The lead story in the latest issue of the Organiser, titled ‘Unique Sangh experiment in rural development’ says: “Mohad falls under Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh. About 20 years ago this village was also like any other village of the country. But now it has gone through a sea change¿ There are 53 kinds of small and cottage industries in the village of 450 families with a population of 2500. Every inch of the agriculture land is irrigated. Majority of the farmers have said firm no to the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and adopted organic farming. Almost every house has a bio-gas plant. Every girl of the village ties rakhi to trees on Rakshabandhan day and resolves to protect them. Every house has a tulsi plant and a sign of Om/Swastik. Every house has a toilet. The village is free from theft, violence and all kinds of addictions. No dispute of the village is pending in any court or police station.”

It claims: “Credit to bring about this incredible change goes to Sangh swayamsevaks of this village. The man behind this revolution is 75-year-old Shri Surendra Singh Chauhan, who, however, does not claim the credit personally and transfers it to his fellow villagers¿ Adarsh Hindu Ghar competition is held in the village every year. A few years back, this award was won by a Jatav family of Shri Devkaran Jatav. RSS Sarsanghachalak Shri K.S. Sudarshan and the late BJP leader Saheb Singh Verma jointly visited the village to present the award to this family on 11-4-2000. Writing Om or the sign of Swastik outside every house and having a tulsi plant in the premises is part of the 21-point programme under this competition, which is followed by all...”

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