Filmistan Studio

Filmistan Studio was the photographic establishment who were engaged to shot the video film at Sapru House on June 24, 1983. Shri Nathji had particularly liked the man. His name was Ashok and he was the owner of Filmistan Studios in the Green Park Market.
When Shri Nathji had seen him in a scene in the video film, sitting amongst the audience in the hall, directing his assistant, Shri Nathji had said:

“Mujhe ye Ashok barraa achhaa lagtaa hai!”

“I like this man, Ashok!”

The assistant of Ashok, who did the video shooting, was a Muslim by the name of Khan, who had developed a great reverence for Shri Nathji.
Later Mr. Ashok was also called by Priya Nathji and Shri Nathji on 27th Nov 1983 to their residence to make video film of Shri Nathji is different dresses.

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Filmistan Studio & Music Center was located at Shop No. S-23, Main Market, Green Park, New Delhi, Delhi 110016. Now it has permanently closed. This is the earlier photograph of that Studio.
 

Robin Farquharson meeting Shri Nathji

In 1964 whenShri Nathji was in London. Shri Nathji and Pran Nath were driving in their Ford Anglia car at night when the car ran out of petrol. Since Pran Nath had to stay in the car to prevent its being towed away by the police, Shri Nathji took an empty petrol can and went in search of a petrol pump in the streets of London.
He stopped a tall Englishman and asked him where he could find a petrol pump. The man gave him directions, which were very complex, and Shri Nathji said in humour:
“Even if I were able to find the petrol pump, I would never be able to find my way back to the car!”
The Englishman was good enough to walk along with Shri Nathji to show him the way. As they walked together, Shri Nathji began speaking. He narrated a Persian Verse and explained its meaning to the Englishman:

“Gar falak kaare turaa barham zanad az jau marau
Jaamaa raa khayyaat saaazad kataa baihre dokhtan

“If the skies destroy thy plans do not despair,
For the tailor cuts the cloth only to sew it!”

The Englishman was startled. Shri Nathji had given him the answer to a complex problem that had been plaguing his mind. He was so impressed by Shri Nathji that he snatched the petrol can from his hand and apologized for letting him carry it for so long. He became very devoted to Shri Nathji and asked to see him the next day.
This was Shri Nathji’s method of interacting with the spiritually thirsty souls of the world. He had to go out into the streets of London in the dead of night with a petrol can in his hand in order to give his darshan and blessings to Robin Ferguharson!

  Robin Ferguharson asked Shri Nathji when he can come and meet Him the next day. So he had made an appointment to come and see Shri Nathji at 9 a.m. the next morning, and Shri Nathji was struck by the man’s punctuality even as he looked at the clock in his room. Shri Nathji described the man’s arrival as follows:
“The hand of the clock showed five minutes to nine, and then one minute to nine, and finally when the clock struck nine, there was a knock on the door–and there was Robin Ferguharson! Punctually at the appointed time! Not a second earlier or later!”
 

Shri Nathji admired his punctuality and will  always speak about it in His sermons

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Reginald Robin Farquharson (3 October 1930 – 1 April 1973) was an academic whose interest in mathematics and politics led him to work on game theory and social choice theory. He wrote an influential analysis of voting systems in his doctoral thesis, later published as Theory of Voting,  and conjectured the Gibbard–Satterthwaite theorem together with the philosopher and logician Michael Dummett. Robin Farquharson was educated at Michaelhouse, Natal, South Africa, 1944–46. He earned a B.A. in South Africa from Rhodes University College, Grahamstown (1947–50). Subsequently studying at Brasenose and Nuffield Colleges, University of Oxford (1950–53), he obtained a second-class B.A. honours PPE degree. He was given a Research Fellowship at Churchill College, Cambridge in 1964. He also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris.

Theory of Voting was originally Farquharson's doctoral thesis but was deemed to be of such a high quality it was later published as a book in its own right. Although written in 1958, when his doctorate was awarded, it was eventually published in 1969, by Yale University Press. The main reason given for the delay in publication is that Farquharson insisted that the logical choice diagrams be printed in colour, which they eventually were, in black, white and red.

The book won the Monograph Prize in the field of Social Sciences, awarded by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Farquharson diagnosed himself as suffering from bipolar disorder (manic depression), and episodes of mania made it difficult for him to obtain a permanent university position and also resulted in him losing commercial employment. In later years, he dropped out of mainstream society, and became a prominent counter-cultural figure in late-1960s London. Farquharson wrote an account of his unconventional life in his 1968 book, Drop Out!, in which he described a week of being homeless in London.

