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... »
29 August 1930 On Friday, 29 August 1930, Baba left Nagpur toward the south for Kolhapur, accompanied by Agha Ali, Vishnu, Jalbhai, Karim, and Raosaheb. In Hyderabad, a customs inspector named Dalanji Behram recognized Baba and beseeched him to visit his house. Baba went with him in his car, and he showed Baba the sights of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Baba also visited the home of a man named Pala... »
28 August 1927 Baba directed that a tennis court be laid out at Meherabad, on which he himself played on 28 August and again the following evening. Baba would also regularly participate in cricket matches and games of atya-patya with the mandali. He played cricket without shin guards, and once had to retire from a match when he was struck twice by the ball. 28 August 1946 On Wednesday, 28 August 1... »
27 August 1929 Baba left Nasik for Meherabad with the men mandali on 27 August. After driving about 77 miles, Baba asked the bus to be stopped a few miles from Rahuri. The group got out and Baba sat down under a tree to discuss their future plans. As the sun was setting, Baba suddenly requested that his arti be sung. This was done and the mandali bowed to him and took his darshan. The discussion c... »
26 August 1892 Thus on 26 August 1892, the incident occurred that caused Tajuddin to be incarcerated by the British authorities in the mental asylum the next day. There was an uproar of protest among the local people, especially the Mohammedans. But, because one of the British women at the club had been so disturbed by the sight of Tajuddin’s nakedness, her husband used his influence to forc... »
25 August 1932 Baba visits the Coptic Church in Egypt. 25 August 1938 Baba and the women occupy the new two-story Meher Retreat building on Meherabad Hill 25 August 1944 Chanji did not improve. At 5:30 A.M. on Friday, 25 August 1944, with Baba’s name on his lips, Chanji shut his eyes forever to the world, and opened his eyes to see his Divine Beloved in His Pure Being! He was 52 years old. B... »