Gopinath Kaviraj
Gopinath Kaviraj came to see Baba on Monday, 6 June, and since Kaviraj was keeping silence, Baba permitted him to come again the following day also. Kaviraj came again the next day and was embraced by Baba, and Baba kissed him on the forehead. Baba took him into the side room and had the door closed. Only one of the mandali was present to interpret. Baba spoke with Kaviraj at length about the future of the world, life’s ultimate purpose and an individual’s duties, all of which convinced Kaviraj of Baba’s omniscience.
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Sheela’s father Bhau Kalchuri joined Meher Baba as one of the mandali in 1953. Four years later, Baba called Sheela and her family to live in his near proximity. The Kalchuris had many opportunities to be in the Beloved’s presence, and Sheela’s first-person account paints a vivid, intimate portrait of life near Meher Baba, from the perspective of a child and teenager.