The Hindus fought a series of battles to liberate the Sri Rama Janmabhoomi at Ayodhya and re-build the Sri Ram Mandir. But how did the Hindus fight the 77th battle, which led to the final liberation? What was different from the earlier ones? How did participation in this become pan-Bharat? How was the network of these common people built? How were the Ram Shila, Ram Jyoti, and 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 to spread the network of organising Hindus across villages, towns, and cities. Swayamsevaks have gone into various streams of national life to galvanise 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 times, the outsiders to Sangh cannot fathom what happened in the background and look 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 while 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. 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, the 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 Ram and Ayodhya, let us pledge that we will never forget what we have learned the hard way, the art of working together, putting Dharma and Hindu nation above our own interests, and continually building this network of positivity for national well-being.
