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In this issue

an has always been helpless before the Nature.

Everybody knows it, even then people continue
to tamper with the nature. They are not ready to arrest
their greed. As the tampering grows, people pay the
heavier price. The rapid change in climate is basically
the result of this burgeoning tampering with the Nature.
The devastating floods in Chennai and other parts
of Tamil Nadu in November-December 2015 was
also the outcome of the climate change. Rains began
after Diwali and continued to be getting heavier. But
the poor drainage system did not allow the water to
flow outside the city. The drainage system collapsed
due to various reasons including the excessive use
of polythene bags by people. As a result the entire
city submerged under water. Two to three stories of
houses in some areas were under flood water resulting
in heavy loss of lives and property. People had to stay
on roofs of the houses for many days and it became
very difficult to rescue them or to provide any relief
including meals, drinking water, medicines, clothes.
etc. In this situation, however, their own houses were
submerged and their own families needed help, the RSS
swayamsevaks rushed to different areas with immediate
relief. Around 6000 swayamsevaks joined the relief and
rescue operation, which continued for many weeks.
In the first phase, they distributed relief material to
the victims and in the second phase they cleaned the
streets, consoled the victims and also organised health
camps for the sick. The experiment of telemedicine by
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi Math also proved to be
very helpful. In the third phase the Swayamsevaks are
formulating plans for rehabilitation of the flood victims.
A report in this issue highlights different aspects of the
natures fury.
The second Akhil Bharatiya Mahila Abhyas
Varg for women workers of Rashtriya Sewa Bharati
was organised in Kanyakumari from November 27 to
29. Apart from Akhil Bharatiya Sewa Pramukh Shri
Suhasrao Hiremath and many other senior adhikaris,

RSS Akhil Bharatiya Mahila Samanvya Pramukh Sushri

Geetatai Gunde addressed the workers. She specifically
stressed the need to educate adolescent girls about the
use of social media.
The eighth national convention of Saksham also
took place in Kanyakumari in December. About 400
delegates from 37 Prants took part. The convention
elected the new executive also. RSS Sahsarkaryavah
Dr Krishna Gopal and Union Minister of Social Justice
and Empowerment Shri Thavarchand Gehlot addressed
the workers.
The new executive of Rashtriya Sewa Bharati
was also elected in Kanyakumair on November 30. Shri
Siddhinath Singh and Shri Yashpal Gupta were elected
new President and Treasurer respectively. A report
carries these details also.
The issue also contains a report on relief and rescue
operation carried out by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh Jankalyan Samiti workers during the fire that
broke out at Danu Nagar Sewa Basti of Kandivali
East in Mumbai on December 7. The swayamsevaks
reconnected 70 children to their parents who had lost
them due to the fire. They distributed relief material
worth Rs 25 lakh for five days.
There is another interesting report highlighting the
activities being carried out by Pujit Rupani Memorial
Trust for the uplift of rag pickers in Rajkot, Gujarat. The
Trust, which is run by Rupani family of the city, has
made adequate arrangements for education, health, etc
for the street children. This project has brought about
a major change in the lives of rag pickers. During the
last 20 years the projects has rehabilitated more than a
1000 children.
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Chennai Floods

Timely Action Saves Lives

The commendable relief and rescue operation carried out by Sangh swayamsevaks
during Chennai floods reaffirmed that the RSS is always in forefront to wipe the
tears of the helpless people during any calamity and also that the Sangh workers
are synonym to sewa.
 K. Padmakumar, RSS Dakshin Kshetra Sewa Pramukh

he recent Chennai tragedy provides lessons both to

the state Government and the society. During the
tsunami of 2004, the coastal areas of Chennai almost
ruined, but the State Government didn't try to plan any
project for disaster management. Another reason for
State's failure in providing faster relief to the victims
was that it ignored the Central Government directions
regarding strong disaster management measures. It was
also a result of not providing proper waste management

measures at par with the rapid development of the

metropolitan city.
Since plastic waste and similar other nondegradable substances are not processed properly,
the water does not seep into the interior of soil even
after small rainfall. This is what happened in Chennai.
Construction work in wetlands and mangrove forest areas
also led to extensive flood. It was seen in the area where
the Chennai Airport is situated. That is why the whole
area was submerged in water. The flood in the Chennai
airport was due to the filling of marshy areas ruthlessly.
Here even the aeroplanes drifted away in flood.
All states including Kerala should learn a lesson
from Chennai disaster. Keralites have the bad habit of
using plastic too much and throwing away carelessly.
Flats and huge malls are being constructed there by
filling vast paddy fields. So, we should take precaution
so that Kerala does not become another Chennai soon.
In Chennai, there were about 800 ponds and 100
lakes. Most of them have been filled and permission

There is no other religion than courage and commitment to values.

Dr Sanjay Vashishtha, Delhi

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has been granted to construct huge buildings over them.

Thus, there was no channel for water to flow away. The
society has also learnt in this disaster that money do
not have much role during natural calamities and that
neighbours should help and comfort each other during
such situations.

"We would have died, if you hadn't come"

A Muslim family consisting of a mother and her
only son was stranded in the first floor of a house. The 20
year old son had high fever. The swayamsevaks reached
there on time and rescued them. The swayamsevaks
folded their hands gladly when the mother said with
tears that they would have died there if they didn't reach
and rescued them. The happiness in saving a family was
evident in their faces.

"The only hope is in RSS"

Chennaiites are familiar with the tricycles
carrying fish and other materials. But, this time the
swayamsewaks were shifting children and elderly
people to safe places in these tricycles from flood
affected houses. An old Muslim man, who handed over
his grand child to swayamsevaks, vehemently told that
their only hope was in RSS.
There was heavy rainfall in Chennai and
surrounding areas after Deepavali. The districts of
Thiruvalloor, Kadaloor and Thoothukudy were also
hit by disaster due to rain. Even the State Government
machinery stoodstill due to the excessive number
of calamity affected people, lack of relief measures
and inactivity of disaster management. There the

RSS workers came forward for relief measures. They

provided full-fledged support to the Government
disaster management measures.
The RSS workers, who lent a helping hand of
love and service while Chennai was suffering from
the calamity, were realising the words of the late
third Sarsanghachalak Shri Bala Saheb Deoras. While
referring to Sangh work, Deoarasji had remarked that
Sangh is the face of swayamsevaks who wipes the
tears of the needy and unhappy people.
The history of Tamil Nadu has witnessed
the service works conducted by swayamsevaks
and associated organisations during the flood,
which engulfed the whole Chennai while the
Government machinery was a total failure. About
6000 swayamsevaks actively participated in the relief
measures when 75 lakh population was affected by
flood in Chennai alone.
The life in Chennai slowly returned to normalcy
as the Sangh workers worked tirelessly under the
leadership of former Akhil Bharatiya Sewa Pramukh
Shri K. Suryanarayana Rao, Prant Pracharak Shri Ravi
Kumar, Karyavah Shri Sambamoorthy and Prant Sewa
Pramukh Shri Ramaraja Sekhara n.
The relief measures by Sewa Bharati could
provide food and other essential commodities to the
affected people. A high level government official who
knew about the capability of Sewa Bharati had told
his co-workers on the first day of the flood to "Inform
the RSS workers. We need their help." And the same
happened also.

