19.Accurate, Honest Accounting :

In the very beginning, Sangha did not yet have the institution of "Shri Gurudakshina" . The workers used to attend the religious and family function (such as marriages) of Swayamsevaks, and this occasion was used to solicit some donation for Sangha.

On one such "Upanayana" ceremony, Sangha workers requested the father of a Swayamsevak for a donation to Sangha. The gentleman asked : "Is your organization "registered" with the (British) Government?" Doctorjee, who was nearby, suddenly joined the conversation and said ": "No, we are not registered with Government. We are registered in the hearts of the people."

This did not satisfy the questioner. He said: “ It is difficult to trust the accounting and financial honesty of non-registered organizations."

Doctorjee, who had foreseen such comments, had kept meticulous account of Sangha finances, down to the last penny. He requested a Swayamsevak to bring his accounting books from his home, which was close by.  Upon the receipt of the books, Doctorjee laid them open in front of the questioner and asked him to examine them.  Every penny had been painstakingly accounted.

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