Dr Hedgewar in Pondicherry 1   ..In January 1920, Dr. L.V. Paranjpe started the Bharat Swayamsevak Mandal. Doctorji was his chief colleague. Efforts began in the month of July that year to organize a corps of some 1000-1500 volunteers for the Congress session. Doctorji threw himself heart and soul into that task. While such fervent efforts were afoot, the tragic news of the passing away of Lokmanya Tilak at Bomboy on the night of 31st July came like a bolt from the blue. The entire nation was plunged in indescribable grief. And more so the people of Nagpur. With a heavy heart, Doctorji attended to the work for organ

Birth and Childhood Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar was born on the auspicious day of 'Yugadi', on 1st April 1889, in an orthodox Brahmin family at Nagpur. His father, Balirampant, was well versed in scriptures and his mother, Revatibai, was a pious and devout lady. Right from the very childhood, Keshav's life was a burning candle of patriotism. As a small boy he heard the story of Shivaji Maharaj in his history class and was very much inspired by the adventurous exploits of the hero, hi