The crux of religion lies in purity of mind and selflessness.

Dr Siyaram Sharma (Retd. CMO), Agra, Phone: 09412264877

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instructions from their leaders. It is also to be noted that

many workers outside the State also participated. The
materials collected from different areas were distributed
systematically. A survey on the loss took place and a
preparation of tables of essential commodities to be
distributed have also been done.

There was very heavy downpour after November

23.The roads drifted away, traffic came to a standstill,
nobody could move around. Important personalities
were shifted to hotels from their homes for the first time.
Families took refuge in marriage halls and schools.
The dried up ponds overflowed, which led to flood in
different areas. Water level reached even second and
third floors of flats in Mudichur, a place near Chennai
and Thambaram.
At least 25 lakh people stranded in Chennai where
severely affected by the flood calamities. The electricity
was cut off. Even petroleum and diesel distribution
stopped. Only 50 tanker lorries managed to supply fuels
compared to 500 lorries before the flood.
The swayamsevaks started relief work even
during the initial stages of the calamity. In many areas
of the city, the Sangh workers opened relief camps by
their own will. The Sangh activists worked vigilantly
providing security, relief and self-confidence to the
affected people. The city was divided into 15 zones for
sewa work. Arrangements were made in each zone for
relief management, meeting of workers and collection
of materials.

Largest amount of materials for relief measures

was collected from Tiruppur district. Tiruppur, the
Baniyan city was in the forefront in order to wipe the
tears of the Chennai people. Materials worth 7.5 crore
reached from Tiruppur alone. As soon as the news
about the mishap in Chennai spread, the authorities of
Vivekananda Vidyalaya in Tiruppur held a meetings
of teachers and instructions were given to procure
essentials, especially food materials.
Next day itself, the teachers and students
collectively sent 19,000 packets of Chapati to Chennai.
Later, Sripuram Trust and certain other organisations
together collected 3.5 lakh Chapatis. An example of
some of the very rare scenes was a seventh class student
from Vivekananda Academy, Tiruppur, donated his
savings of Rs 1500 to the relief fund and became a
role model.
Doctors from Kerala and Karnataka also reached
Chennai for service. On December six, RSS workers
in Kerala collected relief fund for Chennai. In the first
phase itself, two lakh mats, bedsheets, one lakh buckets,
mugs and food materials were distributed via Sewa
Bharati. Former Akhil Bharatiya Sewa Pramukh Shri
K Suryanarayana Rao briefed the press at the relief
management centre. He explained various kinds of
services carried out by swayamsevaks. Clothes, candles,

The four-story building in Purasaivakom

Azhakappa Road became the head office of the relief
work. It was planned that there would be 73 centres and
each would have its Pramukh.
Many sub groups were formed to take care of stay,
relief management, drinking water, medical facilities,
office, meetings of workers, collection of funds.
Kshetra Pracharak Shri Sthanumalayan and Kshetra
Karyavah Shri Rajendran were also present to give
direction. Workers came forward for relief even without
True meaning of religion can be known only by ones conduct rather than by different beliefs.
Eng. Ramesh Chand Gupta, Ghaziabad, Phone: 09899585855

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match boxes, sanitary napkins, baniyans and other

essential materials were distributed to households who
lost everything in the calamity.
When water entered the house of District
Sahkaryavah Shri Manali Chokkalingam, he took his
wife and children to another house and joined the relief
measures. The Karyavahs Selvan and Pallam Senthil
also actively participated in the Sewa activities. Other
Sangh leaders including Zilla Sampark Pramukh
Shri Dharmalingam and his wife also got involved
completely in service activities.
Hundreds of women also participated in the sewa
activities. While distributing materials and food items
to the public, a sewa worker told them that "you are
all our brothers and sisters. We have not assembled to
give or collect alms. Providing food and other facilities
to our brothers and sisters is our duty."
It is to be noted that swayamsevaks in Thambaram
and Willavakom areas had immediately started
relief measures much before the Police or Disaster
Management team reached the scene. Sangh workers
commanded love and affection of people through their
service activities and not by any propaganda.
In Tamil Nadu, around 6000 swayamsevaks in
112 centres participated in Sewa activities. Materials
worth around 17 crore including 12 lakh chapattis,
50,000 bed sheets, 20 lakh packets of biscuits were
distributed through Sewa Bharati.
A highlight of Chennai relief works was timely,
active and devoted services of Hindu organisations.
The services of other religious organisations were
confined to propaganda. The unique union of Hindu
organisations like RSS, Sewa Bharati and others like
Sri Ramakrishna Matt, Mata Amritanandamayi Matt,
Jain organisations, Business magnets, was a great
experience.
The telemedicine by Mata Amritanandamayi
Matt caught the attention of many. It was a blessing
to many in the city when the medical intervention was
essential. Sri Ramakrishna Matt lent a helping hand in
coastal areas, remote areas and such places where help
was badly needed. Considering the valuable services
extended by fishermen community in coastal areas, they

were invited and congratulated by Sri Ramakrishna

Matt in Mylapore.
The services lent by the Centre, armed forces,
Union Ministers, officials were also appreciated. The
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi made a visit to
Chennai and announced Rs 2000 crore relief package.
The toll collection was suspended for two weeks as per
the instruction of the PM. Army, Navy and Air force
and paramilitary forces also got involved in rescue
operations. Union Energy Minister ordered to provide
free electricity to TN. Railway distributed lakhs of
packets of drinking water. Telecommunication Ministry
also extended necessary cooperation.
All associated organisations like the Vidya
Bharati, the Rashtra Sevika Samiti, the BMS and
the BJP, etc were also involved in various activities.
Senior Sangh leaders from Akhil Bharatiya, Kshatra
and Prant level visited the relief centres and addressed
the workers. National Executive member of RSS Shri
Sethumadhavan visited Krompet and Tambaram and
provided necessary guidelines to the workers.
The Sewa activities during Chennai flood proved
that RSS is always there to wipe the tears of helpless
people during any calamity and that Sangh workers are
synonymous with charity work.
Seva Bharathi,Tamilnadu
12, M.V. Naidu Street, Panchavati, Chetpet,
Chennai 600031
Email:sevabharathitn@rediffmail.com,
www.sevab harathitn.org ,
Ph: (O) 044 28364075/ 10479

Experience is the greatest teacher. Go on learning till the fag end of your life.

