Arise Bharat

The Hindus fought a series of battles to liberate the Sri RamaJanmabhumi at Ayodhya and re-build the Sri Ram Mandir. The timeline of it is at this link .

But how did the Hindus fight the 77th battle which led to the final liberation ? What was different from the earlier ones ? How did the participation in this become pan-Bharat ?How was the network of these common persons built ? How were the Ram Shila, Ram Jyoti, Ram paduka movements organised? Who built the pan Bharat network by which Hindus from remote villages of Bharat came for Karseva at Ayodhya in both 1990 & 1992 ?

The answer lies in a movement seeded in 1925, viz the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Generations of RSS swayamsevaks since 1925 have been working relentlessly spreading the network of organising the Hindus across villages, towns and cities. Swayamsevaks have gone into various streams of national life to galvanise the society. Thus, a huge network of Hindus has been built who are committed to the nation and Dharma. The core training of the Sangh is to work in the background, as a catalyst in the society to solve issues and problems. Many a times, the outsiders to Sangh cannot fathom what happened in the background looking at only the end result. Unfortunately, some well meaning intellectuals also cannot fathom this.

The core of this huge movement is a band of youth in each village and basti who work selflessly for the welfare of the village / basti and at the same time being sensitive to national issues. In their daily prarthana, the swayamsevaks sing “Vayam Hindu Rashtrangabhoota” , i.e., “we are parts of the body of Hindu Rashtra”. This is why they are sensitive to any issue concerning to any part of the nation.

The swayamsevaks involved in starting various inspired organisations like the VHP, ABVP, BKS, BMS, Vidya Bharati, Vanavasi Kalyan Parishad, Jan Sangh ( later BJP), Seva Bharati and so on. These organisations have not only built their own network but have also networked among many organisations working for the welfare of Bharat. Thus, we saw a larger network built by them which is larger than what he media calls ” Sangh Parivaar”.

The entire society was then networked by these like minded Hindus, organisations and Sadhus-Sants across various fields of national life and was ready to launch into the final phase of the 77th battle. They fought in the fields at the grassroots, in academia, media, administration and in the court. A number of Hindus lost their careers, put their families at risk and alas, some of them also sacrificed their lives.

As we celebrate the “Prana Prathistha” of Sri Rama at Ayodhya, let us pledge that we will never forget what we have learnt the hard way, the art of working together, putting Dharma and Hindu nation above our self interest and continually build this network of positivity for national well-being.

संघ किरण घर घर देने को अगणित नंदादीप जले
मौन तपस्वी साधक बन कर हिमगिरी सा चुपचाप गले

“Jai Shri Ram”.

by Ayush Nadimpalli

This article was also published by Organiser Weekly here and NewsBharati here