Adi Jr., Chhagan, Feram, Murli, Padri, Pendu, Savak, Sidhu, Slamson, Sailor Mama and his son Dinshaw were among those at Meherabad. Another was A. Mudaliar Kuppuswami, who had met Baba in Bangalore and joined the ashram in 1942. Kuppuswami was ordered by Baba to be on silence, and he stayed in Meherabad for a year or so.
Eruch was staying with his family at Bindra House, as were Sarwar and Naggu, who, as mentioned, were in Poona for their education. (Jangoo too was later sent to Bindra House.) Najoo and Adi Kotwal had also been sent to study in Poona. They were staying in hostels at their schools, in Pappa Jessawala's charge. Their sister Hilla was still studying at Secunderabad.
Sampath Aiyangar, 66, died in Madras on 29 June 1943.
Baba was informed in Lahore, and on 5 July cabled this reply to his family: "He has joined me in Infinity."
It was extremely hot in Lahore in July — 109° and above, and August was worse. Rano and Margaret would try to keep the paved stone floor of their bungalow cool by wetting it with water. Due to the heat, Baba permitted the women to wade in the canal, and a spot was selected where no one could see them.
The women were also swimming in a local pool. Mani did not know how to swim and was learning from Khorshed of Lahore. One day in the pool, Khorshed was so engrossed in her conversation with another woman that she forgot that Mani was in the water next to her. Suddenly remembering, she looked around and was terror-stricken to find Mani not there. All loudly shouted Baba's name in alarm, and Khorshed pulled Mani up by her swimming cap and helped her out.
The electricity in Baba's bungalow suddenly went out one night, and Baba directed Rano to telephone the authorities concerned. Rano was, of course, a total stranger to Lahore and wondered whom to contact and where to find a phone. She moved about here and there in the dark, and at last went to a neighboring bungalow and knocked on the door. She asked the owner if he had a telephone she could use, and was shown in. Rano phoned the power company and then returned to Baba's house.
Seeing her, Baba frowned, "Why did you take so long?"
"I did not know where a telephone was."
"Why didn't you acquaint yourself with such information beforehand?"