Gyan Jyoti Public School, Kartar Nagar, phone: 9212634100

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Relief and rescue operation by RSS Jankalyan Samiti

workers in the fire tregedy at Danunagar Sewa Basti of
Kandivali East in Mumbai

The Saviors

anunagar Sewa Basti of Kandivali East in Mumbai

on December 7, 2015 witnessed devastating fire.
As the news of fire spread the swayamsevaks from
Kanti Nagar and Tanaji Nagar Bastis rushed to the
spot and started making efforts to extinguish the fire.
But the fire was beyond control. The other workers
also rushed the spot and proper relief and rescue
operation began within an hour under the banner of
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Jankalyan Samiti. The
atmosphere at the Basti was highly tense due to fire.
The people were somehow trying to save their lives and

property. The Swayamsevaks joined them and started

making efforts to first arrest the spread of fire. Because
of the turmoil, about 70 children got separated from
their parents. They were collected at a safer place and
after the fire was arrested they were handed over to their
parents. The Jankalyan Samiti made arrangements for
the displaced people at nearby Lokhandwala grounds.
The atmosphere was acutely tense. People were
running here and there to save their own lives. Nobody
thought of the children, old, physically challenged,
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Greatness of a man is judged by his own conviction and mental strength.

Ch. Sam Singh (Birla Cement), Gamari

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injured and she was lying unattended on the Road.

Other people were running over her body to save their
lives. A swayamsevak, Shashi Bhushan Sharma, who
was engaged in removing LPG cylinders from the Basti
to arrest further damage, noticed the helpless lady.
Without wasting any time he lifted her in his arms and
shifted to a safer place. If she was not lifted within
minutes she would have lost her life. There was chaos
and turmoil all round. Under these circumstances, the
volunteers were very keen to shift the affected people
to safer places. Makeshift arrangements were made
at Lokhandawala Maidan for the victims. Special
arrangements were made for children and senior
citizens, to trace the lost children and hand them over
to their parents, to provide
medical aid to the injured, to
console people victims, etc.

loss of property visiting door-to-door,

most of the affected people preferred
to stay near their devastated houses.
It looked as if they had lost their
appetite along with their homes and
heaths. As they had to start their life
afresh, it was essential that they are
provided sufficient food in the first
instance and then encourage them to
start rebuilding the houses. It is for
this purpose that the RSS volunteers
made arrangements for cooking for
the affected people in the Basti itself
and served to them. For five days, free
breakfast, meals and milk for kids for
nearly 5000 residents of the Basti were
provided. The caterers spent lakhs of rupees from their
own pockets instead of asking anybody for money for
this purpose. The RSS volunteers had brought cereals,
oils and rice from their own homes. People of the nearby
areas were also impressed by the transparency of the
work done by the RSS workers and inspired by the
spirit of RSS workers; they came forward to extend a
helping hand to the affected people.
The relief work continued non-stop for five days
under the banner of RSS Jankalyan Samiti in a highly
disciplined manner. From Dahisar to Jogeshwari, nearly
350 swayamsevaks and other citizens, men, women
and children were working shoulder to shoulder to
extend a helping hand to the afflicted people in every

After extinguishing
fire, the volunteers assessed
that about 2000 houses had
destroyed due to fire and about
8000 people were adversely
affected. At Lokhandawala
Maidan, arrangements were
made for accommodating
about 5000 victims. Since the
government agencies were
simultaneously assessing the
People who lose temper on trivial matters are like dead persons.

Sh. Surajbhan (Aara), Bihar

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Kerala

Medical arrangements
for Sabarimala pilgrims

possible way. There was no sign of selfishness on the

part of the volunteers and they were very confident to
meet the needs of the affected people. It was a unique
sight to see people standing in queues in a disciplined
way waiting for their turn to receive the relief material.
As a Pandal was erected at the hillock near the
Basti, most of the affected people went there. As such,
instead of supplying them cooked food, they had to be
provided with all the items for making food like rice,
vegetables, oils, spices, biscuits, milk, tea, stoves for
cooking food and utensils etc. The Jankalyan Samiti
made available all these items to 1250 families on
December 11, 2015.
Approximately Rs. 25 lakh were spent on relief
operation. The RSS volunteers accomplished this
Herculean task with the cooperation of thousands
of persons. Each kit of household items which was
distributed to the affected people consisted of one
stove, one mug, one glass tumbler, one top, one kg
salt, one kg cereal, one cake of toilet soap, one litre
drinking water bottle, one mat, one plate, one spoon,
5 kg rice, sugar 1 kg, 100 gm tea, one tooth paste, 5
biscuit packets, one bowl, 1 tiffin, 5 kg Atta, 1 litre
cooking oil, one tooth brush, turmeric, masala, etc.
R.S.S. Jankalyan Samiti (Maharashtra), Pune
Bhageshwar Niwas, 1609, Sadashiv Peth,
Pune 411030,
Ph: (O) 020 24334071, 24324071, Email:
rssjankalyan@yahoo.co.in,
www.rssjankalyansamiti.org

hanks to the efforts of Sewa Bharati, elaborate

arrangements have been made at government
hospitals in Erumeli and Kanjirappally as well as
in Kottayam Medical College Hospital to meet the
medical requirements of the Sabarimala pilgrims.
Two additional health officials have been posted at the
Medical College to provide round-the-clock services
in coordination with the Revenue Department.
Volunteers of Ayyappa Seva Sangam, Sewa Bharati
and other voluntary organisations also render the
services to help pilgrims seeking medical assistance
at the Medical College.
The hospital is equipped to handle trauma
cases and major accidents. There will be a special
ward to treat the pilgrims. Adequate stocks of essential
drugs have been stored, District Medial Officer Dr
Jacob Varghese said. Round-the-clock medical
care would be made available at Erumeli. A special
intensive care unit and a dispensary have been set up
at the government hospital here. An ambulance would
be available 24 hours a day at Koyikkakadavu near
the entry point on the traditional forest route.
A temporary dispensary has also been arranged
adjacent to the temple in Kalaketty. At the accidentprone Kannamala Valavu, a high-tech ambulance
service would attend to the emergencies round the
clock. Adequate drugs have been stocked under
the supervision of the Kerala Medical Services
Corporation Ltd. A cardiologist has already been
posted at the Kanjirappally Taluk hospital to provide
emergency care for heart ailments, The DMO said.
Sewa Bharati, Ayyappa Seva Sangham and
major temples have also started providing free meals
to the pilgrims.

