Khaparde Dairy – 10

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1910, 13 December Tuesday (Manmad – Akola)

I & my son Baba got into the Punjab Mail, and secured seats in a compartment with some trouble by the help of a ticket collector.

There were two Gujaratis going to Akola and an aiya who was accompanying an English lady going to Calcutta side.

We had to sit up all the way up to Bhusaval which we reached about midnight & changed into the Nagpur passenger.

We met Hiralal ticket collector there & stood talking with him for a few minutes.

I & Baba lay down and slept up to Akola where we got down about 5 A.M. and drove to Vyankateshar Desai ’s Bungalow at Umbri.

He has extended & made it very comfortable.

He & his family, Mahipat, Narayan, & children were very glad to see me.

Vyankatesh Hundiwala with his uncle Yashavantrao are also here & very glad to meet me.

I had an early bath & lay down. Vyankatesh went to the Bar dinner which was held at the Indian Club.

I had a late breakfast and lay down again after it.

Towards evening Bapusaheb Phadke, Hatwalne, Dada Khunzode, Gupte, Paranjape all pleaders came to see me, & we all sat talking.

I was very sorry to learn that Dada Soman & Madhavarao Vaidya are dead. They were very old friends.

Hatwalne is a new L.L.B., now practicing. He is a Jahagirdar of Lupali in Malkapur Taluk.

Wapudeo Narayan Joshi who is the chief constable here came to see me & enquired about the duration of my stay.

It is only for a day. After they all went, I had some milk with Vyankatesh. We propose to retire early.

Those who chant my name repetedly, I will protect them always...Sai Baba