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to cast his vote by the computer. On this occasion, a laureate
was with him who was getting rueful about the voting booth.

“You need not get angry at this, the time to vote is still there.
We shall certainly locate the voting booth and cast our vote
today.”

When the history of democracy is written, the fact will be
annotated in it that Shastriji went to vote at the age of one
hundred years.

The centenary year of the Man. Shastriji was celebrated by
the State Government throughout the year. We took pride in
disseminating the inspiration of Shastriji’s Sadhana to the future
generations of Gujarat, and for this purpose, this celebration
was held from place to place. It was a humble effort on our part
to preserve the ideology of the Man. Shastriji for the coming
generations. The state government is resolved to undertake all
endeavours within its limits to ornate Shastriji’s attachment to
Sanskrit. In the days to come, we shall keep making effort in
order to bring to the future generations of Gujarat the precious
treasure that Shastriji has left behind him for them.

Shastriji wrote 250 books, 1500 articles and was bestowed
with the Padmashree, Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak and other
awards and the title of Yuga Rishi. “Shastriji, is anything more
left in life now?” Somebody asked him. At this, Shastriji, who
lived life like that of a student, remarked, “Yes, I am yet to learn
computer.”

At the age of one hundred and one years, he regretted that
he was yet to learn computer. But his health did not allow him.
In the centenary celebration programme too, he expressed this
regret, “I have to learn computer, but my health does not allow
me.” This wish of Shastriji remained unfulfilled.

Lived for Death Too
Shastriji gave up this mortal body at the age of one hundred

and one years. However, he did not allow his age or condition
to overcome his Karmayoga right until the final moment of his
life. He was as lively at his final moment as he had ever been.
Shastriji was a follower of the Vaishnav tradition, therefore,