Friendship with good people becomes a great asset with the passage of time.

Sh Narayan Agrawal (420 Papar), Indore

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Akhil Bharatiya Mahila Abhyas Varga in Kanyakumari

Educate adolescent girls about the use

of Social Media: Geetatai
After the Abhyas Varga, all the
participants visited Vivekananda
Rock Memorial. They also visited
several service projects being run in
Kanyakumari district in groups. Each
group visited 5 to 8 centres and had a
very inspiring experience.

khil Bharatiya Mahila Samanvya Pramukh of

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sushri Geetatai
Gunde stressed the need to educate youth, especially
the adolescent girls, about the use of social media.
She advocated judicious use of the new media. She
was addressing the women workers of Rashtriya
Sewa Bharati (RSB) assembled at a three-day
Akhil Bharatiya Abhyas Varga in Kanyakumari.
The Varga was organised from November 27 to
29. Akhil Bharatiya Sahsewa Pramukh Shri Ajit
Mohapatra, Dakshin Tamil Nadu Prant Sanghachalak
Shri Ramnathan, Vivekananda Kendra treasurer
Shri Hanumantrao and Rashtriya Sewa Bharati
deputy general secretary Smt Renu Pathak were

Sushri Gitatai addressing the women workers

at the Abhyas Varga

present in the Varga full time. RSB vice president

Shri Narendra Desai, deputy general secretary
Shri Gurusharan Prasad and organising secretary
Shri Rakesh Jain were also available in the Varga
for guidance of the workers. RSB trustee Smt G
Padmavalli conducted the proceedings.
Geetatai further stressed the need to run more
projects for imparting samskars in the families and
also resolving the problems of the adolescent girls.
She underlined the change taking place due to social
media especially the mobile phone and internet and
said to educate the youth about its judicious use. She
said there is no need to criticise the technology. What
is needed is to ensure its judicious use by one and all.
Shri Ajit Prasad Mohapatra elaborated the
details of the service activities including inspirational
stories, suitable contacts and modalities for starting
women training centres. Smt Chandrika Chouhan
provided details of different service schemes and
time frame for their implementation. Smt Amita Jain
provided details of women development through
a PowerPoint presentation and suggested that

When a rare chance comes, seize it to do a rare deed.

Shri Niranjan Desai, Mumbai

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workshops for training should be held at different

places.
Smt. G. Padmavalli while introducing the
guests recalled that Swami Vivekananda had set up
Dhyan Yog Centre in Kanyakumari on November
27, 1862. By conducting the Mahila Abyas Varga on
the same date now after 153 years, it is an auspicious
occasion for all of us to engage ourselves in the
service of the mankind. Smt Nagaratnamma from
Chennai stressed that along with service, spiritualism
and prayers should also become part of our life. We
should remember the slogan that service to man is
service to God.

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and also the declining role

of families and temples in
it. He said in the families
women can impart
sanskars to the children
and the adolescent girls
can best inculcate values
in their younger brothers
and sisters. He said the
concept of joint family is
very strong in our country.
People in the Western
countries cannot even
imagine the concept of a
joint family. As such, he
exhorted volunteers to set
up maximum number of centres for development and
welfare of the adolescent girls.
After the Abhyas Varga, all the participants
visited Vivekananda Rock Memorial. They also
visited several service projects being run in
Kanyakumari district in groups. Each group visited
5 to 8 centres and had a very inspiring experience.
The services centres visited included beauty parlours,
Kutumb Pujan, Deep Pujan, centres for cultural
values in temples, tailoring, etc. Various activities
by nearly 6000 Self-Help Groups in Kanyakumari
were really mind-boggling.

Dr. Narendra Desai

eulogised the efforts and the
role played by Sangh founder
Dr Hedgewar in starting various
service activities by Rashtriya
Sewa Bharati. He explained in
detail the four important aspects
of Rashtriya Sewa Bharati
workAwareness, Cooperation,
Training and Research.
In the concluding session
Shri Suhasrao Hiremath
underlined the degradation
in family values, education
standards and cultural values
A mans greatness is known by his strong convictions.

Shri Gajanan Dhuri, Mumbai

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Shri Pujit Rupani Memorial Trust Rajkot

For a better Tomorrow

any children collecting garbage can be seen in

the streets from early morning to late evening.
Whatever is the season, whether rains, cold or hot,
their daily life begins from collecting the rags and
ends with it everyday. The so-called civilised people
do not even allow them to come their closer, forget
extending any help. Many scold them by calling
names. In this situation the life which begins in the
garbage basically ends in the garbage or some of
them join any criminal activity after growing. Rupani
family of Rajkot pledged to change this picture. The
family was very disturbed with the untimely passing
away of their child Pujit. But in order to make the
memories of Pujit permanent they decided to ensure
that the other children do not die untimely. Seeing
the picture of Pujit among the rag pickers the family
formed Shri Pujit Rupani Memorial Trust and started
the project on January 12, 1995.
The Trust made a small beginning by picking up
60 child rag pickers to bring them into the mainstream
by providing education, food and inculcating cultural
values. Under this project over a period of nearly
twenty years, thousands of children have been

benefited. Encouraged over the outcome, the Trust has

launched the following 12 projects.
Integrated Programme for Street Children:
Children in the age group of 6 to 14 year from
deprived and underprivileged sections of the society
are given basic education in Gujarati, besides the
cultural and moral values by qualified teachers.
Games, entertainment programmes and picnics to
historical places are also arranged for the children to
ensure their overall growth. Notebooks, school bags,
uniforms and health care facilities are also granted free
of cost. Presently, about seven centres function under
the project in Rajkot and thousands of children have
been benefited so far. More than 325 beneficiaries are
now self-employed.
Mobile Toy Library: To provide entertainment
and knowledge to the children in slum areas,
arrangements of modern toys were made. A mobile
Maruti van was donated by Rotary Midtown Club,
Rajkot, for the project. The van is equipped with the
toys, magic shows, cartoon films, puppet shows, etc.
It visits three centres in the morning and three centres
in the evening for the benefit of the children.

