Shri Narayan Singh Reda - Third Sanghpramukh
Pujya Tan Singh Ji described the path of Shri Kshatriya Yuvak Sangh as an express way to reach the ultimate goal of human life and pujya Narayan Singh Ji proved through his living that this is literally true. He accepted the Sangh as ‘Sampurna Yoga Marg’ (All-encompassing Way of Yoga) and by unveiling Yogic Stages in his own life he confirmed the same to his companions. Pujya Narayan Singh Ji, the worthiest disciple of Tan Singh Ji, headed up the Shri KYS as Sanghpramukh from 1969 to 1979 under the patronage of pujya Tan Singh Ji and from 1979 to 1989 without the mortal presence of Tan Singh Ji. He was born on 30 July, 1940 (accordingly on Shrawana Krishna Ekadashi, Samvat 1997) in a very ordinary Rajput family of a remote village namely Reda in Sujangarh Tehsil of Churu district, Rajasthan. His father’s name was Shri Hari Singh Ji and mother’s name was Smt. Sugan Kanwar Bhatiyani. He was the eldest of five brothers in the family. While staying in Bikaner, he came in contact with the Sangh at a primary training camp held in Bikaner from 23 to 25 September, 1950. this was the 23rd camp of Shri KYS’s series of the camps. After attending a seven-day training camp held in Mau (Sikar) from 29 September to 25 October, 1957, he became a fully dedicated volunteer. Since then he remained a devotee of the Sangh throughout his life. After studying till metric, due to family circumstances, he could not continue further studies and was selected as a Government teacher. But he couldn’t bear the separation from the Sangh fellows and Sangh-Sadhana’ and used to attend the Bikaner Shakha whenever he got the opportunity. In 1959, Sangh’s summer training camp was in Haldighati. Here, he got so much influenced by pujya Tan Singh Ji that he decided to be with him for whole life. Despite the adverse family conditions, being in Government job and being the eldest in family and being married – he took the biggest decision of his life at the age of 19 and that decision made him pujya for all of us. From then he stood by this decision in ups and downs. He became the ideal swayamsewak (volunteer) of Sangh and as a result developed an ideal teacher of Sangh’s teachings. He made them more interesting. He became so active that attended camp by camp for four-four months continuously and visited Shakhas in the intervals between camps. Never complained of loneliness or weariness, gave top priority to Sangh in every sphere of life. He even could not attend the marriages of his four younger brothers being busy in work of Sangh. He carried out the responsibility of editor of ‘Sangh Shakti’ magazine from February 1963 to June 1975. He was elected the Sanghpramukh at Borunda camp in 1969 and was re-elected in 1974, 1980 and 1985. He had already been Introspective since his initial contact to the Sangh. He started writing diary with introspective approach since his schooling in Bikaner and this tendency of introspection led him to the higher paradigms of development in guidance of pujya Tan Singh Ji. His utmost dedication towards Tan Singh Ji paved the way for roll out of ‘Tansinghness’ (essence qualities of Tan Singh Ji) in him and ‘Yoga’ bloomed in his life. He became an accomplished Yogi through Yama, Niyam, Asana, Prnayama, Pratyahara, Dharna, Dhyana and Samadhi implied in Sanghik Sadhana and by climbing the steps of dedication such as Shraddha, Abhipsa, Sharnagati, Self-expression. After the demise of pujya Tan Singh Ji his life transformed with indescribable yogic experiences and his presence alone strengthened the Sangh in an unprecedented way. His austerity made Sangh-family a garland worth placing around the head of the deity. Thus, he became the first graduate of the university founded by pujya Tan Singh Ji who got enlightened and realized the ultimate purpose of life. His life became devoid of any attachment and on 22 October 1989 (accordingly Kartik Krishna Ashtami, Samvat 2046), he left his mortal body embracing the death like Nachiketa.