Kalemama meeting Narayan Maharaj of Kedgaon

Kalemama Diary describes how he met Sadguru Upasni Maharaj at Sakori with due permission of Meher Baba. Kalemama met Maharaj a few times and when Upasni Maharaj dropped his body, Meher Baba sent few of his close disciples to attend the last rites of Maharaj, and Kalemama was fortunate to be one of them. Upasni Maharaj on one occasion gave one Coconut to Kalemama which is still preserved by his family. Kalemama wrote his diary of his personal acquaintance and darshan of Upasni Maharaj at Sakori which is published as scanned image [… More info …]

Kalemama Diary pages. How Kalemama met Meher Baba during 1926 at Meherabad. Retired Civil Engineer and CEO of Dhule Municipal Corporation Kalemama visited Arangaon and stayed with Kaka Shahane and family where he met Meher Baba for the first time. Later in 1943 Kalemama wrote down his memoirs in the form of a diary known as Kalemama Diary describing how he met Meher Baba and the other Perfect Masters.. [… More info …]

R. B. Kale was known as Kalemama in Meher Baba’s circle. He was Meher Baba’s close companion and one of the earliest Mandali, since 1926. A Civil Engineer by Profession, Kalemama held a number of responsible positions in Maharastra Govt services, as Chief Executive Officer of Kolhapur Municipal Corporation, Estate Engineer and Secretary at Dhule etc. Kalemama was one of those rare disciples of Baba who also had the rare opportunity to meet Shri Sai Baba, Shri Upasni Maharaj and Shri Narayan Maharaj, a number of times. The Wedding of one of Shri Sai Baba’s very well known disciple Mr. Bhate’s daughter was proposed with Kalemama’s elder brother Anna ji. Shri Sai Baba called the families to Shirdi, and Kalemama spent his Winter holidays at the Shirdi Ashram in 1910. Kalemama along with Mrs. Kalemama and Murli came to settle at Meherabad Ashram after accepting Meher Baba as their spiritual guide. Kalemama being a civil engineer supervised a number of construction activities at Maherabad. Mrs. Kalemama passed away at Meherabad in 1932 and Kalemama on 16 Sep,1954. [… More info …]