Khadi Bhavan, New Delhi

In January of 1984,  Shri Nathji has an urge to buy a long, warm, closed-neck coat from Khadi Bhavan next to Regal Cinema, and they go there. Shri Nathji walks in the large shop and examines their goods. Priya Nath chooses a dark green one. Shri Nathji insists that Priya Nath also buy a short warm coat. And so Priya Nath purchases an orange coloured coat with brown stripes. Shri Nathji seldom got any clothes for himself unless Priya Nath also agreed to purchase some for himself, so great was Shri Nathji’s love for Priya Nath. The length of the coat is such that it could very well pass for an achkan. makes Shri Nathji look very wide and huge! Priya Nath says jokingly that the shoulders of the coat are as wide as the wings of an aeroplane: “Bilkul havaayi jahaaz jaise kandhe hain!”
Both have a good laugh at the hugeness of the coat, but they agree that it looks very much like an achkan.
It is the first readymade achkan that Shri Nathji has ever worn, and he looks quite comical and strong in it. Besides, it is exceptionally warm and can be worn even in bed at night. Priya Nath feels that Shri Nathji can put it to rough use throughout the day and night and even wear it in bed, rather than “over-work” his elegant achkans.

While still there, Shri Nathji purchases a walking stick from the Khadi Gramodyog Bhandar, which is close to the Khadi Bhavan. It was indeed a day of pleasant purchases.

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Khadi Bhavan is located in the historic Regal Building at Connaught Circus in New Delhi, serving as the flagship multi-level showroom for authentic handspun khadi apparel, organic goods, and village industry products. 

Khadi Bhavans are departmental retail outlets directly managed by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC). KVIC is a statutory body established by the Government of India under an Act of Parliament and functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)

Mr. A.M.Phiri, the High Commissioner of Zambia

 On 22nd January 1984 when Shi Nathji gave His sermon at  FICCI Hall in Mr. A.M.Phiri, was preset there. Shri Nathji's devotee Shri D.N.Sinha happened to be sitting next to Shri A.M.Phiri, who was the High Commissioner of Zambia. He asked Mr. Phiri whether he would like to say a few words and was very surprised when the High Commissioner enthusiastically consented and went up to the stage.

His eyes were wet with tears. Shri Nathji had spoken for two hours in Hindustani –a language the High Commissioner could not understand.

HERE WAS ONE OF SHRI NATHJI’S GREAT MIRACLES.
HE HAD SPOKEN TO THE HIGH COMMISSIONER THROUGH THE LANGUAGE OF THE SOUL, WHICH ONLY THE SOUL COULD UNDERSTAND.

Shri Nathji’s Divine Touch had reached out to the heart and soul of the High Commissioner, even before his words reached the man’s ears.
Shri Nathji had often said:

“There is a language of thoughts, and a language of feelings – and a language of Love Divine!”

One recalled how Shri Nathji had converted the entire city of Akola overnight, even before he had set foot on the soil of Akola.
The conversion of the Zambia High Commissioner astonished everyone. Here was a foreigner, who had not understood a single word of Hindustani, so touched to the core with Shri Nathji’s words and personality that his eyes were glistening with tears. The High Commissioner was in another world as he spoke to the audience:

“I am at a loss to describe His Holiness today. I feel like King David felt in the presence of God.”
“I feel so small and limited. Truly His Holiness is a representative of God upon earth. He is giving himself to us free – free of charge – without asking for anything in return. Yes, he is truly a Servant of Mankind.”
So carried away was the Zambian High Commissioner with the emotions of his heart that he sang a hymn dedicated to Shri Nathji with tears in his eyes:

“Nearer to THEE my Lord,
Nearer to THEE!”

And, then, turning to Shri Nathji, he said:
“Your Holiness, just like the people of Israel wanted Moses to give them the Word of God in a written form, so I would request the organisers of this function to supply me with the translation – para by para, word by word, of your lecture today!”
Here was a man who didn’t understand the language of words but whose heart had received a full showering of Shri Nathji’s Love–and most of all he had experienced God in Shri Nathji!
Perhaps it was for this one man alone that Shri Nathji had been waiting on the 22nd of January. Yes, Shri Nathji had kept his promise and had revealed himself to the audience. All had felt the presence of God Incarnate upon the FICCI Auditorium stage.
Shri Nathji got up and embraced Mr. A.M.Phiri in a gesture of Love, and said to him:
“Wherever you may go, you will always be in my heart!”
The Zambian Ambassador said:
“I shall be living in Delhi for the next three years and shall feel honoured to visit you at your convenience!”
He had brought his teen-aged son with himself and introduced him to Shri Nathji. Shri Nathji embraced the boy so that tears came into the young man’s eyes as well.
Shri Nathji had often said:

