He had unwavering faith in the youth of India and could connect with youngsters across the length and breadth of India. No wonder, he immersed himself in strengthening the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad
Devi, a chartered accountant by training who originally belonged to Solapur, from where he had moved Pune for higher education in the early sixties. He joined the ABVP in 1964.