Do not do something for which you may have to repent later.

Sh. Surajbhan (Aara), Bihar

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are scarcely available. To cater to the

medical needs of the deprived sections
of the society, the Trust has set up an
OPD Centre at its premises where free
treatment is provided at a low charge
of Rs. 5 on every Wednesday. Besides,
free vaccination for children, free
treatment to TB patients is also provided
every day. The centre is supported by
experienced and qualified doctors. Free
health camps are also arranged from
time to time. Thousands of patients have
benefited from this scheme.

Gyanprabodhini Project: The scheme is

essentially designed to provide educational support to
the economically deprived students from government
and private schools from class VIII to class XII. The
students are picked up from class VII based on the
merit after conducting an entrance examination every
year. This entrance test is restricted to students who
score 85% or more marks in the first semester. Out of
about 500 students who take up the entrance test, 15
to 20 students are selected on the basis of merit and
their economic background. The selected students are
provided books, stationery, school bags, uniforms and
cycles free of cost right up to class X. Group coaching
is also provided free by the expert teachers in the Trust
premises. Healthcare facilities are also provided free
whenever required. Till now about 66 students have
taken respectable positions in the society in the areas
of Engineering, Medicine, Teaching,
Accountancy and another 178 students
are likely to join various fields shortly.

Medicine to needy Children:

A sum of rupees four lakh has been
earmarked for this project to provide medicines to
needy children, which are prescribed by Trusts
doctors. This scheme benefits nearly 500 child patients
every year.
Sewing and Embroidery Classes: More than
3000 women from economically families have been
trained under this scheme till date. Most of them have
been granted sewing machines by Gujarat Mahila
Arthik Vikas Nigam.
Computer Training for Women: In this highly
job-oriented area, women from deprived sections of the
society are provided computer training of MS Office,
Tally, DTP, etc. courses by expert computer teachers.
Till now, nearly 1500 women have been granted
training under the scheme and are employed.
Project for Rag Picker Women: With a view

Music and Dance School: The

Trust has started a music and dance
school at Ring Road in Rajkot. Training
in music and dance is provided by expert
teachers at a nominal cost. About 100
students pass out from this school every
year.
Medical Centre: The Trust
campus is situated in a backward area
of Rajkot where medical facilities
Courage is the cornerstone of mans fortune.

Agroha Industries, Indore

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More than 3000 women

from economically
deprived families have
been trained under the
scheme till date. Most of
them have been granted
sewing machines by
Gujarat Mahila Arthik
Vikas Nigam.
to improve the life of rag picker women, and to make
their work comfortable and also to ensure that they do
not remain rag pickers for whole life, they are provided
with some facilities like aprons, masks, slippers, hand
gloves, security arrangements with Police help as also
legal help. The Trust also pays insurance premium for
them for their service to the society.
Vidyadeep Project: Keeping in view the fact
that most of the government schools are not well
equipped with primary computer facilities as is the
case with private schools, the Trust has entered into
an agreement with the Rajkot Municipal Corporation
to teach the students. The Trust sends expert computer
teachers to teach the students basic knowledge of
information technology.
Paramdeep Computer Project: The Trust
has taken a small but important step by engaging a
Maruti Van with computer laptop and expert computer
teachers who visit the children of poor
families residing in backward areas of
the city every day. Students of standard
VII and above are eligible to draw the
benefit of the scheme.

the society or boycotted by the family. The project

is being handled by the Trust under the leadership
of District Collector and child welfare committee.
Hundreds of children have benefited from this project
which is being closely monitored by the Chairman
of the Trust and the State Minister Shri Vijaybhai
Rupani and Director of Child helpline project. It
may be mentioned here that except this project, all
other projects are being run by the Trust without
any Government grant. Last but not the least, the
Trust holds various functions like Bal Ramotsav,
Bal Sangam and Bal Pratibha Samman.
Shri Pujit Rupani Memorial Trust, Rajkot
Killol, Mayur Nagar-1, opp.East Rajkot Municipal
Corporation, Bhav Nagar Road, Rajkot 360003, Gujarat
Ph: (O) 0281 2704545, 2701098,
Email: pujitrupani@gmail.com,
www.childlineindia.org.in

Child Helpline (1098) Project:

This is a very noble project being
handled by the Trust. The project
has been allocated to the Trust by the
Central Government with the object to
protect alone child, to help sick children
who have no shelter, to protect the child
from assault by aggressive people of
Modesty and sweet words are a mans greatest ornament, rest is subterfuge.

Basant Enterprises, Indore

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8th National Convention of Saksham in Kanyakumari

Holding the hands of 2.5cr

differently-abled is the responsibility of all
Dr. Krishna Gopal
Gunwant Singh Kothari and national president of
Saksham Dr Milind Kasabekar. Reception Committee
president and noted neurosurgeon Dr Aramugam
welcomed all the delegates. A DVD carrying the detail
of Saksham was also released by Dr Kasabekar at the
inaugural session.

SS Sahsarkaryavah Dr Krishna Gopal said

holding the hand of 2.5 crore differently abled
is the responsibility of all the physically fit people.
He said one does not need to be taught how to do
sewa, it is in our culture and blood since ages. He was
addressing the concluding ceremony of 8th national
convention of Saksham at Vivekananda Kendra in
Kanyakumari on November 29. The convention began
on November 27.
He further said the work of Saksham has
assumed the national status and now the work should
be accelerated. He said Gandhiji had cancelled a prefixed meeting with Lord Irvin for serving leprosy
afflicted Shri Parchureji. Sewa is in our blood.
Therefore, holding the hand of differently-abled is
the responsibility of all, he added.
The convention was inaugurated by hoisting the
Saksham flag by RSS Akhil Bharatiya Sewa Pramukh
Shri Suhasrao Hiremath, Sah Sewa Pramukh Shri

Addressing the convention Union Minister

of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri
Thavarchand Gehlot said his Ministry is committed
to the empowerment of differently abled. Limbs are
distributed by organising camps all over the country.
Scholarship to differently abled students is now being
granted up to the post graduation. The amount of
scholarship has also been raised. He pointed out that
about 46,000 students have benefited so far. He said
physical handicappedness has been divided into 19
parts so that all can get any kind of benefit.
Shri Suhasrao Hiremath called upon the workers
to create Sakshams unit in every district and there
should be concrete efforts in every Prant for capacity
building of the differently abled. He also stressed
the need to bring all like-minded organisations
together. He said the birth centenary of third RSS
Sarsanghachalak Shri Bala Saheb Deoras is being
celebrated as social harmony year. Therefore concrete
efforts should be made to curb caste differences in
the society.
In his general secretary report presented at the
convention Shri Ram Agrawal pointed out that the
work of Saksham has reached almost all the states.
There are committees in 35 Prants, there are conveners
in two Prants and there are district committees

People who make others happy by their sweet words, never face adversity.

