She believes in serving society through her Vedic preaching

She believes in serving society through her Vedic preaching
How many people would have read all the 11 Upanishads, Geeta and four Vedas? Very few, for sure! Bimlesh Kumar Rastogi, 76, is one of them.An avid reader and a writer, Bimlesh is actively associated with activities of Arya Samaj with her discourses, bhajans and lectures. Besides reading and writing, she is also a great orator. She administers yajna very well and her aim is to spread the Vedic religion as shown by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati. "According to the third rule of Arya Samaj, to read, recite, recall and spread is the basic work of a religion," says Bimlesh. The reading ExpeditionFor the last 16 years, Bimlesh is into voracious reading and tried to grasp the teachings of the saintly world. After retirement from teaching, she actively associated herself with Arya Samaj and has been imparting her knowledge. "After retirement I engrossed myself into reading. After my husband passed away I was left only with books," says Bimlesh.Towards spiritual writing'We live in tall buildings but have short tempers, have more possessions but less happiness. We do not wait until we are on deathbed to realise the meaning of life' are some of her words of wisdom. "I do a lot of reading and go through many newspapers and magazines. Then whatever current topic start boggling in my mind I sit down to write on it. Writing gives words to my thought," explains Bimlesh.Thoughts put into wordsBimlesh has already written one booklet named 'Vedon ke amrit bol' with meaning and details of some Ved Mantras. Her other book 'Triveni' is a mixture on many subjects. "The book is called 'Triveni' because all the content is explained in three languages in the book," says Bimlesh. Spreading the religion After retirement she travelled to many countries to preach the Vedic principles. In 1996-97, she went to Mauritius, Singapore and Nepal with a view to spreading Vedic religions. She also went to seven different countries in Europe in 1998 including France, Germany, England with the same aim. At present, she is spreading the thoughts of wisdom among the residents of Vaishali and surrounding areas.The life journeyBimlesh was a Hindi lecturer in a senior secondary school for the last 40 years. "I have always spent my life with youngsters. So my mindset works according to their thoughts and ideas," she says. Her son who is currently working in USA has been calling her to live with him but she denied staying there."There is a lot of awareness required in our country and I want to spend my life spreading spirituality. I do not like sitting idle at one place," she says. Thus she chose to live here alone in her home in Vaishali. Her son and grand daughter keeps on visiting her regularly. Her laurelsShe has been honoured with 'Hindi Academy' awards in the year 1992. She has also been awarded the 'Vidushi Award' by the Rastogi Society.Dedicated to society Be it good times or bad times, occasion of happiness or sorrows she is always on her feet to serve the people in whatever way she can. People call her to perform yajnas on several occasions. "We should not only believe in God but also in his words. Believing his words and following it is the path to wisdom," she says.