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Excerpts from a short story Kafan by PremchandDhananjay Bhosale, 27, hails from a small village named Rampur in the Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra. He holds a deep interest in Marathi and Hindi literature and finds joy in both listening to and narrating stories. Often, he reads and recites his favorite Marathi and Hindi poems to his friends. Among Marathi poets, Nagaraj Manjule remains a personal favorite, while in Hindi, he particularly admires the works of Babusha Kohli and Avinash Mishra. Dhananjay has also followed nearly all episodes of Guftagoo program, describing it as a memorable and enriching listening experience. Through these sessions, he has developed a finer understanding of pronunciation, word modulation, and the expressive ebb and flow of spoken language.Curator: IrfanJoin the Art of Reading:Share Your Story on Listen with IrfanDo you have a passion for reading literature or narrating captivating prose? Here's your chance to shine! I'm thrilled to announce a new collaborative series, Art of Reading, on my podcast channel, Listen with Irfan.If you love bringing stories to life, I'm offering you a platform to showcase your talent.Record a short story of your choice (maximum 8 minutes) and share it with a community of like-minded narrators and listeners. This is a free, non-commercial initiative to connect aspiring narrators, promote storytelling, and build a creative community. No monetization, just pure love for the art of narration.How to Participate:- Choose a short story or piece of prose you're passionate about.- Record it with clear audio using a mobile phone or audio recorder. Do not include your name or the story's title in the recording.- Background music is optional, but avoid copyrighted tracks to prevent hosting issues.- Send your recording via email to ramrotiaaloo@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +91 9818098790.Full credit to the writer and narrator will be given on the Listen with Irfan podcast channel. Take inspiration from the sample recording by narrator Munish (attached).Join us to share your voice, connect with an audience, and celebrate the art of storytelling!Let's create something beautiful together!Cover: IrfanWe respect creative ownership. If you believe this is your work or if appropriate credit hasn't been given, kindly get in touch at ramrotiaaloo@gmail.com

Priyanka Mattoo is the author of Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones, a wonderful memoir about food and place and how moving around the world inspired volumes and volumes of stories. We so loved having Priyanka into the studio, and we covered some serious ground. We discuss her upbringing in the UK, Saudi Arabia, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, and her journey to Hollywood, where she worked as a talent agent and studio executive. We talk about food on TV, The Bear (naturally), but also what excites her on television today.Also on the show, Matt talks about his recent trip to India with chef Meherwan Irani of restaurants Chai Pani and Botiwalla. They visited Mumbai, Pune, and Ahmednagar and experienced so much including stops at Shree Thaker Bhojanalay, Cafe Yezdan, and Parsi Dairy Farm.Do you enjoy This Is TASTE? Drop us a review on Apple, or star us on Spotify. We'd love to hear from you.MORE FROM PRIYANKA MATTOO:The Best Restaurant in Town [TASTE]‘We Never Moved Back to Kashmir, Because We Couldn't' [NYT]The Monday Media Diet with Priyanka Mattoo [WITI]See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today's podcast I talk about: Running with my Pune trainees. Breakfast at Irani Cafe. Reviews and connects. Road trip to Ahmednagar. Meeting and learning from people. Easy run with Mahesh Mule.

rWotD Episode 2562: Gopal Deuskar Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.The random article for Thursday, 9 May 2024 is Gopal Deuskar.Gopal Damodar Deuskar (11 September 1911, in Ahmednagar – 8 February 1994, in Pune) was an Indian painter, best remembered for his portraits and murals of notable Indian royalty, politicians, and diplomats. A graduate of the Sir J. J. School of Art and the Royal Academy of London, his murals are displayed at the Bal Gandharva Ranga Mandir and the Tilak Smarak Ranga Mandir. His portraits have been displayed at the New Parliament House, New Delhi, the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court of India, India House, London, and the Nehru Centre Art Gallery. A proponent of the Gurukul painting method, Raghuveer Bharam was his student.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:18 UTC on Thursday, 9 May 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Gopal Deuskar on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Amy Standard.

