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vailed over some one who suggested that only Babaji could
make the train move. The station master, the ticket examiner
and the guard begged Babaji to entrain and occupy his seat.
Ultimately babaji entered the compartment and settled on his
seat. The train gave a jerk, whistled and steamed off. The
station subsequently came to be known as Neem Karori station.
Encounter with the age builders
There are numerous other tales about Neem Karori Baba,
HeriyaKhand Baba and Sombari Baba. Uttarakhand holds
secrets to the mystic past. I had numerous occasions of meeting
many good saints eversince my childhood but the most memora-
ble were the brief but brilliant encounters with Baba Krishna-
nand Ji, Bharti Ji, Ramaswamy Abhdoot Chinmayanand Ji,
Akhandanand Ji, Swami Pundriksh, Ma Anandmayee and many
others who cast a spell of superhuman aura whenever they
met.
Not only this, I had an opportunity of meeting men of the
mountains and men who love the mountains. I still remember
the chance meeting with Pt Govind Ballabh Pant, and Pt
Jawaharlal Ji and Sumitranandan Pant when I was a child. I
met years later men of such eminance and dedication such as
Dr. Ram Rahul, Narayan Dutt Tewari, Hemvati Nandan
Bahtlguna, BLC. Saritt, M.S. Kohli, Maj. Cheema, Gurdayal
Singh, Brig. Gyan Singh, Mrs. Bosie Sen, Chandulal Shah
Thulgharia and Sunderlal Bahuguna. I had many close encoun-
ters with them and still continue to be in touch because our
goals are common.
The purpose of writing this book has also been primarily to
attract the mountaineers, tourists and trekkers to come and visit
the Holy Himalayas—the abode of Gods.