One day an urgent message was received from Karachi that Pilamai had started fasting, taking only water. Her reason was that, despite his promise, Baba had still not visited Karachi. Baba sent her a telegram instructing her to stop the fast at once and begin eating, but Pilamai refused. Baba then sent the following cable to her:
You are my spiritual sister. I am beyond promises and he or she who tries to bind me to my promises is neither my brother nor my sister! I am pleased only when my slightest wish is carried out without question. I order you to take food and will see if you dare not do it!
Receiving this message, Pilamai immediately broke her fast and wrote for Baba's forgiveness.
Gulabsha was sent to Nasik on 15 October, along with Harinath. He carried a message from Baba to Vibhuti, who was still in Nasik pretending to be Baba's chief apostle and accepting all sorts of gifts from people. Gulabsha returned on the 18th, but Baba sent him back to Nasik on the 22nd. Ghani, Sailor, and Babu Cyclewalla arrived from Poona on the 16th, and Khansaheb also met Baba on the 18th.
A telegram was received on the 17th conveying news of the death of Rusi's brother Sohrab in Quetta. Sohrab had taken many photographs when Baba visited Quetta in 1924.
When Baba heard the news of his death, he gave the mandali a metaphor of someone riding a bicycle to Ahmednagar (which represented the Goal) and having multiple punctures on the way: "They may have to use two, three, or even four cycles [lifetimes] to reach Nagar, but if they persevere in the right direction, they will eventually succeed."
One of the teachers, Ramkrishna Gite, left his position, departing on Monday, 10 October 1927. Semester exams at the school were given on Thursday, 20 October. That day, Baba went to Kaka Shahane's as usual at 3:00 P.M.
Later, at the Makan, while speaking with Ghani, Baba remarked that much of what had been interpreted about Muhammad was "misunderstood and misrepresented. Only certain portions of what Muhammad said are understood properly," Baba stated. "It is no fault of the writer rather due to [the writer's] ignorance, for how can the writings and meanings of the Realized Ones be understood?"
Diwali holidays were granted from 23 to 27 October. The school was closed during these four days, and various activities for the children were arranged by Chanji and other teachers.