Shrikant Jadhav grew up in a small village in Ahmednagar district. A certificate of appreciation at the hands of a chief guest in school on Independence Day was a big deal for him at that time. As his game flourished, he moved to Mumbai to compete in Professional tournaments. The journey hasn't been easy by any stretch of the imagination. Shrikant had to pull out of the first two seasons of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) because of injuries. That's when the reality hit him hard. He decided to quit the sport so that he could run the house. As fate would have it, Shrikant found his way back into Kabaddi. Today he's one of the most consistent raiders in the league. Shrikant Jadhav shares his journey on this episode of Kattyavarchya Gappa with Amol Gokhale… श्रीकांत जाधवने कबड्डी खेळायला सुरुवात केली अहमदनगर जिल्ह्यातल्या छोट्या खेड्यातून. स्वांत्र्यदिनाच्या दिवशी प्रमुख पाहुण्यांकडून मिळणारं प्रशस्तिपत्रक हि तेव्हा त्याच्यासाठी खूप मोठी गोष्ट होती. तिथून पुढे त्याचा खेळ जसा बहरला तसं त्याने घर सोडलं, मुंबईत आला आणि व्यावसायिक कबड्डी खेळायला सुरुवात केली. आज श्रीकांत प्रो कबड्डी लीगमध्ये आठवा हंगाम खेळतोय, पण हा प्रवास सोपा नक्कीच नव्हता. प्रो कबड्डीच्या पहिल्या दोन हंगामांवर पाणी सोडावं लागलं कारण स्पर्धा तोंडावर असताना दुखापत झाली. त्यावेळी घरच्या हलाखीच्या परिस्थितीच्या वास्तव्याला सामोरं जाण्यासाठी श्रीकांतने कबड्डी सोडायचा टोकाचा निर्णय घेतला, पोलीस भरतीची परीक्षा देखील दिली. पण त्याच्या नशिबात कबड्डी लिहिली होती आणि तो खेळात परत आला. त्याचा हा प्रवास श्रीकांतने उलगडला आहे कट्ट्यावरच्या गप्पांमध्ये अमोल गोखले बरोबर...

Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, February 05, 2024: Discourse by Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj

Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, February 05, 2024: Discourse by Satguru Mata Sudiksha Ji Maharaj

Listen to Shri Sai SatCharitra Chapter 25th in which you'll get to know about Damu Anna Kasar of Ahmednagar (1) Speculations(2) Amraleela   Disclaimer -  This podcast is based on the book “Shri Sai Satcharit” written by Shri Govind Raghunath Dabholkar alias 'Hemadpant' which is translated into English by Shri Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji and is meant for devotional purposes only. This podcast does not infer or claim historical authenticity or accuracy in terms of the names of the places, characters, sequence of events, locations, spoken languages and/or such other details. We do not intend to disrespect, impair or disparage the beliefs, feelings, sentiments of any person(s), community(ies) and their culture(s), custom(s), practice(s) and tradition(s).      

We begin the guest episodes of season 2 with Saurabh. Saurabh is an embroidery and textile artist from Maharashtra. We talk about his journey from a small village in Ahmednagar in Maharashtra to making it big as an embroidery artist. He runs his own brand BespokeBySaurabh along with his cousins in Pune. Check out his page for the lovely work he does on dried leaves. His work: @bespokebysaurabh ---------------------------------------------------------------------- My work: @swarnavod More about this podcast: Paper Pencil Podcast on Insta: @paperpencilpodcast https://www.swarnavod.com/podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/swarnavod/message

Biography- Tanmay is a mechanical engineer then later on, he turned to a marketer because he developed a passion for marketing through his dream to jump into business. and now he is the founder of Alliansaa Digital, a digital marketing agency that Tanmay runs, with two partners in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra based in India. Do you have a Core message? check this one out Core Message- To empower entrepreneurs to grow their businesses digitally on their own. we go further, into talking about his three day event. Here are the links to register, join his Facebook group and his books. link to the e-books:https://bit.ly/3MLuEdG Here is the link to our event- https://bit.ly/3ScOpf8

