Bhilanchal has hundreds of social workers, supporters and well wishers ingenuine or faked ones. In the name of Bhil Seva (social service) they are enhancing financially, socially and other ways their own life and society. But non like Mama Baleshwar Dayal, a frail man but was ever young and energetic to trade all the paths, fields, rivulets and mountains of the Bhilanchal. There may not be any such village, jungle and the mountain not traded by the feet of Mama, that too barefoot. For years together like the Bhils his brethren, the even deprived ones since over 20 centuries. Mama became one like the Bhils, lived in a hut like the Bhils, eat like the Bhils but didn't drink(daru) with Bhils(Adivasi) and like Bhils. His spirit to walk from village to village, jungle to jungle, mountain to mountain, river to river was dauntless. A great man indeed who walking by foot and communicating by word of mouth influenced, guided, patronised millions. Today even the best of social workers, NGOs, even state governments could not achieve and have not achieve. Even if they claim, the Bhils will not align any one of them equal to their great master, the Mama of all residents of Bhilanchal.
In the late seventies some of his disciples, companions and sympathisers had offered him a second hand Jeep which he received love and gratitude, but soon parted it since it was a hindrance to reach out to his Bhil brethren living in the remote villages and mountainside in Bhilanchal. Later when he grew very old, could not walk long distances. Mama travelled with Sachin Bairagee............) on Motorcycle. In 1942 mama was struck by some sickness the doctors in Ratlam advised him not to walk bare foot. But he did not care, then one of the doctors insisted that if you would like to serve the Bhils longer, by all means put on shoes which will keep you healthy. It was then he started putting shoes for the first time ever since 1932, he landed in Bhilanchal. But walking he continued on and on. The Bhils treated him a true tapaswi, genuine sevak, and honest leader of bhils. Malti Ben of Banswar his one of the closest disciples says that in the country side would walk on the top of the hill's and with his country made loud speaker should aloud and invite people to him. And then Malti Beb says would instruck the people.
Motilal Devda told that the reason Mama walked in the villages including bazaars of the Bhilachal that he could contact many more peoples then he travelled in some vehicles. People like to see and talk to him. Even mama's donors in the market places were more impressed of his barefoot spirit than his status of owning and riding a four wheeler. If he travelled a long distance then bus of train ws hi vehicle and rarely Jeep.
The life, philosophy, style of service of Mama to his Adivasi Bhil brethren is challenging one to the ones who take faked interest in social service among the Bhils of Bhilanchal. Hence they either make false praise of Mama or want to conveniently want to forget him. So that the new model of Bhil seva may continually help them to commercialise social services and evade the challenge paused by Mama. Such was the spirit of love , perseverence and dedication of Mama from the people.
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