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.