The Zafarnāma was a spiritual victory letter sent by Guru Gobind Singh in 1705 to the Mughal Emperor of India, Aurangzeb, after the Battle of Chamkaur. The letter is written in Persian and verse. The version currently in circulation found in the Dasam Granth, the compilation of Guru Gobind Singh's poetry, is in Gurmukhi script and Persian verse. Guru Gobind Singh sent 5 Singhs including Daya Singh, Dharam Singh and Sambhal Singh with the help of Naib Subedar Haji Sardar Shah to deliver the Zafarnama to Emperor Aurangzeb in Ahmednagar in 1707. In this letter, Guru Gobind Singh reminds Aurangzeb how he and his soldiers had broken their oaths sworn upon the Qur'an when they promised safe passage to the Guru but launched a hidden attack of an army described as much larger, on forty famished Sikh soldiers. He tells Aurangzeb this was not a battle, it was a slaughter. As such, in spite of losing most of his Sikhs in this attack, he had won a moral victory over the Emperor who had broken his vows to Allah. He also states that despite sending a huge army to capture or kill the Guru, the Mughal forces did not succeed in their mission. This historic poem was translated in Hindi verse for the first time in 300+ years by Veteran Wing Commander Vijay Chattur. To speak more about this piece of Indian culture, Ami Ganatra explores his view on the text and more. 

The Zafarnāma was a spiritual victory letter sent by Guru Gobind Singh in 1705 to the Mughal Emperor of India, Aurangzeb, after the Battle of Chamkaur. The letter is written in Persian and verse. The version currently in circulation found in the Dasam Granth, the compilation of Guru Gobind Singh’s poetry, is in Gurmukhi script and Persian verse. Guru Gobind Singh sent 5 Singhs including Daya Singh, Dharam Singh and Sambhal Singh with the help of Naib Subedar Haji Sardar Shah to deliver the Zafarnama to Emperor Aurangzeb in Ahmednagar in 1707. In this letter, Guru Gobind Singh reminds Aurangzeb how he and his soldiers had broken their oaths sworn upon the Qur'an when they promised safe passage to the Guru but launched a hidden attack of an army described as much larger, on forty famished Sikh soldiers. He tells Aurangzeb this was not a battle, it was a slaughter. As such, in spite of losing most of his Sikhs in this attack, he had won a moral victory over the Emperor who had broken his vows to Allah. He also states that despite sending a huge army to capture or kill the Guru, the Mughal forces did not succeed in their mission. This historic poem was translated in Hindi verse for the first time in 300+ years by Veteran Wing Commander Vijay Chattur. To speak more about this piece of Indian culture, Ami Ganatra explores his view on the text and more.

Gorakhnath (also known as Goraksanath. early 11th century) was a Hindu yogi, saint who was the influential founder of the Nath Hindu monastic movement in India and Nepal.He is considered one of the two notable disciples of Matsyendranath. His followers are found in India, at the place known as Garbhagiri, which is in Ahmednagar in the state of Maharashtra. These followers are called yogis, Gorakhnathi, Darshani or Kanphata. He was one of nine saints also known as Navnath and is widely popular in Maharashtra, India and dumgaon, Uttarakhand (where there worshipers do difficult tapasya in himalayas for a month sometimes 6 months or more).Hagiographies describe him as more than a human teacher and someone outside the laws of time who appeared on earth in different ages.Historians state Gorakhnath lived sometime during the first half of the 2nd millennium CE, but they disagree in which century. Estimates based on archaeology and text range from Briggs' 15th- to 12th-century[7] to Grierson's estimate of the 14th-century. Gorakhnath is considered a Maha-yogi (or great yogi) in the Hindu tradition.He did not emphasise a specific metaphysical theory or a particular Truth, but emphasised that the search for Truth and the spiritual life is a valuable and normal goal of man.Gorakhnath championed Yoga, spiritual discipline and an ethical life of self-determination as a means to reaching samadhi and one's own spiritual truths. Gorakhnath, his ideas and yogis have been highly popular in rural India, with monasteries and temples dedicated to him found in many states of India, particularly in the eponymous city of Gorakhpur. Source Credit: Wikipedia