Dewan Bahadur Amar Nath Nanda

 Dewan Bahadur Amar Nath Nanda was a highly distinguished personality of Pujab during British India. He was father of Shri Nathji's very important devotee Mrs. Shakuntala Mehra, who remained devoted to Nathji till the last breath of her life. Because of her devotion many members of her family got associated with Shri Nathji.  Her husband - Vaidraj Sudhanva was also devoted to Shri Nathji. Also her younger sister Raj Puri. And Shakuntala's daughter, Aruna Gupta and Shashi Katyal. Specially Aruna Gupta remained most devoted to Nathji. Later Aruna Gupta 's son in law Pramod Kapoor also becomes devoted to Nathji.

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 Dewan Amar Nath Nanda (B.A., M.I.E.) was a highly distinguished civil and sanitary engineer in British India who served as the Sanitary Engineer to the Government of the Punjab during the 1920s and 1930s. He holds a significant place in the history of Indian engineering as a pioneer of public health infrastructure, municipal drainage, and early cooperative urban planning in the region. Throughout the 1920s, he rose to the peak of the Public Works Department (PWD) Sanitary Branch, frequently officiating and ultimately serving as the head Sanitary Engineer for the Punjab region. He oversaw extensive waterworks and regional drainage programs across major municipalities like Lahore and Multan. Dewan Amar Nath Nanda was one of the core foundational figures behind the creation of Lahore's famous Co-operative Model Town. In the early 1920s, he backed the visionary cooperative housing initiative alongside legendary engineer Sir Ganga Ram, facilitating the acquisition and engineering layout of what would become a model garden-suburb for the Indian middle class.

He was an influential, active council member and Vice-President of the historic Punjab Engineering Congress (established in 1912) throughout the 1930s, working alongside iconic Indian engineers like Rai Bahadur Ajudhia Nath Khosla. He served as a senior corporate member and leader within the Institution of Engineers (India), taking part in critical annual governance meetings shaping national engineering ethics and fee guidelines in the early 20th century. 

 Beyond Punjab, his engineering expertise was sought after by the princely state of Jammu, Kashmir, and Rajputana. He is credited with conceiving the first major modern water supply scheme for Jaipur. He designed the 110-kilometer-long pipeline from the Ramgarh Dam to Jaipur City. The project was completed under his guidelines and inaugurated by Viceroy Lord Irwin in 1931.

Later in life, his administrative and technical acumen led to his appointment to the high-level Delhi Improvement Trust Enquiry Committee. He worked closely alongside national figures like B. Shiva Rao to reform the chaotic post-partition urban development of New Delhi until his death in late 1950. He passed away on October 26, 1950

Jainson’s shop at Connaught Place

 

When Shri Nathji was staying in Delhi, He used to buy garments, specialy winter clothing from Jainson’s shop at Connaught Place. This shop is still located at E Block, 9, Middle Cir, Inner Circle, Connaught Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001. 

It was started by the visionary Mr. Bimal Prasad Jain, as a retail outlet in the heart of Connaught Place in 1954. Its a popular clothing store offering a diverse range of readymade garments.

Justice Rangarajan

 Shri Nathji’s  along  Priya Nath, visited another advocate’s house at Sarvodaya Enclave, a certain Justice Rangarajan, for the Nagpur house problem. The advocate who speaks mostly in English is greatly touched by Shri Nathji’s personality, and wishes to meet him again for spiritual enlightenment.
Shri Nathji goes home later and records and re-records, very painstakingly, a long philosophical speech in English for the advocate, despite Priya Nath’s protest that he should not tire himself out to such a great extent. But Shri Nathji had been deeply touched by the man who said he needed Shri Nathji’s Blessings, and these were going out invisibly in the form of Shri Nathji’s words, which he had recorded on tape for him.

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Justice Seshe Iyengar Rangaranjan was a fearless permanent judge of the Delhi High Court who famously defended fundamental rights and freedom of speech during the Indian Emergency

He was  born, on  9.9.1916.. Did his  Educated at National School, Tiruchirapalli; National College, Tiruchirapalli; Law College, Madras. He took Master's Degree from the Madras University in Constitutional Law and International Law. Enrolled as advocate at Madras High Court on 4.4.1938. Appointed District and Sessions Judge in October, 1952 and Director of Legal Studies under the Government of Madras in July, 1962. Again functioned as District and Sessions Judge from January, 1967 till he was appointed Permanent Judge of Delhi High Court from 20th January, 1969. 

