"Manthan" Highlights, April-June, 1996 (Dr. Hedgewar Special) 'Manthan' is the Quarterly Journal of Deendayal Research Institute Vol. XVII, No. 2 "Churn on diligently" (Srimadbhagwat 8-6-23) --------------------------------------------------------------- ".... Once you feel the inspiration that of all people, who have been entrusted by the Almighty to uplift our country, you are also one of them, thereafter you will not lose a minute in making all-out efforts with heart and soul towards that end. ...." -- Dr. Hedgewar --------------------------------------------------------------- EDITORIAL Excerpt: "....The responsibility of editorship of Manthan is changing once again. I have to execute my new responibilities as a legislator in the Rajya Sabha, according to the wishes of the elders of the DRI family. The editing and publishing responsibility of Manthan has now been handed over to Mananiya Shri Yadav Rao Deshmukh. Mananiya Yadav Rao has long been a Sangh Pracharak, later on the editor of Panchjanya Weekly and thereafter of the Yug Week from Lucknow. Since the DRI embarked upon the Rural Reconstruction Project at Gonda (Gonda Gramoday Prakalp). Shri Yadav Rao has been entrusted its responsibility as the right hand man of respected Nana Ji. For the last four years he has been the General Secretary of Deendayal Research Institute. ...." --Dr. Mahesh Chandra Sharma, Outgoing Editor, Manthan ------------------------------------------------------------- The Last Speech of Dr. Hedgewar June 9th, Valedictory Function, Officers Training Camp, Nagpur, 1940 Address to the young swayamsevaks Excerpt: "... Make a solemn vow that so long life pulsates in your body, you will never neglect Sangh-responsibility. No discussion should ever be able to cause a dilution of the mission. There should be no occasion of mentioning with apology that you 'had been a Swayamsevak five years ago.' We will persist to remain Swayamsevaks as long as we live. Keep up the vigilance to maintain your determination to promote Sangh-work with your mind, body and soul. Everyday, while sleeping think over how much efforts you have made to escalate the Sangh. ...." ".... It should also be remembered that Sangh-work is not fulfilled merely by regularly attending the Sanghasthan daily or participating the programmes therein enthusiastically. We have to organize the Hindu society spread over the length and bredth of Hindusthan from the Himalayas to Kanya Kumari. The really important efforts are to be made not only amongst the swayamsevaks but also amongst the outsiders. It becomes our ardent duty to explain to them that we should help them understand clearly the true path of the upliftment of the nation. This path is only of organisation. RSS does not want to involve itself in any other activity. The question as to what Sangh would do in the future is irrelevant. Sangh will only extend this organisational work manifold. Proceeding only in this way, we will surely see a day when the entire Bharat will be Sangh-saturated. Then no power on earth will dare to look with enmity towards the Hindu society. We do not plan aggression of any other land but we shall for ever be cautious that no one should be able to attack us. ...." -------------------------------------------------------- "The Relevance of Shri Guruji's Thoughts Today" First lecture of Commemoration-Lecture Series, DRI Auditorium Speech by Shri Dattopant Thengadi, (founder Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh), the Chief Guest Excerpt(s):