First Night in Molgi

First Night in Molgi:
When they were about to start the ashram school, they tried to set up the building for the ashram school. When Shri Jaywantrao Natawadkar and his party worker went Molgi at first time in search of land for the school, they saw that there were only few huts of people. Nobody was in a position to be the host of these guests. Both of them spent their night under a big banyan tree. When Shri Jaywantrao Natawadkar, the Member of the Parliament of India was fast asleep, the man with him saw a big poisonous snake perhaps Indian Cobra was crawling towards them. He shook Shri Jaywantrao to wake him up. Both of them watched the dreadful snake from some feet. The snake stopped near the banyan tree and slowly disappeared in the roots of the big tree. Both of them sat alert whole night under the banyan tree. Then they send message to Janardan Maharaj and called there. Janardan Maharaj came there by the evening and they got the shelter at the karbhari of Molgi. Natawadkar told Janardan Maharaj about the incident of the snake and the night under the banyan tree. Janardan Maharaj and Natawadkar took the incident as good omen for the school.
So eventually in 1955 Pashchim Khandesh Bhill Seva Mandal started an Ashram School at Molgi. Working for the Ashram School was the satisfying work for Janardan Maharaj. He observed that people should know the importance of education. So according to the saying, 'Charity begins at home', he went to his relatives and discussed the benefits of education. He convinced them that how education could change the life of their children. There is some spell or the power in his speech that people start agreeing with him. His relatives started sending their children with him. Every morning Janardan Maharaj went out alone but he would return with a block of some children with him. People on the way were astonished by the scene. They wondered that where could he take the children of people. They had not heard about education and school. People started calling him 'children taker'. Men and women of the area feared Janardan Maharaj that he would take away their children too. Some of them even tried to hide the children whenever they saw Janardan Maharaj coming towards their home. But Janardan Maharaj was firm on his decision. Gradually one or another started inquiring about the children. Janardan also convinced them about the importance of education. People started sending their children and now there was no need to wander in search of students. But he never stopped his quest for the students.