Pradip Solanki, Delhi, Phone: 9810344733

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in four Prants. He said

have been conducted. 15
delegates from Manipur,
deafs have been adopted at
north Assam, Himachal
Kanigiri of Andhra Pradesh.
Pradesh and Jammu have
Cutting tailoring training
also attended the national The new national executive of Saksham was also is imparted at Tiruppur.
convention this time. By elected in Kanyakumari. After the completion The eye banks of Karnal
and large a total of 403 of election process Dr Vivekananda Verma, the and Ambala have collected
delegates from 37 Prants returning officer, declared Dr Dayal Singh Panwar 1 2 0 0 e y e s t h i s y e a r .
attended the convention. as new president. Shri Kashinath Lakkaraju was Camps were organised in
He said delegates came declared general secretary. Then Dr Panwar declared Delhi, Alwar, Katihar and
from all the Prants barring the new executive. Akhil Bharatiya Sewa Pramukh Narsinghpur along with the
West Odisha, East Odisha, Shri Suhasrao Hiremath declared Dr Sukumar as new Union Ministry of Social
Dakshin Banga, Dakshin organising secretary of Saksham, while Shri Gunwant Justice and Empowerment
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh Singh Kothari will be the new Palak Adhikari.
for distribution of limbs to
and Punjab. Committees
around 3000 needy people.
have been constituted this year in Uttar Karnataka, The limbs distributed are worth Rs 1.5 crore. At the
Uttar Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Banga, Convention venue in Kanyakumari also limbs were
Pashchim Odisha and Manipur. Prant Conveners distributed to 39 people.
have been appointed in Dakshin Assam and JammuDr Pawan Sthapak, vice president of Saksham
Kashmir. District conveners have been appointed at and also noted eye surgeon of Jabalpur, provided
Roing in Arunachal Pradesh, Pathankot in Punjab, detailed information about the causes of blindness and
Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in Odisha.
how to prevent them. Shri Shirish Darvhekar, national
He said for skill development of the differently vice president, provided information about the brail
books and audio recording. Shri Siddhacharya from
abled computer training centres are run in Kerala and
Tirupati, who runs 16 schools for visually challenged
Karnataka. Brail printing and audio recording have people in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, also shared his
been started in Vidarbha and Goa. Employment help experience.
centre, started in Nagpur, has helped 40 people get
Saksham this year celebrated the birth centenary
employment in different sectors. Under the Sudarshan
of
leading
visually challenged saint of Maharashtra
Samdrishti project, eye operation of 200 people
Pragrachakshu ji at many places. Dr Milind
Kasabekar provided detailed information
about the life and work of Pujya Shri
Gulabrao Maharaj. Shri Ashok Tembe and
Shri Gyanprakash Yadav of Indore provided
information about cure of various diseases
through music.

Dr Dayal Singh Panwar is

new president of Saksham

Saksham
16, "Devdatta Bhavan",
Rana Pratap Nagar Square,
Nagpur - 440022, (Maharashtra)
Ph:-0712 - 2244918,
Mb: 07122244918,
Email:esaksham@yahoo.com,
www.sakshamseva.org
Wisdom is eternal in itself, we have only to discover it.

Omprakash Kejriwal, Ranchi

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Shri Siddhinath Singh and Shri Yashpal

Gupta new president and Treasurer of RSB

hri Siddhinath Singh, Bihar

Kshetra Sanghachalak of RSS
and an engineer by education, was
elected new national president
of Rashtriya Sewa Bharati. He
replaced Shri Suryaprakash Sh Siddhinath Singh
Tonk, who completed his term as
president. Shri Tonk will continue to devote his time
for Rashtriya Sewa Bharati as a Trustee. The election
to new office bearers took place in Kanyakumari on
November 30. All senior office bearers were present
at the meeting. Apart from it, Shri Yashpal Gupta
was elected new Treasurer. He replaced Shri KL
Mallya whose term also ended. Shri Yashpal Gupta
is Sah Zilla Sanghachalak of RSS in East Delhi. Shri
KL Mallya will also continue to devote his time for
Rashtriya Sewa Bharati as a Trustee.

constituted the new executive committee which is

as follows:

The formalities of election were completed by

returning officer Shri PEB Menon. On request of
the Returning Officer names for
the posts of President, General
Secretary and Treasurer were
proposed and seconded by the
members. Dr. Atul Bhuskute
proposed the name of Shri
Siddhinath Singh for the post of
Sh Yashpal Gupta
President, which was seconded
by Shri Yash Pal Gupta and Shrimati Renu Pathak.
For the post of General Secretary, the name of Shri
Rishipal Dadwal was proposed by Smt Chandrika
Chauhan and was seconded by Shri Gurusharan
Prasad. For the post of Treasurer, the name of
Shri Yash Pal Gupta was proposed by Shri Atul
Bhuskute, Smt Amita Jain and Smt G Padmavalli.
Newly elected president Shri Siddhinath Singh

Nirvana can be achieved by shunning attachment.

Shri Siddhinath Singh, President

Shri P.E.B. Menon, Vice President
Dr. Narendra Desai, Vice President
Dr. Atul Govind Bhuskute, Vice President
Shri Rishipal Dadwal, General Secretary
Shri Gurusharan Prasad, Dy Gen. Secretary
Smt. Renu Pathak, Dy General Secretary
Shri Yaspal Gupta, Treasurer
Shri Mukesh Sharma, Co-Treasurer
Shri Rakesh Jain, Organising Secretary
Shri Narayan Dev, Office Secretary
Shri Ajit Prasad Mohpatra, Trustee
Shri Suryaprakash Tonk, Trustee
Shri KL Mallya, Trustee
Shri KG Parande, Trustee
Shri Ajit Prasad Mohapatra, Trustee
Smt Amita Jain, Trustee
Shri V. Rama Krishnan, Trustee,
Shri Kailash Chandra Sharma, Trustee
Shri Chandrika Chauhan, Trustee
Smt. G. Padmavalli, Trustee
Smt. Rama Popli, Trustee
Shri G. Prabhakar Nayak, Trustee
Shri Sundar Lakshman, Special Invitee
Shri Suresh Agrawal, Special Invitee
Shri Praveen Othiya, Special Invitee

