Revered Swami Govindadev Giri ji, Revered Swami Chaitanyanandaji, Eknathji Janmashati Samaroh Samiti Chairman Shri Dipok Kumar Borthakur ji, Respected
Sri Lakshmi Didi and Pramila Taiji, Justice (Retd.) C.V. Ramulu and
Sradheya Krishna Kumar Asthanaji, Members of the Eknathji Janma Shati
Marga Darshak Mandal Distinguished Invitees, Pariwar Bandus, Kendra
Karyakartas, Sisters and Brothers.
On the occasion of the Inauguration of the Vigyan Bhavan Bus Stop, Maulana Azad Road, South Block, Man Singh Road Area, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, IndiaJanma
Shati Parva of Swargeeya Eknathji Ranade, the spirit behind the
Vivekananda Rock Memorial and Vivekananda Kendra Kanyakumari.
I, on behalf of Kendra offer our heartiest Pranams to all the leading
and enlightened personalities assembled in this Vigyan Bhawan
auditorium.
Sisters and brothers; it is needless to stress here
that many of you in the audience had occasion to work with Eknathji
while he was a Sangha Adikari or when he had taken up the work of
construction of Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari.
I have been asked to say a few words about my
association and experience while working with him. I consider it a great
honour that I worked under him for nine years. Eknathji was a
multifaceted personality and it is very difficult to say which facet of
his life was more bright and colourful. But it was a life full of
challenges and achievements.
Belonging to a very humble family, facing all
problems and hardships from his childhood days, he rose to extraordinary
heights. His life was an example of high dedication. Right from the
college life, he became a fulltime RSS Pracharak and continued so till
his last breath. It was a life of dedication personified.
Eknathji was a visionary of highest order (a Deerga
Darshi). During 1950, when there was an earthquake of very high
intensity in the North east region of India and the river Brahmaputra
changed its course, resulting in most parts of Assam and nearby areas
being inundated under flood waters causing extensive loss of life and
property. Eknathji, as the Poorwanchal Pracharak of the RSS had
organised massive relief work. During that time Param Poojaneeya Guruji
visited that area along with Eknathji to have a first hand report of
the co1losal loss of life and property. At that time Eknathji had
apprised Guruji that the entire North – east region is a melting pot and
needs immediate attention. He told Guruji that anti – national forces
are working freely and openly to deface the cultural mosaic of Assam
and other Indegenious faiths of North East areas. He stressed upon
Guruji to spread the networking of RSS in those far flung areas. How
truthful Eknathji’s assessment of the north east 65 years ago! It is all
visible to-day.
Eknathji was a man of high commitment and obedience.
When Param Poojaneya Guruji entrusted him with the work of Vivekananda
Rock Memorial he readily accepted it even though he never had experience
of constructing any memorial or Mandir in the past. For Eknathji it was
a “Anjna” the obedience to the hierchey and it was to be followed
implicitly. His obedience was remarkable. His commitment for the given
cause was unquestionable.
Eknathji was a good strategist. When he took up the
work of Vivekananda Rock Memorial, he had to confront with many problems
from various sources. With cool head, and boldness he prioritised the
work. He handled the situation very effectively and firmly, while
dealing with Prof. Humayun Kabir, the then Tourism Minister who opposed
the very idea of a Vivekananda Rock Memorial, tooth and nail. Eknathji
humbled him shrewdly and Prof. Kabir had to withdraw his opposition.
Similarly he brought all those who were opposing the
Vivekananda Memorial in Kanyakumari, by persuasion, and reconciliation
to his side. Even, the obstinate Chief Minister of Tamilnadu Shri M.
Bhaktavalsalam who said that the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in the midsea
would never be allowed during his life time had to change his views and
toe the line as suggested by Eknathji. Shri Bhaktavalsam became an
ardent supporter of Vivekananda Rock Memorial later. The credit goes to
Eknathji’s style of handling people occupying even in high position.
