Baba himself was so fond of cricket that on one exceptionally busy morning, he remarked, "The poor Avatar has all this to do when he would much rather be watching a good game of cricket!"
On 6 April 1959, Baba was driven in Meherjee's car to Meherabad, where, in the presence of a sub-register named Deshpande, the Avatar Meher Baba Trust Deed was registered on Meherabad Hill at 11:45 A.M.12 All ten trustees were present for the registration ceremony on the hill. They included Kutumba Sastri, who was appointed chairman, Mani, Ramjoo, Adi, Meherjee, Nariman, Pendu, Vishnu, Padri and Kaka. Approved by Baba, the Trust Deed outlined the purpose and objectives of the Trust, as well as made provisions for the support of 41 persons dependent on Baba.
Footnotes
- 1.Baba had originally appointed Eruch as one of the trustees, but Eruch, for his own reasons, declined to be a member of the board. When the subject of who should be the chairman came up, Eruch suggested Kutumba Sastri of Andhra, and Baba agreed. Unfortunately, after Baba dropped the body in 1969, a lawsuit broke out between Sastri and the other trustees. Sastri died in 1973 and was replaced by Baba's sister Mani until 1996.
- 2.Those named as beneficiaries of the Avatar Meher Baba Trust were: Individuals: Mehera, Mani, Meheru, Goher, Naja, Kitty, Rano, Mansari, Khorshed, Walu, Katie, Sushila, Kaka Baria, Pendu, Eruch, Baidul, Aloba, Vishnu, Jangle, Francis, Jalbhai, Donkin, Padri, Sidhu, Mohammed Mast, and Bala Tambat. Families: Adi Sr., Ramjoo, Beheram, Kaikobad, Pappa Jessawala, Adi Jr., Kumar, Bhau, Kishan Singh, Keshav Nigam, Ranga Rao, Bapiraju Bandela, Pukar, Matra Dutta Shastri and Mrs. Abdul Ghani.