| Param Poojaneeya late Dr. Hedgewar, the
founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
( RSS ) was involved in various types of seva activities long before
he founded the RSS. Param Poojaneeya Sri. Golwalkar ( Sri Guruji ), successor
to Dr. Hedgewar, encouraged swayamsevaks to start seva activities as well
as to work in various fields of our national life, such as labour, vanavasis,
students, religion etc. A number of organizations were established to work
in various fields.
A senior, experienced pracharak was spared in the year 1989 to organise and co-ordinate seva work through the RSS shakhas and a Seva Vibhag was established as a part of R.S.S. work. "One upa-shakha, at least one seva karya" is the proposal of the RSS. A regular short course on seva is now included in the annual training camps of Sangh so as to expose the trainees to various dimensions of seva karya. Pracharaks and other workers are appointed at all the Kshetra ( regional ) levels, prant levels, vibhag levels, and at almost all district levels to look after the conduct and development of seva karya in their respective jurisdictions.On the eve of the birth centenary of late Param Poojaneeya Dr. Hedgewar in the year 1989, late Poojaneeya Balasaheb Deoras, the then Sarasanghachalak of the RSS, declared that the RSS would start 5,000 seva karyas in the country as a tribute to its founder. However, on account of the wide-spread network of RSS branches ( SHAKHAS ) all over the country the Seva Vibhag could surpass this number within just three years of its announcement. One of the functions of the Seva Vibhag in addition to conducting seva karyas is to coordinate the seva activities of all individuals and organisations taking inspiration from the RSS, sorting out and solving their problems, difficulties and needs, and to encourage and to provide moral, material and ideological support to them. Yet another development is the establishment of an international organization titled "SEWA INTERNATIONAL" which now has branches in many countries. Sewa International will look after the interests of seva related issues not only in the respective countries where they have chapters but also take up "GLOBAL" level care of sewa work carried out under the Sangh ideology. |