8 September 1931 At nine o’clock on Tuesday, 8 September, Mahatma Gandhi came to Baba’s cabin aboard with his secretary Mahadev Desai. After Gandhi was introduced, he looked at Baba and said, “I have read much about you and wanted to see you one day when God willed it; but I never expected it to be so soon.” Baba expressed how happy he was to meet him and dictated from his ... »
7 September 1953 In Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh. Baba gives his “Highest of the High” declaration. 7 September 1955 On 7 September 1955 Baba worked with Kaikobad for a few hours in the morning. During September, Baba granted darshan to the local public from 2:00 to 2:30 every afternoon, and many took advantage of the opportunity. It was stopped on the 15th as Baba began preparing for a gathering of h... »
6 September 1933 On 6 September, Baba went to Alamai Katrak’s home where he played carrom for a while before leaving for Nasik at 3:15 that afternoon. 6 September 1957 On Friday, 6 September 1957, Baba visited the home of K. K. Ramakrishnan in Kirkee (107/5 Range Hills), where many of the Poona Center workers had gathered. Baba met with them for a while before visiting Gadekar’s and th... »
5 September 1929 Various close ones wanted a more recent photograph of the Master, so Baba went to Russell Studio on Thursday, 5 September 1929 with Kaka Baria, Gustadji, Chanji, Ramjoo, Naval and B. D. Pudumji (the wealthy Parsi who had offered Baba the use of one of his bungalows at Sinhagad). After having his portraits and a group photograph taken, Baba visited Pudumji’s house in Bombay. ... »
4 September 1948 Kishan was told to return again on 4 September, and on that occasion, Baba commented to him, “You are one of the few people whom I have selected for my spiritual work, and I will call you even without your asking.” Kishan was called once every three months to meet Baba. 4 September 1960 On the 4th, Baba resumed his work and began a week-long fast, taking only one cup e... »
3 September 1928 On the evening of 3 September, there was a discussion about poets and Baba remarked: Persian poets are the best, followed by the Urdu ones and then the Marathi poets. In English, only Wordsworth and Shelley are of that caliber. Hafiz’s poems are truly the most inspiring and revealing. Rumi’s and Shams’ are philosophical, but they are filled with beauty and truth.... »
2 September 1937 The screenwriter, Alexander Markey arrived in Cannes on 2 September 1937 to see Baba about the possible film projects. After Markey’s long discussion with Baba about the films, the “Universal Filmmaker” pretended it was essential to his purposes. Age knew that the real reason Baba showed so much interest in producing a movie was to draw Markey and others, such as... »
1 September 1902 On Monday, 1 September 1902, at the age of eight, Merwan was admitted to the Sardar Khan Dastur Noshirwan Zoroastrian School in the Camp (cantonment) area, which he attended for a year. In the Pudumji School, boys and girls were taught separately, but in the Dastur School, classes were coeducational. Merwan did not like it. He felt shy in front of girls. The very first day of scho... »
31 August 1903 On 31 August 1903, at the age of nine, Merwan entered the Poona Camp Government English School. He attended this school for five years. It was an all-boys school, a beautifully constructed building located on Main Street (near what is now Poona Drug Stores). It was an old school built by the British for students from the wealthier families of Poona and Bombay. Here Merwan encounter... »
30 August 1937 Baba went with the group to see several films while in Cannes. On the evening of 30 August 1937, they went out to dinner at the Miramar restaurant and then to a double-feature (Bing Crosby in Going Hollywood and Clark Gable in Men in White). But as it was getting late, they left at 10:15, during the intermission of the first film. 30 August 1964 On 30 August 1964, Venkoba Rao, a for... »