She was very fond
of dressing well, but Baba took away all her belongings and handed them
to her daughter Khorshed. A few days later, however, Baba took them away
from Khorshed also.
Baba's intimate ones
living in Nasik at the time included Naval and Dina Talati, Ramjoo and
his wife Khatija, her sister Haja, and Ramjoo's sister Amina and her
husband Abdulla Jaffer. The ladies would frequently visit the women
mandali. Freiny, her husband Rustom and mother Daulatmai were also
residing in Nasik in a separate bungalow with their children. On the
evening of Tuesday, 13 January 1931, the inauguration of the Meher Film Company (a company formed by Rustom to produce
films) was held in Nasik with music and singing.
Two days later, Baba drove to Bombay with Rustom,
Naval and Kalemama. (Chanji and Abdulla Jaffer went by train.) Pesu came
to see Baba there on 17 January. It had been a long time since Pesu had
met Baba, and he was happy to be in Baba's company once again,
promising to rejoin the mandali in the near future.
When Baba was in Kashmir during August of 1929,
Kaikhushru Masa had been kidnapped by his relatives and confined to his
house in Bombay. Masa had been forced to transfer all his property to
his relatives in a trust, and after one year had passed (during which no
protest had been registered against the trust documents), Masa was
released from his confinement. His wife Soonamasi and daughter Khorshed
went to Bombay and brought him back to Nasik, but Masa's health was
broken. He had pneumonia and was under constant medical care. Pilamai
was given the duty of nursing him.
Baba left
Bombay on the 17th by train at 10:00 P.M. and reached Nasik at 2:00 A.M. He went straight to where Masa was staying and spread his bedding on the
verandah outside Masa's room, resting there for the night.
Baba
frequently rose during the night to look in on Masa, consoling the
ailing man, "Masa, do not worry. I am here to be with you. Remember
me."
The next morning, Baba sent for
Soonamasi and Khorshed, and asked Khorshed to sing a ghazal; thus, Baba
kept Masa (who was in the next room) occupied with thoughts of God. At
one o'clock on Sunday afternoon, 18 January 1931, Masa's soul
merged in eternal peace forever. He was only 51 years old.