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 ideas. He did not insist on anything. He was busy sowing ideas and spreading ideas, Many people were inspired by their innate strength. They succeeded or failed according to their strength.

Vinoba put his emphasis on the concept of Sarvodaya in all walks of life. In his life, for thirteen years of Bhoodan-Yatra and another four years on foot, he gave almost 20,000 talks. And what were his Sarvodaya topics? Vinoba put it beautifully; “When you build a house, you keep a bed-room, a study and a kitchen, but do you keep a separate room for ait? You need air everywhere, Similarly, Sarvodaya needs no separate room, it is everywhere. It has a place in every sphere and walk of life. I am moving for a total revolution. Nothing short of total revolution will do for me. Each and every aspect of life has to be touched with the alchemy of Sarvodaya to achieve total revolution(1).

More in my next letter.

With love,

Yours, L.N. Godbole

Letter 52

27th January, 1991 My dear Pranav,

It all started as a Joke. Vinoba is a great influence on my life. Veer Savarkar and Vinoba, Bhave are the two Marathi authors, thinkers, revolutionaries and literary writers, who have dominated my life. For many, they appear to be at two different ideological poles. I do not think so. Both have influenced my thinking.

Whenever I talk to people I quote from Savarkar or Vinoba. But more often, Vinoba. Your grandfather

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