Eknathji was a man who believed in hot pursuit. He
never left anything for chances or resorted to causal approach. When
Late Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, asked Eknathji to prepare a memorandum
for submitting to Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru to get his consent for the
construction of Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari, duly signed by
as many MPs as possible. Eknathji immediately plunged in the task of
getting the signatures of the Members of Parliament belonging to
different political ideologies. His ability for hot pursuit and his
persuasive capacity enabled him to get the signatures of 323 MPs within 3
days, fully supporting the need for a befitting memorial to Swami
Vivekananda in the midsea at Kanyakumari. This act of Eknathji exhibited
high commitment to the given task and his ability to persuade all
sections of the people irrespective of what political color they
carried.
As a master organiser, Eknathji very capably
galvanized a team of highly dedicated and competent people for the
erection of Vivekananda Rock Memorial in quick time. The most difficult
task under taken by Eknathji in his life time found fruition in a record
time of six years. He evolved a unique fund-raising programme whereby
he could reach out to even to the common man who also contributed Rs.
One and had the fulfillment of owning the great memorial. Thirty lakhs
of people contributed Rupees Eighty lakhs and made it a truly National
monument. Central and State Governments, Industrialists and businessmen
also contributed for this national cause without any reservation.
Eknathji was highly inspired by Swami Vivekananda’s
life and message. As a college student he studied Swamiji’s life and got
himself fully saturated with his patriotism and love for Bharatheeya
sanskriti. As Swami Vivekananda was the sheet anchor for the Indian
freedom movement, Eknathji was always of the view that the great
Swamiji’s message of love for Bharat should be preached to the younger
generation, out of whom the new workers will come like young lions. He
therefore, after the construction of Vivekananda Rock Memorial,
immediately engaged himself to spread the message of Swami Vivekananda
to the nook and corner of India. His oft-quoted words are “Vivekananda
Rock Memorial is only a monument in granite stone to perpetuate
Swamiji’s historic meditation on the divine Rock. Where as the
Vivekananda Kendra, a spiritually oriented service mission is a memorial
in flesh and blood to carry, His message to the younger generation.
Therefore Eknathji started training and deploying young men and women,
as Jeevan Vratis (Missionaries) to devote themselves in service
activities and thereby carry the message of selfless service and
potential divinity of man as preached by great Swami Vivekananda.
As envisioned earlier, he felt the country’s
north-eastern region needs prompt and careful attention, therefore he
gave priority for that area and deputed a team of Jeevan Vraties to
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur etc.
Eknathji’s direction to the young Jeevan Vratis,
who were deputed to North – east region was very clear and
straightforward. The people living in those far-flung hilly areas should
develop love for the country and therefore their patriotic fervour
should be triggered. Giving formal education by setting up a chain of
schools in the north-east border areas to give man-making and
character-building education was the need of the hour. Kendra, within a
decade could set up number of such educational institutions in Assam,
Arunachal and Nagaland. Intensive and extensive rural development
programmes along with health and hygiene work in the interior tribal
areas have created a congenial atmosphere for Kendra work.
While taking up all these service activities, Eknathji gave a free hand and timely encouragement to the Kendra workers.
Vivekananda Kendra fulfilled the dream of Eknathji
by setting up an Institute of Culture in Guwahati, Assam to cater to the
needs of the North Eastern states, with the soul purpose of (a) to
understand the richness of the traditional systems and identify the
unifying elements that bind us. (b) reflect on how best to provide
meaningful continuity to these practices in a fast changing complex life
style and (c) give inspiring leadership with the idea of Development
through culture.
Another dream of Eknathji was fulfilled when Kendra
set up the Vivekananda International Foundation in Delhi in 2009 as an
independent and non – partisan institution that promote quality research
and offers a platform for dialogue and conflict resolution.
Few of the programs as dreamt by Eknathji which are yet to be given practical shape are:-
Setting up 12 zonal centres for the training of dedicated workers.
2) Setting up a research Centre on Yoga Vedanta of International standard in Kanyakumari.
3) Setting up model Educational institutions for girls in all the districts of India.
We are sure by the blessings of the Almighty Kendra
will be able to fulfill all the dream projects of Eknathji as early as
possible.
With these words I conclude by thanking all of you once again.
Vande Mataram!
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