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P. Subbarao and HI P. Moholkar. S. R. Deshpande is the
editor of " Vishwa^em"; Subbarao is the Manager of
"The Vision", doin^l.so the other works of the ashram
office. Moholkar is the Manager of "Yishwaprem" and
other general work. In this connection, the name of another
selfless worker cannot be omitted—T. Gopal Krishnarao,
son of T. Bhavanishankerrao, who has been devoting all
his time and energy to the service of the Ashram.
Active helpers outside
Rao Saheb G. V. Madurkar of Sholapur, a great and
illumined soul, is as it were one of the main pillars of tiie
ashram. In disseminating the literature published by the
ashram his work in the Sholapur District is simply invalu-
able. He is exemplifying in his life how, living in the
world, a man, even while performing all the duties allotted
- to him, can still make his life a complete sacrifice to the
devotion an<l service of God.
In Bombay, U. Sanjivrao, N. M. Ealdipur and R. G.
Nadkarni are selflessly working on the same lines for the
success of the ashram ideal. In the Punjab, Pandit Jewandas
and in Palghat, G. Balasubramaniam, and many other
sincere friends in other parts of India and Burma are also
contributing their time and energy for the cause of the
ashram.
Among the residents of Ramnagar, the Trikannad
family have been lending their full support and co-opera-
tion in the mission of the ashram. T. Bhavanishankerrao,
a retired Government officer, whose moral and spiritual
eminence is beyond dispute, is helping the ashrain in
multifarious ways. Lakshflai Devi, consort of T. Bhavani-
shankerrao, and elder sister of Ramdas by the former life,
is a selfless and noble soul. Simplicity and faith are the
brilliant features of her all-round pure life. Her unabated
enthusiasm for the service of the ashram is remarkable.
T. Ganeshrao who is another resident of Ramnagar had, at
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