Accompanied by Gustadji, Chanji, Vishnu, Adi Sr. and Dadu, at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, 16 April 1935, Baba left Nasik and drove to Ghoti, a town 25 miles away, where he stayed at a dak bungalow. Ghoti was selected as a change of place to provide Baba with an opportunity to have a suitable rest and to recuperate from the continual suffering he had undergone since returning from America. The bungalow was located along a mountain with beautiful scenery and cool, refreshing breezes. Baba was in a fair mood and would draw the drinking water from the well himself. He liked the place but, nevertheless, complained of being restless and uncomfortable even though the mandali did everything to make it possible for him to relax.
Gulmai, Pendu, and Jalbhai arrived the next day. Jalbhai was sent to search the area for a place where Baba could sit alone in seclusion. When Baba inspected the spot that Jalbhai had chosen, he was not satisfied with it and the seclusion was canceled.
On 17 April, important cables from the West and other urgent letters arrived, reporting on situations that demanded Baba's presence in Nasik. However, Baba did not leave until three days later. Thereafter, even though Baba was fasting on milk only and his body desperately needed rest, he would continually keep on the move coming and going between Nasik and Meherabad during the scorching heat of the summer months.
From Nasik, Dadu was sent to Bombay to learn photography and film work, with Beheram's help. Baba decided to make a brief visit to Bombay on 3 May 1935. Accompanied by Gustadji and Jalbhai, Baba arrived by the Punjab Mail at 10:30 A.M. and stayed at Banubai Confectioner's apartment on Frere Road.1 No one else was informed of Baba's arrival, since he indicated that he did not wish to meet the public and all requests for interviews were denied. As in previous times, before and after a journey to the West, Kaka and Chanji were already in Bombay, having been sent there by Baba to carry out certain errands, and they met him at Banubai's. Baba visited Malabar Hill and other places in the city. He went to the dentist as a tooth was bothering him, but there was no cavity.
Footnotes
- 1.Banubai's husband, Manekji Confectioner, had died suddenly in mid-October 1934.