Avadhuta Yogi Pant Maharaj of Balekundri (An Old and Rare Book)

Language: English
Pages: 298 (5 B/W Illustrations)


About The Author

Dr. Indira Kher is a retired Professor of English. A graduate of Nagpur University, she had the distinction of topping the list of successful candidates at the Intermediate Arts Examination in 1949 and of winning the Radhabai Paonaskar Silver Medal and Hari Pandit Prize.

After a break of twelve years and after marriage, she pur- sued her post-graduate studies in English Literature at the University of Bombay, securing the second place in the American Literature paper at the M.A. examination and winning a prize from the U.S.I.S., Bombay. A.U.G.C. Junior Research Fellow, she was awarded a Ph.D. in 1970 for her thesis, "Lewis Carroll, Man and Writer."

From 1972, she taught English at various Bombay colleges and had a brief stint as a lecturer at the State Institute for Ad- ministrative Careers, Bombay. She retired in 1990 as the Head of the English Department from one of the local colleges.

She was also the Editor of Sri Sai-Leela Magazine, Shirdi, Eng lish edn. for two and a half years from July 1985

 

Forword

Maharashtra has produced many saints, not only san- nyasins, but also house-holders like Eknath, Tukaram, etc. Among them, we have Avadhuta Yogi Pant Maharaj of Balekundri, whose life and teachings have been presented in, this book of the Bhavan by Smt. Indira Kher. He was not among the well known ones, but his book, containing also his 'padas' in English translation, will make him known to a wider circle of the lovers of spirituality.

In the Gospel of Shri Ramakrishna, we read one of the house-holder devotees asking a question to him, 'Can we, the heuse-holders, realize God?". Shri Hamakrishna answered, "Why not? Every one can realize God, because God is in the hearts of all; only proper means have to be taken, especi