 During the 1975–1977 Emergency declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar was arbitrarily detained under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA). Sitting on a division bench with Justice R.N. Aggarwal, Justice Rangarajan ruled in favor of Nayar. The bench held that fundamental rights still existed despite the Emergency, and citizens could not be detained without strict adherence to the law.
Even after the government released Nayar before the final verdict was read in an attempt to moot the case, a furious Justice Rangarajan insisted on delivering the judgment anyway, adding strong remarks that criticized government overreach.
Following the ruling, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's administration immediately transferred Justice Rangarajan to the Gauhati High Court.

He was transferred to Gauhati High Court from 22.6.1976. Re-transferred as Judge, Delhi High Court on 18.7.1977. Retired on 9.9.1978

Justice S. I. Rangarajan started his private law practice as a senior advocate in Delhi in the early part of 1982. After retiring from his judicial career and serving as the Chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Commission, he joined the Supreme Court Bar in Delhi to continue his practice. Shri Nathji and Priya Nathji met him at his office in end of 198,3 when he was doing his private practice. 

Justice Rangarajan left Delhi in 1988 to settle in a village in Tamil Nadu, leaving behind a legacy of judicial independence.
The Indian Council for Legal Aid and Advice (ICLAA) operates the Justice S. Rangarajan Legal Aid Fellowship at the Delhi High Court to train early-career lawyers in human rights and pro bono litigation in his honor

Shri R. K. Khosla

  Shri R. K. Khosla was a greatly devoted to Shri Nathji. He was son of Shri Nathji's and Babaji Maharaj's dvotee from Lahore, Shri Shri Sohan lal Khosla.  Sohan Lal ji had a vision at Lahore in 1935 in which he had seen Shri Nathji as the Lord of the Universe in the fullness of his Majesty and Glory. Sohan Lal had narrated this vision before Shri Nathji and the devotees at Lahore in 1935. As a matter of fact when he had narrated this vision to his young teen-aged son, Shri R.K. Khosla, his son had said with surprise:
“Father, I, too, had exactly the same vision at that same time!”

In 1983 when Sohan Lal came to visit Shri Nathi for the last time, his’s daughter-in-law was there and she narrates how Mahamateshwari had blessed them years ago, when her husband - Shri R. K. Khosla was a mere struggling scientist:
“When Mateshwari met us my husband used to earn two hundred rupees per month and she has said, ‘His salary should be at least four hundred’ – and that is what happened miraculously.”
Later Sohan Lal’s son was to become a famous scientist at the Pusa Agricultural Institute with a handsome salary, a chauffeur driven car and a status that was the envy of many scientists of the day.
 Shri R.K. Khosla also narrated how he had been amongst the fortunate few to have been present in the wedding procession, baraat, of Shri Nathji, as also in the wedding procession of Prem Nath, the younger brother of Shri Nathji–and how he had accompanied Shri Nathji to Kapurthala State at the wedding of Prem Nath and been feted at the Palace of the Maharaja there, which was used to accommodate the ‘baraat’ of Prem Nath, in which Shri Nathji and Babaji Maharaj were also present.
Shri R.K. Khosla narrated how he and his father often spent time with Shri Nathji in Shri Nathji’s spacious bungalow at Dehra Dun during the summer holidays when they were living at Lahore.
Shri Sohan Lal Khosla and his family had a very old relationship with Shri Nathji and Shri Babaji Maharaj dating back to their days at Lahore in the 1930’s.
R. K. Khosla recollected how once he and his father and family had been so enraptured by Shri Nathji’s sermon that they missed the train they were to catch for Amristar that evening.
Later they learnt from the newspapers that the same train was involved in an accident in which the lives of many had been lost. Had Shri Nathji not prolonged his sermon that evening, the Sohan Lal family would have been on that train.
R.K. Khosla also vividly recollected how he used to ask his father whenever they visited Shri Nathji:
“Father, why is Shri Nathji’s face so full of light? It is glowing like the Sun. Why don’t the faces of other people glow like that?
And Shri Sohan Lal had replied:

“Betaa aur logon ke shareer men to aatmaa hoti hai, magar Shri Nathji ke shareer men to Paramaatmaa hain!

“Son, the bodies of ordinary mortals contain their souls, but Shri Nathji’s body contains the Universal Soul–God!”

“The body of Shri Nathji is not an ordinary body. It is the body of God.”

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 Shri R. K. Khosla was a prominent agricultural scientist and statistician who served at the Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), which shares its historical and physical campus heritage with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), widely known as the Pusa Institute, in New Delhi.