“The experience of one man is enough. If water has satiated the thirst of one man, a principle has been established, that it can satiate the thirst of every person!
“Lord Krishna revealed His Real Self only to Arjuna, but that one man’s experience was enough to reveal Lord Krishna’s divinity to the whole world!
“Lord Rama revealed His Real self to Kewat without a word being said. A moth is attracted to the flame spontaneously–there is no language of words between them.
“The Eternal relationship of the dewdrop with the Ocean eventually takes the dew- drop back to the Ocean! The Eternal Relationship between the human soul and the Infinite Soul requires no language of words. The recognition is spontaneous and from within.”

Later, in the days to come, in May 1984, the Zambian High Commissioner visited Shri Nathji at his home at Sarvodaya Enclave, bringing his wife and children with him, who, too, had developed an intense faith in Shri Nathji.
The Zambian High Commissioner, who was a man of great learning and held several degrees of academic achievements, had been especially chosen by the President of Zambia, Dr. Kenneth Guanda, to serve as High Commissioner in India.
Before that, Mr. Phiri had never visited India. But, fifteen years earlier, when he was in Zambia, he had had a vivid vision of Shri Nathji! He did not even know who Shri Nathji was. He had never even heard of him, but the vision had filled his heart and soul with heavenly bliss–as if he were face to face with God. Mr. Phiri had noted the vision in a diary of that time, which he had preserved.
He had seen Shri Nathji in the vision 15 years ago, in exactly the clothes Shri Nathji was wearing at FICCI Auditorium! It was one of the most intensely moving spiritual experiences of his life.
Later in May 1984, when he came to see Shri Nathji at His house, he also narrated another incident. He was sent to Sri Lanka by his government. Standing by the shores of the ocean, all at once he saw a huge face reflected in the waters–it was the Face of Shri Nathji! And it carried the Glory of God with it! These were unforgettable experiences in his life.
It brought to mind the experiences of Mrs. Gangabai Bhutt and the manner in which she had seen the Face of Shri Nathji looking down upon her from the skies at Hoshangabad in 1935.
At the time when Mr. Phiri had received the invitation card for the function at FICCI Hall for the 22nd of January 1984, he had no knowledge of who the sender of he card was, and why it was sent to him. Yet something deep within his soul compelled him to come to the hall, where he found the figure of his vision sitting before him on the dais –Shri Nathji!

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His Excellency Mr. A.M.Phiri represented the Republic of Zambia from the Zambian High Commission, which at the time was located at 14, Jor Bagh, New Delhi-110003.
 Phiri served as the High Commissioner of Zambia to India during the early-to-mid 1980s
During his tenure in 1984, he was deeply involved in fostering bilateral, cultural, and spiritual connections between the two nations. He famously represented Zambian President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda at the World Prayer Day function in New Delhi, delivering and reading out the President's official message of peace and solidarity.

During his tenure he assisted in founding of the Indo-Zambia Bank  .He coordinated the state visit and delegation of Zambia's First Republican President, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda. The High Commission worked directly with the Indian government to align strategies on the anti-apartheid movement in Southern Africa and global economic restructuring. He worked in executing agreements under the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM Nw Delhi - November 1983): The embassy supported diplomatic coordination during this major summit, where African liberation and Commonwealth cooperation were primary agenda. Also lot of tecnitians from India were send to Zambia during his tenure as part of Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program.

 

 

Mahmood Nizami Qawwal

 In January 1884, Priya Nathji arranges for Qawwali to be sung on the Birthday of Shri Babaji Maharaj on the 21st of January 1984.    . Shri Nathji had not been too enthusiastic about the qawwaallis but agreed to Priya Nath’s suggestion when he said that qawwaallis had always formed a part of Babaji’s darbaar in Lahore–especially on his birthdays on the 21st of January. So  a Qawwaal’ from Hazrat Nizammudin Aulia’s dargah comes over for instructions on the qawwaallis. His name is Mahmood Nizami and has developed great faith in Shri Nathji.

Priya Nath gives him Shri Nathji’s ghazal to be sung on Babaji’s birthday:

Teri ye tasveer hai be-shak karaare zindagi
Isski raihmat par hai meraa inhisaare zindagi

This, Thy picture, is the solace of my Life
On its Mercy rests the foundation of my life

It was a poem Shri Nathji had written on Babaji Maharaj in his youth, which described the divine beauty of Babaji’s soul.
Then there is the ghazal of Shri Nathji which Priya Nath likes very much, and to which he had given a very catchy tune:

Ai husne jaavedaan too, chhuptaa rahegaa kab talak,
Kab tak bhee tere rukh par ye hai nakaab kaisaa

O Thou Everlasting Beauty, for how long willst Thou hide Thyself?
For how long will this veil remain on Thy Face!

