Sassoon General Hospital in Poona was celebrating its 100th anniversary, and the organizing secretary for the ten-day centenary celebration, Professor Dr. G. S. Mutalik, wrote to Baba requesting his blessings for the occasion. Baba had dictated the following message (on 10 September 1968):
I give my blessings to the administrative, medical and worker staff of this hospital in which I, the Deliverer of the world, was delivered to the world.
Jalbhai came to Meherazad on 3 October 1968 and collected a donation of Rs.1,000 towards the Sassoon Hospital celebration, along with Baba's message for the function.
The main function to mark the occasion was held adjacent to the hospital at 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, 1 December 1968 in the affiliated college's auditorium. Dr. Ram Ginde, Adi and Sarosh spoke, as did Girjanandan Dube, the principal speaker. Baba sent a telegram that day to Jalbhai, which was read to the gathering by Dr. Ginde:
To you who have gathered in the auditorium of the B. J. Medical College during the centenary celebration of the Sassoon General Hospital, Poona, to hear my ancient message of Love and Truth, I give my love blessings to realize your true selves so that you will know what is Real Knowledge, what is Real Power and what is Real Love.
Another function was held on 9 December, at 6:00 P.M., to unveil a marble plaque bearing an inscription of Baba's birth date, which had been installed on the outside wall of the hospital building where Baba was born, due in large part to Jalbhai's efforts. Chhagan recited the Master's Prayer in Hindi and K. T. Girme, the deputy speaker of the Maharashtra assembly, unveiled the plaque on which was written in both English and Marathi:
AVATAR MEHER BABA WAS BORN
Baba's donation to the hospital was presented at this time and then Adi gave a talk.
Baba's lovers in West Bengal had organized a special program on 8 December 1968 to felicitate Begum Akhtar, who was visiting Calcutta. Baba sent them this message:
The God-Man is here among men to give them love of God and to awaken them to the reality that God alone is real and all else is a dream.