Chronology of Eknathji's Life

• 19.11.1914 – Born at Timtala, Amaravati District Maharastra.
• 1920 – Came to Nagpur: Had primary education in Pradanavispura School.
• 1926 - Joined RSS(Ratriya Swayam Sevak Sangh) as a Swayamsevak
• 1932 – Passed Matriculation examination from New English High School, Nagpur.
• 1938 – Passed B.A. (Hons.) in Philosophy (equal to M.A.)
• 1938 – Become a Pracharak of RSS at Jabalpur.
• 1946 – Passed L.L.B. From LAW collage, Jabalpur. Prant Pracharak of Mahakoshal and Madhya Bharat.
• 1948 – Went underground during the ban on RSS. Also worked from lifting of the ban. Held negotations with Saradar Vallabhbhai Patel and others.
• 1949 – Was in Jail for about a month.
• 1950 – Kshetra Pracharak for Poorvanchal Kshetra comprising Bengal, Orissa, and Assam. Did outstanding work for the refugees coming from Pakistan by establishing a very effective “Vastuhara Sahayata Samiti”.
• 1953 – Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh.
• 1955 – Sarkaryavah (General Secretary) of RSS.
• 1962 – All india Baudhik Pramukh of RSS.
• 17.01.1963 – Compiled “Rousing call to Hindu Nation” , containing the thoughts of Swami Vivekananda, on the eve of his birth centeary.
• 18.08.1963 – Organising Secretary of Vivekananda Rock Memorial Committee.
• 1972 – Founded “Vivekananda Kendra”- a Spiritually Oriented Service Mission.
• 1973 – Founded Editor of “Yuva Bharati”, “Kendra Bharati”, “Vivekananda Kendra Patrika”. Editor of revived “Brahmavadin”.
• 28.05.1975 – General Secretory of Vivekananda Kendra.
• 1978 – President of Vivekananda Kendra.
• 1982 – President of Vivekananda Kendra International.
• 22.08.1982 – Nirvana at Madras.
• 23.08.1982 – Cremated at Vivekanandapuram, Kanyakumari.

"Freed from attachment, non-egoistic, endowed with courage and enthusiasm and unperturbed by success or failure, the worker is known as a pure(Sattvika) one. Four outstanding and essential qualities of a social worker are enunciated in the verse."