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Chapter 17: Meetings & Darshans

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At Meherabad, Baba arranged details of the mandali's work there, visited the Satha family at Akbar Press, and several times went to Pimpalgaon to inspect the construction work going on, and to meet the servants. Kalemama had been instructed to enlarge the small cottage on the Pimpalgaon property, and to build a few storerooms for Baba and the women, as accommodations at present were not sufficient.
Sidhu and Dattu entertained Baba with singing for three hours on the night of Saturday, 22 September 1945, and the next morning, Baba and Adi Sr. drove back to Pasarni. Kaka Baria was in Pasarni, and Baba sent him to Bombay with a message for Eruch who, until now, had been staying in Poona. Baba cabled him to proceed to Bombay and meet Kaka there. Eruch left for Bombay, and Kaka delivered Baba's message, which was for Eruch to go to Darjeeling to find a place for Baba to sit in seclusion somewhere in the Himalayas. On his way, he was to stop at Raipur and discuss the matter with Jal Kerawalla.
Eruch accordingly left and met Jal, who had recently returned to Raipur from a place called Sihawa. He told Eruch the place was ideal for Baba's seclusion. Eruch cabled this to Baba, who endorsed Jal's suggestion and directed Eruch to return. Eruch then went to Pasarni without going to Darjeeling. Preparations for Baba's seclusion began soon after.
On Tuesday, 2 October 1945, Baba with Eruch, Baidul, Gustadji, Kaka and Pendu started for Raipur. Sarosh provided a car which Eruch drove. They stopped first at Poona.
At the end of September, Perin was seriously ill, vomiting blood, and was admitted to the hospital. The doctors had sadly informed Beheram that they were doing their best to save her, but that they would not be able to save the twins. Beheram thought: "The Savior is Baba!" They remembered Baba fervently, and on 1 October, Perin gave birth to two healthy boys. When Baba went to see Perin in the hospital the following day, he named the boys Rustom and Sohrab.
Leaving Poona, Baba reached Raipur and stayed at Jal Kerawalla's house, where he discussed with him arrangements for the seclusion in Sihawa.
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