Dr. Hedgewar…Sangh founder

 

Today is the Death Anniversary of founder Rashtriy Swayamsevk Sangh (RSS) Dr. Keshv Baliram Hedgewar, widely known as “Doctorji”. Doctor ji was born at Nagpur, he studied in Nagpur, Yavatmal & Pune before going to Calcutta in 1910 for medicine. There he came in to contact with revolutionary leaders & become a member of Anushilan Samiti, a well know group of freedom fighters. He was highly influenced by firebrand nationalism of Lokmanya Tilak. Doctor ji was participated in the freedom struggle of Nation and he was Jail on several occasion.

The greatness of Doctor ji lies, “In his vision of raising the level of national consciousness of common man through the mechanism of daily ‘Shakha’ of RSS. A battery of such nationally conscious people is able to achieve the goal of social transformation” said by Dattopant Thengdi. Today RSS has grown into a huge tree whose innumerable branches have spread in the various level of national & social life of India. They are trying to raise the National consciousness level common citizen of India to much higher level. Over 90 years Sangh has produced many men of great caliber, competence, superior quality but made all of them of faceless. No image building exercise in RSS. Doctor ji initiated a process to create people of great quality & capabilities sans.

The freedom of mother land always be on top priority for Doctor ji as well as Sangh but he believed that alone could not rid our society of all the problem. Dr Hedgewar said often, “Even if the British leave unless the Hindus are organized as a powerful nation, where is the guarantee that we shall be able to protect the freedom.” His life mission: To organize the Hindu society and to take this Hindu Rashtra at the pinnacle of glory making it the “VishawGuru” or world leader. After carefully study he realized that the lack of national consciousness was major reason for the ills that plagued making it submissive and defeatist resulting in the slavery of hundreds of years. That the reason he founded Rashtriy Swayamsevk Sangh (RSS) on 27^th Sept 1925. It was a time when people were scared & ashamed of calling them self “Hindu, call me anything even a donkey but don’t call me Hindu” was the general attitude of Hindu society. In such time Doctor ji stood alone like a solid rock proclaiming loudly, “ This is the land of Hindus ‘HinduRashtra’ and will remain so, as long as there lived even one Hindu”

A day before he left mortal Doctor ji said he was immensely pleased to see the ‘miniature of Hindu Rashtra’ in front him as Swayamsevak from all major province had gathered at the Third year Sangh Shiksha Varg. There are many anti National element supported from international agencies that encourage & support the forceful conversion of poor people, encourage Naxalism and confuse people through influencing them. In such situation the philosophy & ideology of Dr. Hedgewar that provided sound & unshakable foundation to Sangh can save nation from these forces.

My Humble tribute to the great son of India

 

Vande Mataram

 

Viraj V Devdikar

Karnan

 

Story start with tragic plot when a young girl suffering from fits lying helpless in the middle of the road, vehicles continue to ply from both side of her but no one stop to help her. She dies on the road without medical help. In a village a little donkey hops on the road, its fronts legs tied with a rope. No one has notice, they assume legs tied to prevent little donkey from running, going where its heart it.  The director frequently shows the human legs in the film, it has indicator of restriction or oppression by the society. It is unfair to measure film on story & logic of narration, it is experience emotionally & visually. It is revoked against unspeakable atrocities & cast hierarchy.

Director use Kite & donkey a two element of society which represent oppressor and victim. The general perception is that the donkey, known to be a beast of burden and closely associated with the working class, is a stupid creature. Where as kite show inflated pride of people in power who snatch the human rights of people. The “Bus Stop” symbolism the human rights & right to live for people in Society. Ride of an elephant & horse show mentality of society, The villagers are economical backward, surrounded by unhealthy environment, illiteracy & superstition all are shown in different-different symbol. 

Vandalism by villagers is the reaction of heavily persecuted community, Karnan is symbol of their anger. He was fearless & he hit back when needed to inflated pride of people in power. What Karnan wants? Karnan wants right full place in the society, he wants self-respect, he wants identity, he want humanity, he wants right to Live. But oppression can be insidious & how bureaucracy & system stand by side of oppressor & even take a part of oppression. System sponsor violence is the post-independence oppression. Karnan fights against it for his & his people self-respect.

The film is corelated with the “MahaBharta” at some places like Names of characters, “Karnan, Draupadi, Kannabiran(another name of Lord Krishna), Duryodhana”, also the tradition like chopping fish into two pieces. Karnan chop fish & win the village sword. It make him hero of the village & leader of new generation. The dilemma of Karnan was same as of Arjuna in Mahabharta, where Kranan has to choose the state or his people. He initially allows himself to be persuaded to leave, but returns to avenge his people. He is not only committed to the village but to a greater cause. As Karnan draws to an end, Kaatu Pechi ( The child who dies at the begging came back as goddess) celebrates. It is that stark image that we are left with, a child who turned into a goddess because of injustice meted out to her, and remains amidst them & within them.   

Viraj Devdikar