THE VISION that Dr. Hedgewar lighted up and the process that he initiated for its translation into reality has become an inspiring legacy for an ever-increasing number of Swayamsevaks devoted to various fields of national reconstruction. Each one of the following chapters is intended to give a glimpse of their efforts in a particular field of action.

• KEEPING VIBRANT THE SPIRIT OF FREEDOM
• FACING INTERNAL THREATS TO NATION'S INTEGRITY
• MEETING THE THREAT OF CONVERSION
• STRENGTHENING THE NATION'S MORALE
• A FORCE FOR NATIONAL INTEGRATION
• STRIVING FOR SOCIAL HARMONY AND EQUALITY
• PROMOTING CHARACTER AND DISCIPLINE
• IN THE CAUSE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
• VARIED DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL SERVICE
• ROLE DURING CALAMITIES
• EDUCATING AND ENNOBLING THE YOUNG MINDS
• NEW VALUE-THRUST IN DIVERSE FIELDS
• UPHOLDING SYMBOLS OF NATIONAL VENERATION
• IN THROWING OUT EMERGENCY
• AS TORCH-BEARERS ABROAD

EPILOGUE: THE EMERGING PICTURE
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