  His scientific contributions heavily intersected with crucial domains of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), including: Crop Forecasting Methodology, Designing statistical frameworks to predict crop yields and agricultural output.and Sample Survey Methodology and  Enhancing data collection and survey precision across rural and farming environments. In 1977, he published a widely recognized formula for calculating avoidable crop yield losses due to pests. In 1983, he served as a rapporteur during key statistical plenary sessions alongside the Director of IASRI.  In 1984, he served as an author and editor for the IASRI Statistical Newsletter and the official ICAR-IAS.

Shri B. Datta

 In October 1983 there is a trouble at Nagpur where Shri Nathji’s books and baggage are lying in a rented house with a large hall and almirahs. The landlord there is threatening to break in, against the law. Both Shri Nathji and Priya Nath have to consult a senior advocate of the Supreme Court at his house, a certain Shri B. Datta, who drafts out a notice and also a telegram to stop the mischief.
Shri Nathji gives him his blessings and leaves. Many years later, on the 6th of September 1992, when Shri Nathji’s funeral procession was passing through the streets of Delhi, B. Datta found himself behind the vehicle carrying Shri Nathji’s body in the traffic. This was the last darshan he was to have of Shri Nathji who had come to his house once as a client.

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 Shri B. Datta was a prominent Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India and a former Additional Solicitor General of India. He was  designated as a Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court of India on April 14, 1983. He also served as the Additional Solicitor General of India, representing significant public and private matters.
Practiced extensively in the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts, handling key constitutional, civil, and commercial cases.He acted in prominent legal capacities, including serving as the chairman of organizing committees for international legal bodies like the Asia Pacific Lawyers Association

Urmil Dhalwala

 In september 1983 a certain Urmil Dhalwala who arrives from America to meet Shri Nathji at His residence in New Delhi. She is a friend of Kanti Sharma who had told her about Shri Nathji in America and given her a picture of Shri Nathji. She says to Shri Nathji:
“I was one of the unhappiest persons abroad when Kanti gave me your picture. Just looking at the picture brought me peace of mind. I pray to the picture every day, and I talk to it as if I am talking to you from a distance of thirteen thousand miles! I have been perfectly at peace ever since then. It is one of the greatest miracles of my life. And seeing you here today, face to face, is one of my life’s greatest moments.”
Shri Nathji speaks to her for a while and then blesses her with the words:

“Kaisee achhi beti mili hai hamen.

“What a nice daughter I have got.”

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 Urmil S. Dhalwala (September 6, 1941 – July 31, 2019) was a resident of USA and, tied to both Canada and the United States. She was closely related to Meeru Dhalwala, a prominent author, chef, and co-owner of the world-famous Indian restaurant Vij's in Vancouver. Public real estate registries indicate she co-owned property alongside Ritu Dhalwala in Burke, Virginia, located near Washington D.C
She passed away at the age of 77 and was cared for by the Mount Pleasant Universal Funeral Home in Vancouver, BC

Pramod Kapoor

 There is the World Book Fair of 1983 at Frankfurt in Germany, There Shri Nathji's biography: “The Advent of the Avatar” was also displayed, It was taken there by Aruna Gupta’s son-in-law Pramod Kapoor, who is a book publisher. Aruna Gupta who was very devoted to Shri Nathji and was daughter of Shri Nathji's great devotee Shakuntala. 

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Pramod Kapoor (born 1953) is an Indian writer and publisher, who in 1978 founded Roli Books, a publishing company that prints books pertaining to Indian heritage. In 2016, for his contributions to publishing, he was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.
Latter in life he also become a writer. Thefirst book he authored, Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography, was published in 2016. It led him to write 1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny; Last War of Independence, released in 2022. Previously he had produced illustrated versions of Khushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan and Manohar Malgonkar's The Men Who Killed Gandhi. He compiled the photographs of photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White in one of her biographies, picked several previously unpublished images from Britain to be included in New Delhi: The Making of a Capital (2009), and photo-edited the 'past' section of Calcutta  (2019).

Dr. Harish Chand Diwan

  In 1976  Priya Nath ji had come down with a strange cough that was excited whenever he went from a “hot to cold” environment, like getting out of the warm quilt in the morning. The cough had persisted for many days, which had caused Shri Nathji intense worry. It had ultimately been cured by the homeopathic medicines of Dr. Harish Chand Diwan, which Shri Nathji continued to praise endlessly years afterwards.