Then there is the new ghazal that Shri Nathji has written for the coming birthday of Shri Babaji Maharaj:

Aaj phir aayi hai duniyaan men bahaare zindagi

The Spring of Life has come into this world again!

The qawwaal says to Shri Nathji:

“Today I have met Thee! My destiny has reached its zenith! Now all my problems in life shall be solved!”
Shri Nathji narrates a Persian verse to the qawwaal, which happened to be ringing within the man’s heart at the time:

Kushtagaane khanjare tasleem raa
Har zamaan az ghaib jaane deegarast

For those who have died before the Sword of His Will
A new Life comes from regions unknown

On 21st the qawwals came for the progam. As the outside tent - shaamiaanaa - was too cold a place for Shri Nathji to sit for long, Priya Nath suggested that they all go inside the house where the function could be continued in the big room. Once inside, there was the magnificent sight of Shri Nathji sitting in his favourite armchair in his golden turban and his dark blue striped achkan, with Priya Nath sitting by his side. Shri Nathji’s face already had a divine glow that had become unbearable.
The qawwaals sat at close quarters to him, while the room was packed with people and many had to sit or stand outside.
The qawwaals appeared to be lost in uncontrollable ecstasy at the sight of Shri Nathji, who sat close to them inside the room. They said to him:

“Ye sab sher aap hee nikalvaa rahe hain!”

“You are bringing out these verses from within us!”

The first qawwaalli they sang clearly revealed that Shri Nathji was God come down upon earth in a human form with the highest of Beauty and Love:

“Ishq ki iptadaa bhee tum, husn ki intahaa bhee tum,
Raihne do raaz khul gayaa, bande bhee tum Khudaa bhee tum

“Thou are the beginning of Love, and Thou the zenith of Beauty,
The secret must out–Thou art man as well as God!”

They also sang the ghazals written by Shri Nathji, which had been given to them:

“Teri ye tasveer hai beshak karaare zindagi
Iskee raihmat par hai meraa inhisaare zindagi

This, Thy Picture, is the solace of my life,
On its Mercy doth rest the existence of my life!”

And the birthday ghazal on Shri Babaji Maharaj written by Shri Nathji in January 1981:

“Mubaarik janam din Baba kaa ho saare zamaanon ko,
Zameenon aasmaanon ko aur phir saare jahaanon ko

“Good tidings be to the people of the world on the birthday of Babaji,
To the earth and the skies and the worlds around us!”

As Shri Nathji listened to the ‘qawwaallis’ and later spoke powerfully in chaste Urdu and Persian afterwards–the people assembled there lost control of themselves in an ecstasy of spiritual devotion. The qawwaals could hardly believe their ears as they listened to Shri Nathji’s chaste Urdu and Persian, the likes of which they had never heard before in their lives.

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 Ustad Mehmood Nizami (also spelled Mehmood Farid Nizami) was a respected Sufi qawwal and a key figure in the musical lineage of the Nizami Bandhu. He belongs to the centuries-old traditional qawwali legacy of the Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah in Delhi, India. Ustad Mehmood Nizami was one of the classical qawwals of Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin, Delhi, and Ghulam Farid Nizami was his eldest son now leads the group which is very famous in India for their Qawwali singing. Nizami Bandhu hail from the Sikandra Gharana, who despite less known have seen some exceptional singers. Nizami Bandhu continue the legacy and transition that dates back to the Hazrat Amir Khusrow, the founder of Qawwali Sufi music. Nizami Bandhu’s qawwali, like Sabri Brothers, display their immense reverence for Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya and Hazrat Moeenuddin Chisti.

 Nizami Bandhu (نظامی بندھو) now comprise of Chand Nizami on the vocal lead, accompanied by Shadab Faridi and Sohrab Faridi Nizami. They are also known at Nizami Brothers. They rose to greater fame following their singing for Bollywood music legend A.R.Rahman in the movie Rockstar as they made appearance in superhit song Kun Fayakun. They also featured in Bajrangi Bhaijaan, another blockbuster movie, which again popularized them among the masses of India and Pakistan.

Dr. Pramod Kumar Talwar

Dr. Pramod Talwar is son of Dr. Dev Datt Talwar, He had, prayed to Shri Nathji to pass him in his medical examinations at Bombay, and was pleasantly surprised when he passed with unexpected miraculous pass marks. He wished to go to America and pursue cosmetic surgery, but the Indian Government was loathe to grant permission, as this was considered a non-essential subject. He came before Shri Nathji and prayed earnestly before him and Shri Nathji’s miracle made the impossible possible. The man went abroad to become a surgeon of repute in later days. 

