Government of India about Shri Sai Baba, the relevant In order to learn about the view of the Imperial British Udhav Baba, son of Shama of Shirdi Shivamma Tai ofīangalore Shivesh Swamy and many others, between 1990Īnd 1995, were extremely useful in my quest. My personal interaction with the descendants ofĭevotees who had a direct link with Shri Sai Baba, like Some references were found even from the British The search for records andĭocuments took my research team and me to the NationalĪrchives at Delhi and Kolkata, the Indian Museum, Kolkata,Ī number of libraries in Maharashtra and many other Propelled me to undertake an in-depth research to try and While some argue that he first came to Shirdi inġ854, others consider this event to be about eighteen years The date on which he first arrived at Shirdi and his age at Regarding his parentage, place of birth, caste, religion andĮarly childhood. There is inadequate verifiable information Since long, numerous postulates and hypotheses onĪspects of Shri Sai Baba that are shrouded in mystery,Īre afloat. Most difficult tasks that any believer can face. A jump from faith to reasoning is one of the It is quite tough to establish the plausible as However, this book strives to provide an objective andĮvidence-based narrative about him instead. My earlier books on Shri Sai Baba describe him fromĪ devotee's view, based on faith and personal experience. Thisīook aims to portray certain aspects related to Shri Saiīaba when he was in Sagun form and thereafter. Sai Baba and his philosophy in a proper perspective. The increasing number of temples and related activitiesĬarrying on in the name of Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi, it isĭesirable that the devotees and others understand Shri With the spread of Sai consciousness across the globe and On 24th June 2015, as the Guest Chaplain, with a prayer. The temples and trusts inspired by him are engaged inįeeding the poor, providing access to medical care through dispensariesĪnd in supporting access to value-based education. He has worked with the underprivileged in many ways, including in Some of his books haveīeen translated into more than nine Indian and foreign languages. Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Assamese and Bengali. In several languages such as Hindi, English, Marathi, Kashmiri, It has been translated as Shri Guru Bhagawat More than 24,000 lines, depicting various aspects pertaining to the His six-volume epic in Odia, Shri Guru Bhagabata, comprises Sanskrit as Shrishtitattwanuchintanam and into Hindi as Avyakt se Written Gopyaru Agopya, on Hindu cosmology, cosmogeny and Mein, Bhakti Naivedya, and The Age of Shirdi Sai. He has written around fifty-two books which include Shirdi Saiīaba and Other Perfect Masters, Baba - May I Answer, Sai Sharon Odisha University, Baripada, Odisha (2017). (D.Litt.) by Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha (2012) HonorisĬausa (Doctor of Science-D.Se.) by Shiksha 0' Anusandhan University,īhubaneswar, Odisha (2014) and Honoris Causa (D.Litt.) by North Sanskrit Vidyapeeth University, Tirupati (2012) Doctorate in Law (LL.B.)īy Berhampur University, Berhampur, Odisha, (2012) Honoris Causa Superannuated as Director General of Police in the Service (I.P.S.), he served the Government of IndiaĪnd his allotted cadre (U.P.) with distinction. Chandrabhanu Satpathy is a noted scholar, authorĪnd spiritual thinker. The book will be a valuable asset not just for all those who areĭevotees of Sai Baba and other Sadgurus, but also for studentsĪnd academics who have an interest in India's culture and historyĪnd in the means used by the British to understand and controlĭevelopments in different parts of the country.ĭr. A glossary is provided at the end of the book for ease Sai Baba and his devotees as well as compositions of Shirdi of The book has several rare documents and photographs of Shirdi It contains nine chapters dealing withĭifferent aspects of Sai Baba's life in Shirdi. That time as well as reviewing personal documents and literature The National Archives, police records and diaries pertaining to Seeking answers through analysis of rare documents drawn from Of protecting his devotees during India's struggle for freedom,īut additionally provides new insights by raising questions and This great saint of India and the role that he played in the context It not only adds to the repository of knowledge about The people who visited it during the late 19th and early 20thĬenturies. Unknown facts about Sai Baba, village Shirdi and some of Information from several primary sources, to provide hitherto This book is based on in-depth research that triangulates