Monthly Archives: September 2011

Bhagat Singh

A boy was on walk with his father. After sometime,not hearing the footsteps  of boy, father looked back. Boy was sitting and seemed to be planting something. “What are you doing?”asked father ” I shall grow guns all over the … Continue reading

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Correcting our mistakes

“Oh Nana, I have made a mistake!” While returning from the market Pandit Deendayal ji suddenly stopped and told Shri Nanaji Deshmukh. “I had four coins with me when I left home, and one of them was a bad coin. … Continue reading

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Guru Dakshina – True Incidents – Samarpan Bhaava of Swayamsevaks

Guru Dakshina -True Incidents – Samarpan Bhaava of Swayamsevaks It was an evening student shakha in Jamnagar, Gujarat. All the young swayamsevaks were in full uniform and were assembled to perform Guru Puja. After the customary bauddhik, every s’sevak walked … Continue reading

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Importance of Reviewing

The Two Wood-Cutters Story It was a bright sunny morning and Ram and Shiv were on the way to the forest. Each carried a large axe, which they used to chop down the trees to sell in the market. They … Continue reading

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Dushta-saangatya Dosham

On the way to the great Ujjaini Nagaram, there was a Pippala-Vruksham (Ashwattha Vruksham). On it use to live a Vaayasam (crow) and a Hamsa. One afternoon, when Suurya-deva was showing His power, came a Paantha (traveller). He not able … Continue reading

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Paropakaari

Long time ago, Bandar, which is in Aandhra Pradesh, was a small town. One day a person was walking on a street of Bandar. The style of his walk itself showed his honesty. After all only an honest person never … Continue reading

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THE OBSTACLE IN OUR PATH

In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked … Continue reading

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Generosity

Mahatma Gandhi went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours he addressed a meeting in Orissa. After his speech a poor old woman got up. She was bent with … Continue reading

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The Birmingham Karyalaya AKA the “Hut”!

The Birmingham Karyalaya has been an important site for Sangh work in the UK for many years. Bethaks, local shibirs and even daily shakhas take place there. However do you know how the Karyalaya came about into existence? The challenges … Continue reading

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The First UK Vistaarak

To begin, some of you reading this are probably asking yourself the question. What is a Vistaarak? A Vistaarak is an individual who commits a period of a their life, from a week, a month, six months or even up … Continue reading

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