Shri Nathji appeared to have especially given his protection to the Talwar family. He had saved the life of Dr. Dharamvir Talwar as also that of his niece, Rekha Dodeja.
Dr. Dev Datt Talwar, the brother of Dharamvir Talwar, arrived in January 1984 for Shri Nathji’s darshan bringing his son with him who had incurable blood cancer.
He had asked Shri Nathji to take care of his son:

“Iskaa khyaal rakhnaa! Do take care of him.”

It was a measure of the Blessings of Shri Nathji that Dev Datt Talwar’s son lived for several years afterwards, despite the cancer, and later passed away peacefully. .

But both, Dr. Dev Datt Talwar and his surgeon son, Pramod Talwar, forgot Shri Nathji’s Kripa Divine Grace afterwards, and had only a minimal contact with him. This was also true of Rekha Dodeja and her husband as well.

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Dr. Pramod Kumar Talwar is a prominent plastic and cosmetic surgeon based in New Delhi, India,
His father was Dr. Dev Dutt Talwar (MBBS) and mother Sarla Talwar.He did his MBBS from Government Medical College, Aurangabad (Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Marathwada University) in 1978. then MS (General Surgery) from  GMC, Aurangabad in  1981 and M.Ch (Plastic Surgery): from Bombay University in 1984. He rReceived training and a fellowship in aesthetic plastic surgery at the Institute of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Atlanta, USA (around 1987–1988), training under Dr. John R. Lewis. 

Hereturned to India and  worked at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi as Senior Consultant in Cosmetic Surgery (1994–2006). then at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket as Senior Consultant (2006–2010) Then Fortis C-DOC Hospital, Chirag Enclave as Consultant Cosmetic Surgeon (since 2012)
He is also running his own private practice and center in Greater Kailash-1, New Delhi in name of Dr. P. K. Talwar's Cosmetic & Laser Centre.

 

Dr. Leslie W. C. Miles

 In January 1984 Shri Nathji's devotee Dr. R.B.Chavan, who was the Professor of Textile Technology. brings with him a certain Dr. L.W. Miles, who is a Professor at the Manchester University in England, under whom Dr. Chavan had studied.
The Divine Flow of Shri Nathji in English is marvellous to behold.
Both, Dr.Chavan and Dr. Miles, are touched to the core. Here are the teachings of Christ coming alive from the personality of Shri Nathji.
Dr. Miles stares in fascination, his soul captivated in a world of hitherto inexperienced spirituality. Dr. Chavan is greatly impressed. His Faith in Shri Nathji grows a hundredfold as he sees his Christian friend totally overwhelmed by Shri Nathji’s words.
Fortunately, Priya Nathji preserves that lecture on an audio cassette.
Later, when Dr. Miles had reached Manchester, he wrote to Shri Nathji and said:

“I had thought that the Grace of God existed only amongst Christians but I was surprised to see that Grace emanating from you. May your mission to give peace to the world succeed, for your personality transcends boundaries of race religion and nationality.”

Some years later, when Dr. Miles’ sister lay dying of cancer in a hospital, Shri Nathji sent him his famous writing: “A Message of Peace”.
Dr. Miles wrote back:

“Your pamphlet gave my sister tremendous consolation, and she was at peace during the last moments of her life!”

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Dr. Leslie W. C. Miles (born June 29, 1928) was a prominent British academic, organic chemist, and textile technologist. He served as a Professor of Textile Chemistry at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), which later merged into the University of Manchester.

He earned his B.Sc. and a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from Imperial College London. Before entering academia, he worked in the technical development department of Tootal Ltd., a famous British textile manufacturing company, where he planned and managed advanced dyehouses and printing departments. Appointed to the faculty at UMIST in 1961, his research focused deeply on the chemical engineering of textile processing. He was highly regarded for studying the mechanisms and control of practical dyeing and printing processes, notably publishing foundational works such as "Textile Printing"- a seminal textbook published by the Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC). The book remains a foundational curriculum cornerstone for modern undergraduate textile engineering programs worldwide.

His expertise in wet processing, bleaching, and dyehouse engineering made him a key expert associated with international industrial development programs, including training initiatives organized through UNIDO.

 

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. 

Latter on 2nd January 1984, cameramen from Filmistan Studio were called again to make film on the daily routine of Shri Nathji which He followed in His New Delhi house,

The video film is entitled:

“A DAY WITH BHOLA NATHJI BHAGWAN”

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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.