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Dr Diwan Harish Chand: (7th March 1924–13th December 2011) was one of India’s leading homeopaths, honorary physician to the Presidents of India from 1969 to 1997 and a Member and later a Fellow of the Faculty of Homeopathy since 1946.

Diwan Harish Chand was born on 7th March 1924 at Lahore, the son of Dr Diwan Jai Chand, a distinguished homeopath. He graduated in medicine (M.B.B.S.) in 1945 and spent more than 60 years in the study and practice of homeopathy. He acquired the highest qualifications in homeopathy and in general medicine. He had wide clinical experience and studied at the Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital in the 1950’s, and with Dr Pierre Schmidt in Switzerland. He was actively involved in teaching programmes and lectures in many countries for over 50 years. His son, Dr Vijay Chand is also a leading homeopathic physician.

Internationally, Dr Chand was known as the face of Indian homeopathy. He was the first Asian President of Liga Medicorum Homoeopathica Internationalis (LMHI), and for many years Indian vice-president of the LMHI. Less than 2 weeks before his death, on 1st December 2011, the title of “President of Honour” was conferred on him at the 66th LMHI Congress at New Delhi, presented by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

He had received numerous other National and International diplomas and fellowships. This includes the most prestigious Indian award in medicine, the Dhanvantari award for ‘the most outstanding medical man of the year’, the first homeopath to receive it. On 24th April 2011 Dr AK Walia, Honorable Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Delhi conferred on him the Homoeo Rattan Award, for his contribution to the cause of homeopathy.

A.N.John & Co. Hair Saloon

 When Shri Nathji used to visit Janpath in New Delhi he used to get His hair cutting done at A.N.John & Co. Hair Saloon. In latter years Priya Nathji used to do Shri Nathji's cutting himself. When Shri Nathji visited Janpath in September 1983, He recollected his hair cutting done at A.H. John. 

The Janpath branch of  A.N.John & Co.which was originally established by Mr. A.N. Bhardwaj in 1950's has closed long back.  A.N. John & Co. was indeed one of the most iconic, premium haircutting establishments in Connaught Place (CP) and Janpath, New Delhi during the mid-to-late 20th century

It was highly celebrated for its luxury setup, featuring private individual cubicles where patrons received personalized hair care and precise grooming. Along with other vintage elite names like Roy and James and Tawar and Susan, it defined premium styling for Delhi's high society, politicians, and bureaucrats for decades

While the original Connaught Place/Janpath branch closed down as the commercial landscape of CP shifted over the decades, the historic A.N. John brand remains highly active as a luxury salon chain
They run four major flagship locations across the Kolkotta (including their legendary Park Street branch at Queens Mansion) along with a dedicated hairdressing academy. They also have stores in oher cities like Rachi and Delhradoon.

Shri Nathji's favorite biscuits - Cream Crackers

 Shri Nathji's favorite biscuits were “Cream Crackers” which were somehow rarely available and were not easily digestible.But Shri Nathji liked them very much

A cream cracker is a flat, usually square, savoury biscuit. The name "cream crackers" refers to the method in which the mixture is creamed during manufacture. The cream cracker is traditionally prepared using fermented dough.

They are made from wheat flour, vegetable oil and yeast, and are commonly served with cheese or other savoury toppings, such as Marmite or Vegemite. They are also eaten with butter or margarine or without accompaniment.

In India Cream Crackers biscuit label was synonymous with health, simplicity, and premium tea-time snacking. The market during this era was dominated primarily by Britannia Industries with their iconic Britannia Cream Crackers.

Brigadier Paintal

 Brigadier Paintal was devoted to Shri Nathji and used to visit Him at His residence in Saryodya Enclave in New Delhi. On the 15th of August 1983, Shri Nathji and Priya Nath decide to hold a small celebration at home, if only to view the video cassette of June 24, 1983 which Priya Nath has dubbed into English.
Shri Nathji gives a powerful speech for forty-five minutes while the video rental man fixes the set and adjusts it after arriving late in the first place. The lights go off during the viewing. But, on the whole, the video transports everyone to another plane. Brigadier Paintal attends the function and  who sits through the entire evening, even though he had left his daughter ill at home, and who repeatedly says “Wah! Wah!” during the video viewing. He was also present at Shri Nathji's place during Smt. Veeran Devi's funeral.

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Brigadier Jitinder Singh Paintal (1916–2012) was a distinguished Indian Army officer who served as the Surveyor General of India, leading the national survey and mapping organization. There he oversaw national cartographic and surveying projects, and authored technical publications like the Handbook of Topography for the Survey of India.
 

