The next day they drove 425 miles to various towns and out-of-the-way places. Baba worked for 19 hours at a stretch and he did not rest until they reached a small dak bungalow twelve miles from Zahirabad at 1:00 A.M. Even then, Baba could not sleep, as Adi described in his diary:
[We are all] very tired. Baba's fast has an effect on his stamina. Baba sleeps in a room and we all on the verandah. He keeps on waking Eruch and me often; he is very restless and complains of having heart pain or cramp, and half of the left side becoming paralyzed.
Their next stop was Hyderabad, where seven masts were contacted on the 13th. Adi found this visit significant:
This particular visit [to Hyderabad] undertaken to contact masts at a most momentous time in the history of Hyderabad State, seems to have a bearing upon the future political life of that state ... Hyderabad today is the smoldering fire of the whole India and Pakistan political problem, and no one knows what its future life will be in its present choice of remaining an independent state. This is probably the most opportune time seen by Baba to visit the place and through the spiritual mast contacts by physical means set on a fixed future for the working out of its future destiny.
Baba did not sleep at all on the 14th and was feeling drowsy on their way from Barsi to Poona. They pulled over and stopped at a dak bungalow at Temburni, where Baba lay down to rest. But after some time, Baidul made a noise when he rested his feet on a teapoy, and Baba became greatly annoyed.
On Friday, 15 August 1947, India was formally partitioned into two parts. Lord Mountbatten became Governor General of India, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Governor of Pakistan. Baba's recent message was particularly important since, for the next six weeks, violent riots and mass slaughter between Hindus and Muslims took place, culminating in the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives and causing one of the largest migrations in history, as 800,000 people fled from Pakistan and poured into India.
Baba reached Poona on the 15th. At Bindra House, Pappa was a bit disgruntled that the British were leaving India, because he did not have confidence in the administrative abilities of his fellow Indians. Baba told him that it was a day to celebrate and made him hoist the new Indian tri-color flag from the house. Baba had Beheram do the same at Baba House.