as hot
as 44 degrees. A scooter was sent for him, he used to ride pillion.
When he stepped into the Varga, he was so lively that he would
lighten the entire atmosphere; he would conduct himself such
that nobody knew how the time passed. He would leave at half
past four saying, “I have to go to temple.” He never came late,
even by a minute, nor did he absent himself on any day, nor
was he indifferent or unhappy on any day. All these aspects of
his personality are like the light of Tapasya or perseverance.

He never allowed sloth to come anywhere near him. He
delivered his message in one sentence: “If you have to progress
in life, you have to be active all the time.”