Vangeli’s Chariots of Fire

 Priya Nath dubbed the June 2, 1984 - World Prayer Day video film in English later and used Pran Nath’s tape recording of “Vangeli’s Chariots of Fire” as background music for the dubbing.
 Shri Nathji enjoyed the English dubbing even more than the original–as was his wont to give credit to Priya Nath for anything that Priya Nath did!
 Shri Nathji wept tears of happiness as he saw the English version of the film and said repeatedly:
 “It must go out to all corners of the world!”

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"Chariots of Fire" is an instrumental theme written and recorded by Vangelis for the soundtrack of the 1981 film of the same name. The theme was released as a single and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1982. It was also a top-20 hit in the UK, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand. It has been covered by numerous performers and used for various television programs and sporting events.

The music video for "Chariots of Fire" shows Vangelis playing a piano and percussion instruments in a concert hall, Vangelis playing a synthesizer in a recording studio, and scenes from the film

Owing both to its sweeping tune and the content of the movie in which it first appeared, "Chariots of Fire" has become widely associated with the Olympic Games. The BBC used the piece as the theme music for its coverage of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles and also the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. It was also used as a theme for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo,[29] and it was played prior to the start of the men's 100m race final at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. IIt became prominent leading up to and during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In light of its original use, the piece is often used for comedic effect in numerous slow-motion sequences and/or parodies of the sports genre in various films, television episodes, and commercials.[citation needed]

It was played when Apple Inc.'s co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs introduced the first Macintosh computer on 24 January 1984 at a technology demonstration event, and at another press conference celebrating the 100-day anniversary of the release of the first Macintosh.

Ramesh Chandra

  Shri Ramesh Chandra was a Chief Engineer in Assam. He had come to Shri Nathji in 1959 at Allahabad, at a time when his wife had died and he had been rendered invalid from the shock. The doctors had given up all hopes of curing him. A friend of his, Dr. Sinha, had brought Ramesh Chandra to Shri Nathji.
The moment Ramesh Chandra came before Shri Nathji something happened to him. The melancholy stored up in his soul at the death of his wife disappeared, and he was a changed man! Shri Nathji had virtually brought a dead man back to life!
In later years his devotion to Shri Nathji only increased with each passing day, and he could find peace only when he was with Shri Nathji.
One day in 1962 Shri Nathji found him sweeping the floor of Shri Nathji’s residence at Allahabad with a jhaaroo.
Shri Nathji said to him humorously:

“Kaheen gharoor to naheen aa gayaa ke main chief engineer hokar jhaaroo lagaa rahaa hoon? Mujhe teen saal ho gaye hain aapke dil men jhaaroo lagaate!

“I hope pride has not crossed your mind that you, being a chief engineer, are sweeping the floor of my house with a jhaaroo-broom! I have been sweeping your heart for the past three years now!”

Shri Ramesh Kumar  kept visiting Shri Nathji on many occasions and become very devoted to Him.

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Shri Ramesh Chandra was a famous Civil Engineer. He is credited for building many important roads in Assam. He served as the Chief Engineer and Secretary within the state's government infrastructure Latter he served as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam from May 1, 1980, to December 1, 1983.

Evergreen Restaurant

 Shri Nathji occasionally used to buy laddoos and other sweats form Evergreen Restaurant at Green Park as it was close to His house and  appeared to be the cleanest shop in the area.

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Evergreen Sweet House & Restaurant is still located at S-29 & 30, Main Market, Green Park, New Delhi, is a legendary over 50-year-old, pure-vegetarian eatery. Famous for its extensive multi-cuisine menu and Indian sweets, it offers everything from North Indian curries and Chole Bhature to fast food and pastries.

Kanjimull Jewellers

One in 1983  Shri Nathji goes out to Cooke and Kelvey at Janpath to get back the watch they have repaired.  He looks for a chain for a watch and it was then that He visits  Kanji Mull Jewellers close which are close by, where the proprietor at once recognises Shri Nathji and says:
“Maharaj! I had just been thinking of you! I had last met you thirty years ago when you were delivering a lecture at the Majestic Theatre there!”
As always, Shri Nathji's movements are dictated by the thirst of souls in search for him. If ever any person thought intensely of Shri Nathji, then Shri Nathji would always appear before him in some mysterious manner. It was the inner call of the man at Kanji Mull Jewelers that had brought Shri Nathji out of his house on that day!