Our Guest today is the CEO of Masoom, Nikita Ketkar, who plays the role of a passionate guide and mentor for the fledgling NGO that has chosen to tread a different path by focusing on the night schools of Mumbai. Nikita's is a story of a young and educated woman who finally found her calling in service. Having worked in different capacities as a Journalist, Lecturer and Social Worker she cleared the prestigious Union Public Services commission exams. After spending over 3 years in various administrative positions in DRDO, Airforce headquarters, and NCC directorate, Nikita felt the urge to do something beyond and left the service to work for various NGOs. It was while working on a social project she came across night schools accidentally, what she saw and heard compelled her to start Masoom in 2008 an organization focused on improving the night schools. Masoom is presently working in 85 Night Schools of Mumbai, Pune, Ahmednagar & Nagpur. Nikita has been awarded the ‘Chakra for Excellence 2009 ‘The award was presented by ICONGO IN Delhi. She has also been awarded the Mahila Pratibha Sanmaan by Rajasthani Mahila Mandal and Gayatri Gyan Probodhini Mandal in 2010 on the eve of International women's day. In 2011 she has been conferred with Moneylife Foundation awards, the Mumbai, Mayors award on the eve of international women's day. In 2011 she was also awarded the Savitribai-Phule Fatima sheik award by Shikshak Bharti for her contribution to night schools. In the year 2014-15 Masoom won the prestigious Global Rising Star Award for its exemplary work in the field of education. This is an international award jointly awarded by The Global Fund for Children and Stars Foundation. Across the Asia Pacific 3 organizations bagged the award and Masoom is one of them. On 26th January 2020, Nikita was awarded ‘Varad' Puraskar by Upnagar Shikshan Mandal for her contribution to the field of education. This year in January 2021 Nikita has been selected as Ashoka Fellow (Ashoka Fellowship) www.ashoka.org. It is an international fellowship. She will be called a 'Special Relations Officer' for the time being. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-third-eye1/message

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Om Sai Ram. By the grace of Baba's blessings, I have been given the opportunity of reading the Sai Satcharitra for all of you. The reading of Sai SatCharita is in English. This is Chapter 25 from the Sai SatCharitra book. Topics covered: Damu Anna Kasar of Ahmednagar (1) Speculations (2) Amraleela Timecodes: 0:00 – Introduction 0:34 – Chapter 25 0:46 – Preliminary 2:39 – Damu Anna 3:07 – His Speculations: (1) Cotton Trading 7:00 – (2) Grain Trading 7:58 – Amra-leela (Mango miracle) 10:19 – Prayer Music credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUDGw... Thank you. Om Sai Ram. #saisatchaitra #omsairam #shirdisaibaba #saisatcharitraEnglish

This 77th episode of Sportsy LetsAIMSports with Sid Deshmukh features first ever woman Judo player Maharashtra to represent at International level, Shiv Chhatrapati Awardee Prajakta Nagarkar Dhadve. #LetsAIMSports with Prajakta Dhadve Prajakta spoke to us about her journey into Judo from a small town of Ahmednagar to International stage. Prajakta spoke to us about her family's support in early days as well as her husband and kids support and motivation to come back on the mat after a gap of 20 years and win a

Episode #3: Punita Chouhan shares Ahilyabai Holkar's story (31 May 1725 – 13 August 1795)was the hereditary noble Sardar of the Maratha Empire, India. Ahilya was born in the village of Chondi in Jamkhed, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. She moved the seat of her kingdom to Maheshwar south of Indore on the Narmada River. Ahilyabai was a great pioneer and builder of Hindu temples. She built hundreds of temples and Dharmashalas throughout India.

