Remembering Kalemama
RAMCHANDRA BAPUJI KALE, popularly known to Baba’s Mandali as Kalemama, was born on 12th February 1877, in a fairly well-to-do Brahmin family of Kolhapur. His father was a working in the Khasgi Kacheri (Personal Office) of His Highness the Maharaja of Kolhapur. After graduation in Engineering in the year 1903 from Poona Science College (now known as the College of Engineering), Kalemama settled down in life and plied his engineering profession in Bombay Presidency in very many capacities—official and private. Kalemama first came into contact with Meher Baba in May 1926, when he was in service as Chief Officer to the Dhulia City Municipality (West Khandesh). Although believing in saints and saintliness, Kalemama never bestirred himself to have the Darshan of any living saint and the few places of pilgrimage he happened to visit, had no avowed spiritual object behind them. [… More info …]
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