Piloo Satha, whose brother Nusserwan was associated with Mahatma Gandhi and had likewise been incarcerated for civil disobedience, came from Ahmednagar to see Baba on the morning of 16 May with his niece Khorshed.
Baba commented to him, "Nusserwan was released from prison [on 8 May], but he has not yet come to see me. He has forgotten us poor people."
Piloo replied, "But you are rich, Baba!"
"Yes, Emperor and fakir both," Baba agreed. "But you do not know anything about it."
Baba inquired about Piloo's sister, Shirin Damania. "She works very hard," Piloo said. "Since our mother died years ago, and we were all so young, Shirin has looked after all of us brothers and sisters, brought us up and managed everything in the house."
Baba commented, "Working for and serving others, and undergoing so much strain, is very good. It wipes out past karmas and even the new sanskaras which are created are very faint. So it is of tremendous spiritual benefit to work, serve, and undergo hardships for others. Sitting idle and always eating ready-cooked, served meals without lifting a finger to help is very bad spiritually. It creates very deep sanskaras which are difficult to wipe away."
That same morning, a "Parsi Global Cyclist" named J. S. Irani bicycled to Meherabad. The young man was on a bicycle tour around the country and expressed his desire to meet Meher Baba. Surprisingly, Baba agreed to see him, and the boy was even presented with a signed photograph of Baba, taken by Raosaheb, and given a copy of Questions and Answers , which Baba instructed him to keep with him always.
Maruti Patil's new house in Arangaon was completed and, according to Baba's instructions, he held a housewarming dinner for all on Thursday, 17 May 1934. Baba went at 5:00 P.M. along with the mandali and a few visitors from Nagar, such as Sarosh and Kaka Chinchorkar. The invitees included Harijans of the village. It was observed that Bapu Brahmin, a high-class Hindu, refused the invitation.
Baba sent for him the next day and explained to him in no uncertain terms, "If you are still inclined toward perpetuating caste differences, it is better that you leave Meherabad. I would not care in the least if you did! I will not allow my work to be spoiled by such prejudices and I will not permit this village, which has a connection with me, to grumble and be affected because someone is addicted to such age-old intolerances."