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Kanjimull & Sons Jewellers on Janpath, located at Scindia House in Connaught Place, is a premier destination for handcrafted, custom-designed fine jewelry. Known for over a century of legacy and is popular with the elites of Delhi. Mr. Kanjimull Khanna started the business of manufacturing and selling fine jewellery and artefacts in 1870. He set up a Store in Chandni Chowk and branded it Kanjimull & Sons Jewellers.

Later his son Mr.Purshottam Dass Khanna,  (Whose photo is given) took the baton from his father Mr. Kanjimull and opened the Store on Janpath , Cannaught Place  which Shri Nathji visited. Mr.Purshottam Dass Khanna recoganised, Shri Nathji. He had attanded Shri Nathji's lectures at Majectic Cinema in Mussorie

Rajkumari Indra Mohini

Rani Pritam Kaur of Sahaspur was very devoted to Shri Nathji. Her devotion continued to the last days of her life. Her daughter, Indira Mohini, continued to have the same faith in Shri Nathji that her mother had. When Shri Nathji visited Rani Pritam kaur's house in New Delhi then while the house He forgot His walking stick which Indira Mohini, preserved all her life. She would always keep Shri Nathji’s walking stick with herself, and stand bravely in the elections. She would say:
“This stick keeps my enemies at bay!”
There was a time when she was to have a serious operation and took Shri Nathji’s stick inside the operation theatre, and fearlessly had the operation, which turned out to be a success.
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Rajkumari Indra Mohini (1931–2005) was the prominent politician and only child of her parents Raja Jagat Kumar Singh of the Sahaspur and Bilari Estate (Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh) and Rani Pritam Kunwar. She was highly active in regional politics. She completed her education at St. Mary's Convent College in Nainital.
She was a prominent member of the Congress (O) and participated in significant political shifts, notably in 1970 when she was among the defecting MLAs who helped bring the Congress (R) leader Kamlapati Tripathi to power in the state.Electoral Contests: She bravely fought multiple Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the Moradabad region (including the 1989 general elections) as a Congress candidate.Legacy & Family: Known affectionately by her family and peers, her son, Raja Chandra Vijay Singh, has continued the family's legacy as a prominent figure in public life, having served as a Member of Parliament.

Ramkrishna Dalmia

Nathji had a very different kind of relationship with the rich. He never asked them for any sewa, but rather met them on an equal footing.
When Shri Ram Krishna Dalmia, the famed industrialist of India, had met him and asked Shri Nathji whether he could be of any service to him, Shri Nathji had said:

“Dalmia, meri sewaa itnee sasti naheen ke har ek ko dee jaaye. Ye maine apne khaas bhakton ke liye rakhi hai!

“Dalmia, not everyone can be given the chance to serve me. I have kept it in reserve for my special devotees.”

Dalmias father in Law Shri Sunder Lal Chordia was devoted to Mahaprahuji whome he met though his friend Shri Narayan Lal.

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Ramkrishna Dalmia (7 April 1893 – 26 September 1978) was a pioneer industrialist and founder of the Dalmia-Jain group or Dalmia Group and The Times Group.
Ramkrishna Dalmia was born 7 April 1893 in the small village of Chirawa in Rajasthan. He belonged to a family of vaishnava devotee. He shifted to Calcutta with his parents at an early age where he learned Bengali
When Dalmia was only about 18 years of age, his father died leaving no property. After this, the entire burden of supporting his mother, grandmother, his wife and younger brother Jaidayal fell on him. His maternal uncle, Motilal Jhunjhunwala gave him a job in his bullion business which enabled him to earn just enough to support his whole family. Later he earned himself handsome amount of money by speculation in bullion
Dalmia started a trading business in the 1930s at Dinapore near Patna in the State of Bihar.
During the time when he was staying in Dinapore, he mooted the idea of establishing a sugar factory at Bihar in Patna District. This was done under the joint management of himself and Nirmal Kumar Jain of Arrah, a well-known local Zamindar. Simultaneously he set up another sugar factory at Dehri (Dehri-on-Sone), Bihar. This place became known as Dalmianagar.
His greatest contribution was in the emergence of the Indian Cement Industry. He entered this field in the year 1936 as a challenge to the monopoly of existing firms, mainly the powerful combine of Associated Cement Company, which had till then been in complete control of the industry. Facing stiff competition from them, he set up several cement factories at different places like Dalmianagar in Bihar, Karachi in Pakistan, Charkhi Dadri in Haryana, Dandot in Punjab, Dalmiapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan.
He went on to set up several industries like Cement, Paper, Banks, Insurance Companies, Biscuits, Aviation Companies, Railways, Collieries, Publishing and Newspapers, Textiles, Chemicals, etc. with the assistance of his lieutenants, his younger brother Jaidayal Dalmia and his son-in-law, Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain.
Later, he established the Bharat Bank with branches at many places in India. He also entered in the Aviation Business and acquired disposal goods after the Second World War. He acquired interests in the Bharat Insurance Co. Ltd. and established a Fire and General Insurance Company. He later acquired controlling interests in the Punjab National Bank and also in the Times of India publications.
At the time of India’s independence, Dalmia was among the wealthiest and most powerful men in India and maintained good relations with most political leaders, including Muhammad Ali Jinnah who sold his Delhi house to Ramkrishna Dalmia. At one point his name is said to have been considered for India’s finance minister
Shortly before independence, the Dalmia empire was divided between himself, Jaidayal Dalmia, and son-in-law Shanti Prasad Jain, who had once been a tutor to his daughter Rama. Later, when he was facing imprisonment and needed to repay 2.5 crores (25 million) rupees, he mortgaged Bennett, Coleman to Shanti Prasad Jain to raise money. In 1947, Dalmia engineered the acquisition of the media giant Bennett, Coleman by transferring monies from a bank and an insurance company of which he was the Chairman. In 1955, this came to the attention of the socialist parliamentarian Feroze Gandhi who was part of the ruling Congress party headed by his estranged father-in-law Jawaharlal Nehru. In December 1955, he raised the matter in Parliament, documenting extensively the various fund transfers and intermediaries through which the acquisition had been financed. The case was investigated by the Vivian Bose Commission of Inquiry.