Damu Anna Kasar of Ahmednagar - (1) Speculations - (2) Amra-Leela

The Leelas in chapter 25 are all about Damu Anna Rasne, and how he sought refuge at Baba's feet as he had no offspring, and the unique way in which Baba blesses him by giving him four mangoes. Two other Leelas mentioned in this chapter are about Damu's business speculations on cotton and grain, and how Baba prevents him from doing so, thereby saving him from severe financial losses. I shall now narrate his life story, then talk about how he resolved to bring a flag every year for Ram Navami as a token of his gratitude for Baba for blessing him with children. The ancestors of Damodar Savalram Rasane hailed from Rashin. They were known as the Rashinkars, but later adopted the surname Rasane. Damodar Rasane received Baba's blessings for a child in the most remarkable and unexpected manner, and thereby, he became the means for spreading Baba's fame. He was a very humble man, who sold bangles and utensils to earn a living. All his transactions yielded good profits, and he soon became rich. He had everything in life, but had no children although he married twice. Astrological curiosity made him explore his horoscope, and he found that a Paapi (Ketu) was seated in the Putrastan, and there was no Guru (Jupiter) influence to overcome this. The local astrologers he consulted declared that it was impossible for him to have a child in this life. Damodar had heard of Sai Baba and went to see Him. Baba had kept about eight mangoes from a basket to be given to him. The rest of the mangoes in the basket were taken away by the local children, who wanted more. When Baba said that there were no more mangoes, the children pointed to the eight mangoes. Baba said that they were for Damya, but the children said that Damya was not around. "I know that he is on his way. He is coming," said Baba. When Baba went out, some of the children took away four mangoes, leaving behind only four mangoes. Baba gave Damodar the four mangoes, saying, "Eat and die." Damodar was perturbed by hearing the inauspicious word 'die'. Noticing his perplexity, Mhalsapati told him that it was a blessing to die at Baba's feet. All the while, Baba was enjoying this exchange. The word 'die', which He used, did not refer to physical death, but to the spiritual death, which is the same as Brahma Pramada coming upon one who gets deeper into Samsarik life with the birth and death of progeny and family. Baba said, "Damya, do not eat these mangoes yourself, but give them to your wife." Damya asked, "Which wife should I give them to?” Baba replied, “Give them to your second wife. She will have eight children. The first two will be boys. Name the first Daulatshah and the second Tanashah." Taking up his notebook immediately, Damya wrote down the two names. As stated by Baba, Damya's wife gave birth to exactly eight children, one after another, and their sexes were in the same order given by Baba. It took 15 years for all their children to be born. Perhaps there is an astrological explanation for this. In Damya's horoscope, there was no ‘Guru Balam' to overcome the Paapi influence. But the all-knowing and all-powerful guru of Damya was Baba, and His Balam (strength), together with His favourable glances, could overcome the adverse influence of all the planets put together. Damya's first son was named Daulatshah, who came to be known as Nanasaheb Rasane. Nanasaheb became the trustee of the Shri Sai Baba Sanstan, and did a lot of work for the Sanstan. He carried on Baba's propaganda by spreading the Sai faith through lectures and other means, and he was fully deserving of the name Daulatshah. Damya, deriving a blessing of this very rare sort, became the means by which Baba's fame (for bestowing progeny and other blessings) got widely publicised in Ahmednagar. This was around 1895-97. Damya, wishing to show his gratitude, undertook to pay for the expenses of a grand flag-procession ceremony that took place every Ram Navami day. Two very tall flags were nicely decorated and carried from the mosque through the streets of Shirdi on that day every year, and finally brought back to be installed at Baba's Masjid to remain there as a mark of the stay of the very compassionate saint. Not content with this service, Damya was always ready to undertake further work and expense for Baba in other matters as well, such as the reconstruction of the Masjid. Baba saves Damya from incurring financial losses On one occasion, Damya was advised by a cotton trader to invest Rs. 50,000 in cotton trading and earn a profit of lakhs within a short period of time. Damya wrote to Shama to ask Baba for permission to make the investment. When the letter came to Baba, Baba said, "Damya wants to catch the sky. His head is wrong. He is trying to think of lakhs. Write to him that his present position is not bad, and ask him not to think of lakhs." Damya, with great regret, had to drop the idea of cotton speculation. Finally, he thought he would directly go and meet Baba and induce Baba t...

