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to the service of the people. He thoughtthat a politician should socialize hispolitics to turn it into a vehicle of serviceto the nation. He used to say that if wecontinue to exploit nature a time willcome when we will be on the verge ofdoom.He transformed his words intoaction. He quit active politics. Throughthe institution of Deendayal ShodhSansthan he devoted himself totransform Deendayalji’s ideology ofIntegral Humanism into a reality tousher in composite development of thevillage. He met with success despiteoccasional ups and downs. He strainedevery nerve to keep the society unitedand was the least dependant ongovernment agencies. Despite hisadvanced age, sitting over a wheel chair,falling eye sight and hearing capability,he devoted every moment of his life tocare as to how to make the society selfsufficientand self-dependant. If thevillage is prosperous, so will the country.He was a champion of agriculturaldevelopment and tradition of rishis.Nanaji conducted numerousinnovative experiments and used social,cultural and scientific knowledge tomake 500 villages in Chitrakoot selfreliant.From all over the world studentsand researchers thronged to studyNanaji’s unique experiment ofcomposite rural development. Herealized the dream of giving employmentto every villager, irrigation to every fieldand a shelter to everyone. He washonoured with the coveted nationalaward of Padma Vibhushan. He wasspecially nominated to the Rajya Sabhaby the President of India. He presenteda unique model of composite ruraldevelopment for the country and showedhow India could be self-reliant.He believed that whoever doesgood work in society gets full supportand cooperation from the society. Hesaid Deendayal Shodh Sansthan is theliving example. He said he had presenteda model for the nation. Rest is for thenation to take care of. He strongly feltthat if an individual was sincere andhonest about the social cause he wasundertaking, he can never fall short ofresources. When there is clarity aboutthe social work and its objectives, nopatriot will create hurdles in the way.Instead, he will devote his life to makesuch a project a success.Nanaji Deshmukh was the veteranwho worked in one political party butafter he attained sixty years of age, hecame to belong to every politicalorganization in the country. While hewas the President of India, Dr. AbdulKalam had made it a point to visitChitrakoot and see for himself the greatwork done there by the DeendayalShodh Sansthan. He spent more than 3-4 hours with Nanaji. He was astonishedto see that a person like Nanaji couldsingle-handedly do so much. GraduallyNanaji became a social transformer anda harbinger of social change. He raisedan army of social reformers under hisCertificate of Registrationpatronage. For all times to come he willcontinue to be the source of inspirationfor all who wish to devote their life tosocial service and social transformation.He showed the way even to thoseleaders who while in politics could donothing for the nation. He trailed apath to politicians to show that bycoming out of politics too one could doa lot for the nation and the society.Nanaji’s life itself provides amaterial for research for students whowish to undertake research on thosewho have achieved a lot in the serviceof the society. His death is a loss not foran individual but for the whole nation.On the loss of a person in one’s family,one says that one has lost one’s fatheror nana, but when Nanaji’s departed,we all said with one voice that we havelost our nana, the nana of the wholenation. Chitrakoot is known all overIndia for its association with the nameof Lord Rama, but now this place isalso known for its affinity with Nanaji.We pray to God to give us not one butnumerous such Nanajis, like this Nanajiof the nation. •Title of the Newspaper : KAMAL SANDESHRegistration Number of theNewspaper : DELENG/2006/16838Language/Languages in which itis published : EnglishPeriodicity of its publication andthe day/days/dates on which it ispublished : FortnightlyRetail selling price of theNewspaper : Rs.10Publisher's Name : Dr. Nandkishore GargNationality : IndianAddress : 11, Ashok Road, New Delhi-1Printer's Name : Dr. Nandkishore GargNationality : IndianAddress : 11, Ashok Road, New Delhi-1Editor's Name : Prabhat JhaNationality : IndianAddress : 11, Ashok Road, New Delhi-1True and precise account of the : Excel Printpremises where printing isC-36, F.F. Complex,conductedJhandewalan, New Delhi-55Place of publication : Dr. Mookerjee Smruti NyasPP-66, Subramanya BharatiMarg, New Delhi-03March 16-31, 2010 4