In the court case that followed, where he was represented by the leading British attorney Sir Dingle Mackintosh Foot, he was sentenced to two years in Tihar Jail. But for most of the jail term he managed to spend in hospital. Upon his release his son-in-law Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain to whom he had entrusted running of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. rebuffed his efforts to resume command of the company. 

Dalmia married six times and was the father of eighteen children. He lost his first wife, Narbada Devi, at the age of only sixteen.. Dalmia died on 26 September 1978 at the age of 85 after a prolonged illness.

 

Sardar Hanram Singh

 HH Priya Nathji  gave sermon to His devotees at Sterling Resort in Mussoorie, he mentioned about Shri Nathji’s Association with Sardar Hanram Singh.

  Priya Nathji said that when cards of Shri Nathji’s birthday were printed, then they were not mere invitation cards, but they also carried Divine Blessings. But some people who got the card forgot to offer their thanks on receiving the card. They did not write back that they received the card and inform if they be coming to attend the function or not.

 Once Mahaprabhuji;s Birthday was celebrated at Mussoorie.  Sardar Hanram Singh was the Chairman of Mussoorie Municipality. An invitation card was also sent to him. At that time he was suffering from a serious arm injury. So the card was send with the assumption that as he is injured he will be taking  rest at his home , so he will get Mahaprabhuji’s blessings in form of this invitation card.

  When people were arriving to attend the birthday celebrations,  Sardar Hanram Singh was also seen walking along, with support of two men.   Mahaprabhuji exclaimed – “Sardar Hanram Singh, How come you're here when you have such a severe injury?”

 Sardar Hanram Singh said –  “Huzur!  Your Hukumnama (Divine Order) had come. I received  Your card and I came. “

  Mahaprabhuji used to say that when a devotee comes before God with devotion, God manifests.

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Sardar Harnam Singh,was  a prominent figure in Mussoorie during the British era known for his affluent lifestyle, horse breeding, and civic leadership with good business connections with the elite.  He was a wealthy businessman who specialized in breeding and trading horses, supplying high-quality horses to elite patrons, including the Raja of Rampur. He can be seen in the group  photo with Shri Nath at Savoy Hotel in Mussoorrie.

 He was a highly influential resident and held the position of Chairman of the Mussoorie Municipal Council during the British India period, involved in the development and governance of the hill station. Sardar Harnam Singh was a quintessential figure of Mussoorie’s "Golden Era." And was well noted for his extensive landholdings. Sardar Harnam Singh road in Mussorie is named after him.

 Beyond his leadership in the Municipal Council, he was a bridge between the British elite and the local community. His passion for horse breeding wasn't just a hobby; it was a status symbol that defined the social fabric of the hill station, where equestrian culture was central to the lifestyle of the wealthy.

He is often remembered for his estate, Harnam Castle, which stood as a testament to his prominence and the architectural grandeur of that period.