Despite varying speeds of different vehicles cruising along a main road, most of them are brought together by a red traffic signal. Like such "traffic regulators", the Sangh inspired organisations make consistent and conscious efforts to bring together, all groups, sects, etc. of the community, several times in a year. A few sections of those who are being served ["Sevya Varga"] meet daily or periodically. These samskar based activities serve the function of "Social Levelers". 

Celebrating social functions of various "panths" and community groups together, sharing food together, striving together for improving and enriching social environment, arranging mutual visits of dignitaries and religious leaders ( Dharmacharyas ) in dalit upekshit localities, are the most common programmes. These result in breaking down social barriers and prejudices. The samskar karya is organised at two levels. On one hand, elite, educated and the so called higher strata of the society are exposed to the anomalies and incongruencies in our social life. 

Special efforts are made to remove their age old prejudices through "practices", mutual exchange of visits, mutual sharing of food, participating in social / religious functions, marriages, etc. This has resulted in motivating hundreds of such persons, who have offered their services for seva work in villages and upekshit localities ( slums ), where they work with selfless devotion. 

The concept of Vanaprasthashram ( offering one’s life for social services after retirement from routine earning life period ) is gaining increasing popularity. Hundreds of vanaprasthees are now involved in various seva activities in several states. Side by side with the above, special samskar kendras are organised in literally thousands of places in seva bastees ( slums ) in the urban areas, villages and in the vanavasi localities. "Catch them young" is the standard approach in operating Bala Samskar Kendras, Bala Gokulas or Khelkood Kendras.  

The elder generations too are covered under Bhajan Mandali, Matru Mandali, Mandir Vyavastha and such other programmes. A significant social change has been achieved through the movement "Vadatu Samskritam" ( Talk in Samskrit ) campaign. Thousands of short courses are organised throughout our country. All types of people in a given locality are invited to participate, be they illiterates, upekshitas, dalits. The very fact that one can converse in Sanskrit ( Devawani ) leads to breaking down of social barriers among the so far neglected groups of the society. In addition, these courses have generated a keen desire for learning Sanskrit in order to explore and re-establish our cultural heritage and links. As an incidental outcome of our efforts in education and samskars, scores of young workers have either started their own seva activities or have started working in seva projects as well as in other programmes sponsored by our organisations.

The Pardhis, however, are an extremely close-knit community with social codes, customs and norms of their own. Murder, assault, beating, torture, etc. are all taken in thier stride as a way of life by the Pardhis. Their family codes are extremely severe. The government had recognised Pardhis as a "criminal caste". 

In view of the physical hardships, poverty and ever mobile state of their families, most of the Pardhis are illiterate. Their children suffer from hunger, want, privations. All Pardhis feel very insecure. In this context, they live a life of almost total seclusion from the main stream of society. They are always suspicious of any outsider trying to establish social contacts with them. 

The sangh inspired workers took up the challenge of bringing the Pardhis in to the mainstream. An organisation titled, "BHATKE VIMUKTA VIKAS PRATISTHAN", has been launched under the leadership of Shri Girish Prabhune who has devoted his life for the welfare and development of the hitherto neglected groups of our society. 

The developmental activities started with opening a hostel at Yamgarwadi in Dharashiv ( Osmanabad ) district, for children of the Pardhis. This in itself was a bold step. The children had never lived away from their families. They were never exposed to institutional care or discipline. Initially therefore most of them used to run away, But a patient, persuasive approach over a period of 2 to 3 years convinced the parents about the bonafides of our workers. The hostel now provides care and education for over 80 children, which includes 20 girls. There is so much transformation in the outlook of the parents that they are now willing to pay for the education of their children.  

The next step was taken by acquiring a large piece of forest land. 50 families have been settled at a village called Magar Sangvi. They are allotted lands, the titles of which are in the names of housewives. It is now planned to start co-operative farming besides horticulture. Small scale production units based on locally available raw materials and agricultural / forest products are planned.  

The impact of our efforts to improve the lot of the Pardhis at Yamgarwadi and Magar Sangvi became apparent in yet another way. A large group of Pardhis in Vidharbha region were disgusted with the continued social harassment meted out to them. They decided to collectively give up Hindu faith and accept Islam. On knowing this, leading workers from Yamgarwadi rushed to the concerned place and successfully persuaded the entire community that they should not relinquish Hindu faith. 

In view of the success of the projects and programmes launched by the sangh workers, the government of Maharashtra is now taking steps to promote and support such efforts on a large scale. Not only that, the government has now officially deleted the term, "CRIMINAL CASTE", from all official records. The Pardhis now stand on par with any other caste. The age old shackles and fetters stand cast away !