In chapter 22 of the Sai Satcharita, the incredible Leela of Das Ganu's wish to go to Prayag and have a bath in the Sangam, or the confluence, of the Ganga, Jamuna and Saraswathi rivers is described. Hindus believe that having a bath there will nullify their sins, purify the mind and body, and they will attain Satgati (salvation). Baba, however, tells Das Ganu that he need not go that far, and from the big toes of His feet, produces the Ganga and Jamuna. Das Ganu is overwhelmed by this, and sings Baba's praises. This is a lesson for all of us that if we clutch tightly on to Baba's feet with love and devotion, then He will surely put us on the path of salvation. The main Leelas of this chapter are about how Baba prevents the accidental deaths of Bapusaheb Booty, and Bala Sahib Meerkar, and how Baba cures Amir Shakkar of his nagging pain of rheumatism. And finally, Baba tells Balasaheb Bhate, Dabholkar, and all of us, that God resides in all creatures, be it venomous snakes or scorpions. So, if we see such creatures, we ought not to pounce upon them and kill them, because if God has not ordained our death by them, they will not harm us. The first Leela is about Meerkar, who came to the Dwarka Mai before going to Chitale for his duty. Baba warns him of his death by snake bite. Nonetheless, He assures him that anyone taking refuge in the lap of Dwarka Mai will be saved from mishaps. As Meerkar is leaving, Baba asks Shama to accompany him. At first, Meerkar is reluctant to take Shama with him, but eventually agrees. At Chitale, their peon noticed a serpent sitting on Meerkar's Uparna. He raises an alarm and the snake is beaten to death as it slithers away. Two points to be noted here are that Baba asks Shama to accompany Meerkar; and secondly, Baba sat in the Dwarka Mai facing the southern direction. The possible reason for asking Shama to accompany Meerkar was to prevent Apamrityu. Baba Himself, in the form of Shama, keeps energising the soul of Shama in Chitale, and thus has driven away Kaal Purusha. Dakshin, or the south facing direction is the dreaded direction of Yama Raj, the Lord of Death. Baba, being the supreme Rudra Himself, is capable of driving away Yama Raj whenever He chooses. Thus, Baba, as the Rudra, is able to sit in the Dwarka Mai facing the dreaded South direction, or the direction of Yama Raj. The ensuring stories are some of the Leelas where Yama Raj accepts defeat in front of Baba. Malanbai, the daughter of Shri D. R. Joshi Devgaonkar, suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis. All sorts of treatments, remedies and poultices were tried, but nothing worked. Malanbai could not bear the pain and coughing bouts. She insisted on being taken to Shirdi. Upon seeing her, Baba let out a volley of abuses and asked her to lie on a blanket and drink nothing but water. She stayed in Dixit Wada for a week, carefully following Baba's orders. Early one morning, she stopped breathing and died. Her family were mourning her loss, and making preparations for her cremation. That morning, Baba did not leave the Chavadi, although it was past 8 a.m. It seemed that Baba was in a rage. He shouted for no apparent reason, hitting the floor with his Satka. It looked as if He was driving away some unseen object or force. Still shouting, He strode to Dixit Wada and paused a moment, shaking His Satka vigorously. Then, just as suddenly as he had flared up, he calmed down, and went away. The family was oblivious of Baba's actions. But as they were getting ready to bathe the body, they noticed the girl breathing. She opened her eyes and looked around frightened. She told the family what took place: “A demon like black person was carrying me away. I was terrified and couldn't do anything. So I called out to Baba to help me. He at once came and beat the black man quite badly. Then He snatched me from his hands and carried me to the Chavadi.” She gave a vivid description of the Chavadi, although she had never seen it. The family, hearing this, shed tears of joy. Was it any wonder that Baba sat in the Masjid facing south? South, the dreaded direction from which Yama Raj comes. But every day, and all day long, Baba sat facing Yama. Not for a moment was He without His Satka, the magical wand. (Reference: Ambrosia in Shirdi, by Ramalinga Swami.) In another story, a woman named Rukmini started living in Amalner after getting married to Malhari Bendre, who worked as a sanitary inspector. Her father, Krishnaji Brahma, alias Abha Sahib, was devoted to Baba. He lived in Ahmednagar where he worked as a police officer and had the good fortune of meeting Baba several times. Baba blessed him and gave him Udi, hence his entire family worshipped Baba and visited Shirdi often. After his retirement, he lived with his elder brother, Lakshman, in Bhadgaon. Later, Lakshman was transferred to Amalner and they, along with Abha, moved into a house nearby. Abha visited the library daily, and on the way, visited Rukmini. One day, he...