Capital Trust Service, Sector 37, Chandigarh, Phone: 09417566077

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Bharat of My dreams!
Annual Function of Sewa Bharati Madhya Bharat
As part of the annual function, Sewa
Bh ara ti Ma dh ya Bh ara t Pr an t
organised various competitions
be tw een No ve mb er 26 an d 28
to bo ost the tal en t of ch ild ren
attending Sewa Bharati projects.

ewa Bharati Madhya Prant unit conducted

various competitions as part of its annual
function from November 26 to 28. Children
attending the projects of Sewa Bharati like computer
training, typing training centre, Vanvasi boys
hostel, Sewa Vidya Mandir, etc participated in the
competitions. The annual function was inaugurated
by Prant Pracharak Shri Gorelal Barache, Dr MK
Shukla and Sewa Bharati Madhya Bharat Prant
president Shri Gopal Krishna Godani by lighting
the lamp.
The competitions were organised under the

supervision of the judges. The Judges announced the

names of the winners who scored first, second and
third. On November 26, competitions like typing,
computer typing, rangoli, painting, needle-thread,
rope-jumping, essay (Bharat of my dreams, Women
can achieve anything), freedom from corruption,
oratory (steps required to make Bhopal a smart city,
Mind power is insurmountable), ragging should be
abolished altogether were organised.
On November 27, competitions on solo,
multiple dancing, songs-bhajans, Gita chanting,
chair race and elimination sport were organised. On
November 28, final competitions were held. Chief
Guest was Prant Pracharak Shri Gorelal Bharche,
special invitee Shri Gopal Krishna Godani, and Dr
Mahendra Kumar Shukla, president, Sewa Bharati,
Madhya Bharat, were present. Concept of the
programme was conceived by Shri Jagdish Prasad
Malviya, treasurer of Sewa Bharati. Girls and boys
who scored first, second and third positions again
presented inspiring programmes on Gita chanting and
dancing. In the end, prizes were distributed.
On this occasion Shri Jagdish Prasad Malviya
was felicitated on his 76th birthday.
Shri Malviya donated Rs. 75,000 to
Sewa Bharati and desired t use the
amount as scholarships to meritorious
students of the hostels run by Sewa
Bharati.
Sewa Bharati (Madhya Bharat)
Bhopal
"Matrachaya", opp. Maida Mill,
Hosangabad Marg, Ramathirth
Nagar, Bhopal-462011 (M.P.)
Ph. 0755-4271483, 4270517
E-mail: swbharati@yahoo.co.in

First of all, develop your mind, then do whatever you want to do.

Somnath Agrawal, Punjab

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Haryana

Workers training camp in Karnal

ewa Bharati Haryana conducted a workers

training camp at Karnal Prant Karyalaya from
December 5 to 6. State president Dr Budh Singh and
Prant Sewa Pramukh Shri Krishna Kumar were also
present. Rashtriya Sewa Bharati general secretary Shri
Rishipal Dadwal also guided the workers on December
6. He educated the workers about the attitude towards
donors and people, management of funds received
from the donors and utilisation of the funds under
different heads. He said the volunteers of Sewa Bharti
are honest, but as the saying goes that you should
not only be honest but must appear to be honest. He
emphasised on financial management. Earlier Dr Budh
Singh said the time is favourable and we should speed
up our activities in different areas. RSS Prant Prachar
Pramukh Shri Anil Kumar emphasised on increasing
publicity of the activities.

Tamil Nadu

Free coaching in
underdeveloped areas

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of songs, prayers and games through which they

get introduced to our culture. In keeping with our
traditional practice, every year on Guru-Purnima Day,
the tuition centre students bring flowers and offer them
at the feet of their teacher as a mark of their respect and
gratitude. Thus, the students learn not just their school
lessons, but also the important aspects of our culture.

Delhi

Workshop on importance
of community service

ewa Bharati Delhi conducted a workshop on

community service at GD Goenka Public School
in Vasant Kunj on December 8, 2015. It was held
for the students of Class XI. The prime objective
of the workshop was to sensitise the students about
the importance of service to the mankind. A twelveminute video was shown to the students about various
kinds of activities conducted by Sewa Bharati such as
tailoring, computer education, medical aid to the needy,
coaching classes up to 10+2 students etc. The students
were also made aware of the importance of Corporate
Social Responsibility in contemporary times. This was
followed by question-answer round.

ewa Bharati Tamil Nadu conducts free coaching

centres in underdeveloped areas and slums
catering to the education needs of the students from
economically deprived sections. On an average, there
is one volunteer-teacher for every 35 students. The
teachers develop personal rapport with the students
by spending quality time with them. This helps the
teachers to understand the students weaknesses
and requirements well, and make them improve
in their studies. The
teachers also strive to
make school dropouts
continue their studies.
For two hours every
week, the students
take a break from their
textbooks and have
an enjoyable session

Man and his life alone are sources of energy.

Dharma Prakash, Kanpur

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Bhoomipujan for RSB Sewa Kendra in Delhi

ujya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami

Rajrajeshwarashram Maharaj and RSS
Sarkaryavah Shri Bhaiyaji Joshi performed
the bhoomipjan for new building of Rashtriya
Sewa Bharati and also Shri Hanuman temple
at Wazirabad in Delhi on November 19,
2015 The bhoomipujan ceremony was jointly
organised by Rashtriya Sewa Bharati and
Shri Sadadhiv Mandir Sanyas Math Trust.
About 1300 workers from Wazirabad and
the surrounding areas were also present on
the occasion.
The proposed Sewa Kendra by
Rashtriya Sewa Bharati will have projects
for promoting self-reliance among downtrodden,
training centre, study and research centre in the field
of sewa, sewa literature library and an auditorium.
Shri Hanuman Mandir is for spiritual excellence.
These projects will come up at the land of 16 Bigha in
Wazirabad. Prominent among those who were present
on the occasion included Akhil Bharatiya Sah Sewa
Pramukh Shri Ajit Mohapatra, VHP general secretary
organisation Shri Dinesh Chandra, president of Badri
Bhagat Jhandewalan Temple Society Shri Naveen
Kapoor, BJP general secretary organisation Shri
RamLal, Poojniya Swami Ganesh Swaroopananda
Maharaj from Bangalore, Rashtriya Sewa Bharati
president Shri Surya Prakash Tonk, general secretary

Shri Bhaiyaji Joshi and Shri Suryaprakash Tonk

performing the Bhoomipujan

Shri Rishipal Dadwal, RSS Kshetra Pracharak Shri

Prem Kumar, BJP MP Shri Manoj Tiwari, many
Sanyasis and top functionaries of RSS and the
Rashtriya Sewa Bharati. On this occasion a free
medical camp was organised by Sewa Bharti Delhi.
Started in 2003 the Rashtriya Sewa Bharati is an
umbrella organisation of more than 900 affiliated sewa
organisations spread throughout the country, sincerely
involved in running various projects pertaining
to health, education, self reliance, social work,
environment protection, awareness, etc. The total
number of projects run by the affiliated organisations
are about 70,000 as on date and that of associates are
more than 1,40,000.

