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DREAMS REALISEDLate Vandaniya Mausiji was a visionary par excellence. Her whole life and work was dedicated to the restoration of women’s status through energizing their physique by routine exercises and yoga, to rejuvenate the mind by chanalising the thoughts through discourses on epics like Ramayan and Mahabharat. Her efforts were to organize the young women and bring them together and imbibe in them the value of our ancient glorious culture, increase their self confidence and love towards the nation and pride for Hindutva’. During her life time the work of Samiti spread all over from Jammu and Kashmir to south and from North East to Gujarat. Along with samitti work Mausiji also organised Shishu-Vihar for children’s education, Bhajan Mandal, Puja classes, Udhyog Mandir and Shree Vidyaniketan. Vandaniya Mausiji wanted to prepare young women to face the changing socio-economic environment, which had emerged after independence. The joint family system was fast disappearing and there was a general feeling that after independence, there was no need for any national movement for reconstruction and that it was entirely the responsibility of the Government. Mausiji therefore thought it was not enough to have women who were dedicated to the national cause but it was extremely essential that the women should be able, enlightened and efficient housewives, because on them will depend the future of the society and nation. Therefore, she thought of giving such training to sevikas so that they could face new challenges of the changing times whilst nurturing the Bharatiya values and pass on the same to the progeny. Vandaniya Mausiji always tried to bring in new ideas regarding the programme work of Samiti, so that the sevikas could ably meet the challenges and increase awareness of economic independence. After Mausiji’s demise, Vandaniya Tai Apte took over the reigns of Rashtra Sevika Samiti. During her regime, the work of samiti spread to other countries like Kenya, U.K. Mauritius, Durban, U.S.A., Canada, Burma, Malaysia etc. In Bharat itself, most of the places far and near had "Shakhas" of the samiti. To look after their working, 26 full time workers ‘Pracharikas’ and administrative offices are established in different provinces. Free dispensary, free library facilities, women’s hostels, family counselling centres, Bhajan and Puja classes, sewing classes and other activities are organised. The samiti also felt that they should go’to the reue and work for the people of the troubled areas of Jammu Kashmir and Assam. After Vandaniya Tai Apte. Vandaniya Ushatai Chati is now incharge of samiti activity. She has taken the responsibility with grace and dignity. Her dedication and devotion towards samiti work and her long association with her predecessors has enabled her to continue and expand the work. Ushataiji is bound to take the Samiti to new heights and wider dimensions thereby fulfilling the dreams of Vandaniya Mausiji. |
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