Chapter 15 describes how Baba explained to Das Ganu the style of Kirtan by Naarad, and how he made Cholkar drink tea saturated with sugar after fulfilment of his vow. And lastly, how, from their chirping, Baba understood about the lizard that came from Aurangabad to meet her sister in the mosque. Chapter 15 is called Sankat Mochan, and many devotees read this chapter to free themselves from all obstacles, by Baba's grace. Spreading the palms before Baba is completely surrendering the ego with humility, and knowing fully well that we are helpless without Baba's grace. Day and night (in good times and in bad times), He is our only refuge, standing behind us and showering His grace upon us. In this chapter, there is the story of Das Ganu all decked up with an Angrakha, Pheta and Uparna to perform a Kirtan. Baba, with his characteristic humour, asks Das Ganu where he was going all decked up like a bridegroom. Baba then tells him to get rid of all the outward show, and to perform Kirtans with a bare chest, like Narad Muni, the father of all Kirtankars. The only adornment required was intense faith and devotion, which became Das Ganu's Naradiya Paddhati. I will now relate the life of Das Ganu, and how Baba transformed him into Sant Kavi Das Ganu Maharaj. Ganpatrao Dattatreya Sahasrabuddhe, popularly known as Das Ganu Maharaj, was born on 6th January, 1868, and passed away on 25th November, 1962. Das Ganu hailed from Akolner village, and was born in a Brahmin family. His studies started when he had his thread ceremony at the age of nine, and stopped when he was 14 years old, and he studied English only up to fourth grade. He married when he was 23, after which he came to Ahmednagar, but remained a vagrant and indulged in gossip. While wandering, he met a police superintendent, Mr. Kennedy, who employed him as a Sepoy for a monthly salary of nine rupees. It was when he was working as a Hawaldar in the police force that Nanasaheb Chandorkar took him to Sai Baba. Nanasaheb was the deputy collector at that time (around 1890), and Das Ganu accompanied him to ingratiate himself with Nanasaheb, but with no particular desire to see Baba. Das Ganu took a great deal of interest in Tamashas and village plays of an erotic and somewhat obscene nature, and even took part in them. He dressed like a female and pranced about in great delight. He also composed poems impromptu. Neither his professional ways, nor his personal life, met with Baba's approval. Baba wanted Das Ganu to walk a different path. With considerable effort, Das Ganu gradually withdrew from play-acting, but the police-force career was another matter. For more than 10 years, he resisted Baba's admonitions until fate wove such a web that circumstances compelled him to resign from the force, after several mishaps. In fact, if Baba had not extended his protection, Das Ganu would have been punished and disgraced, and might have even faced death. After retiring from the force, Das Ganu followed Baba's advice and settled at Nanded. He spent his time performing Kirtans, going where his devotees invited him. The annual Kirtan at Shirdi, on Baba's Urus, which coincided with Ram Navami festival, was also delivered by Das Ganu, even during Baba's times, from 1914. He kept up the custom for several decades, thereafter. His wife's death in 1919 left him childless, but unfettered to pursue the path of a Kirtankar. No monetary collections were made by Das Ganu for his work as a Kirtankar. He performed his Brahminical duties, carried on Puranik studies, and performed Kirtans, at which he was excellent. His needs were well taken care of by the devotees from various parts of the country with whom he stayed, upon their invitation. After all, Baba had assured him about his temporal welfare. Besides being a Kirtankar, he wrote several books, amongst which are Sant Katha Amrita in 1903, Bhakta Leela Amrita in 1906, and Bhakta Saar Amrita in 1925. The first book features some stories about Baba, and Baba is said to have blessed the effort. Though Das Ganu was one of the foremost Bhaktas of Baba, he did not spend too much time with Baba. Even when he was in Shirdi, he rarely saw Baba, who would not allow him to stay for long in the Masjid. He bade him to go to Vitthal Mandir, where Das Ganu lived and wrote about the lives of saints, or spent his time repeating the Vishnu Sahasranam. The spread of Baba's fame, especially in Maharashtra, is largely due to Das Ganu's Kirtans. But, it is true that his own faith in Baba was not very strong, and often wavered, as at heart, he believed Baba to be a Muslim saint, and not a Poorna Parabrahma. Despite the well-known miracle that Baba performed of making water flow from both his feet, in lieu of the Ganga in which Das Ganu wished to bathe, he was unable to drink that palmful of water which he gathered as Tirth, but only sprinkled it over his head. As he was a Brahmin, Das Ganu thought that he would be polluted by drinking th...

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Damu Anna kasar of Ahmednagar 1) Speculations 2) Amraleela

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