Great people are those who become torch bearers for others from the core of their heart.

Bhaskar, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) Phone: 09424163177

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Press Conference in Meerut

30,000 more school kits

for quake-affected students of Nepal

ashtriya Sewa Bharati dispatched 30,000

more school kits to earthquake affected school
children of Nepal. These kits have been collected
from all over the country. The kits, worth Rs 85 lakh,
consist of school bags, stationery, geometry boxes,
copies and registers. The material was dispatched in
four trucks. These kits have to be distributed among
the students before March, as new academic session
begins in Nepal from March.
This information was provided by Rashtriya
Sewa Bharati and Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
Nepal leaders at a joint press conference organised
in Meerut on December 5, 2015. Former Rashtriya
Sewa Bharati president Shri Suryaprakash Tonk,
national organising secretary Shri Rakesh Jain, Sah
Rashtra Pracharak of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
Nepal Shri Revit Kumar and Major General (retd)
Shri Narbahadur Kandel from Nepal prominently
addressed the media persons.

The similar number of school kits was

dispatched to Nepal in August 2015. The Government
of Nepal has reduced custom duty on the material
to just one per cent. The material in Nepal has
to be distributed by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
workers. Shri Revit Kumar and Major General (retd)
Shri Narbahadur Kandel came from Nepal for this
purpose. Shri Kandel is paying special attention to
the reconstruction of religious places of Nepal which
were damaged during the earthquake.
Shri Revit Kumar helps Nepal Rashtra
Pracharak Shri Vedprakash on behalf of the Hindu
Swayamsevak Sangh. Rashtriya Sewa Bharati is an
umbrella organisation which coordinates between
1.52 lakh sewa projects being carried out about 1000
organisations in the country. Hindu Swayamsevak
Sangh has worked in 45 countries. There are about
750 Shakhas of the HSS all over the world. There
are 200 Shakhas in Nepal alone.

The similar number of

school kits was dispatched
to Nepal in August 2015.
The Government of Nepal
has reduced custom duty
on the material to just one
per cent. The material in
Nepal has to be distributed
by Hindu Swayamsevak
Sangh workers.
It is only the cowards who do evil deeds. The brave people never indulge in evil deeds.

Dr Kirti Vardhan Sahni, Delhi

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Haryana

An effective campaign against Addiction

G
eographically, Haryana is surrounded by Punjab,
Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh which are very
prosperous. However Haryana too is not a poor state, it
has a large number of economically deprived people.
Thus, efforts are needed to bring these deprived people
at par. A good beginning in this regard was made in
Jind in 1978. However, systematically the work began
in 1980 under the guidance of Shri Jaswant Rai and
Shri Ram Kishan Singhal.

With the active cooperation of the workers, a free

dispensary was set up in Sewa Basti under the guidance
of Dr Kadam Singh, a philanthropist. In the beginning,
many teething troubles were encountered like poor
response from the people of the Basti. But gradually
the people started cooperating because of the untiring
efforts of the volunteers. Finally the dispensary started
working satisfactorily. Presently in Jind, the dispensary
is running under the overall guidance of Shri Suresh
Mangla. Gradually, sewa activities were started in threefour districts. Registration of Sewa Bharati was done in
Jind, but in the 1990s its office was shifted to Rohtak.
Under the guidance of the then Sarsanghachalak
Shri Balasaheb Deoras in 1988-89 during the birth
centenary of Dr Hedgewar, funds were collected for
the expansion of the sewa activities. In Haryana, Shri
Kashmirilal was made Prant Sewa Pramukh.
After Jind, Dr Ganpat Rai Batra and Dr Ram Lal
(both of them are no more now) set up a free dispensary
in Rajendra Nagar Sewa Basti and Kabir Basti in
Sonipat. Here also, in the initial stage, difficulties

were encountered but soon these were overcome.

Later on, Dr. Ganpat Rai through his untiring efforts
set up a free dispensary at Barota village. By opening
a tailoring centre and a Bal Sanskar Kendra Dr. Ganpat
Rai brought a big change in the lives of the villagers.
Similarly, the activities of Sewa Bharati extended
to all the 21 districts of Haryana. The activities were
carried out under the guidance of Shri Nand Kumar
from 2005 to 2012. In Bhiwani, 28 service projects are
working properly. Shri Arjunlal and Shri Prehlad Rai
Solanki, Vice Presidents of Sewa Bharati, are trying
their best to make the children aware of the traditional
Bharatiya values. They keep on sending children to
training camps.
In Hisar, 30 projects are going on. Sewa Bharati
is also doing good work in Kurukshetra. A girl child
from a backward community came into contact of Sewa
Bharati. In a short span, she started running a Sanskar
Kendra. She was a meritorious student. While running
the centre, she worked hard and scored first position
in M.A. (Music) from Kurukshetra University and
received gold medal from the then President of India
Smt Pratibha Patil. At present, the that girl is Principal
of A.S. Jain College, Ambala and is in close contact
of Sewa Bharati.
Shri Sriniwas Harodia of Charkhi Dadri in
Bhiwani has been running a prohibition campaign for
the last 20 years. He has been successful in convincing
hundreds of people to shun the evil habit of drinking. He
is mainly concentrating on rural folk for this purpose.
After reaching the village, first of all he performs a
yajna and afterwards he administers a pledge to them
to quit addiction.
In Panchkula, a young man from a poor family
fell sick. Due to shortage of funds, his parents could
not afford his treatment and left him on the road. One
of the Sewa Bharati volunteers Shri Ram Swarup
Varma shifted him to a hospital and ensured necessary
treatment. After recovering, the young man learnt
driving and is now a driver.

Learning is a lifelong process. There is no age for learning.

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