Baba’s Silent Gestures

The first part shows Baba answering correspondence and communicating with His mandali. Info. about the Madhusudan recording is from the Meher Baba Travels website: “[this is] the original Hindi Arti of Beloved Baba written and sung by Madhusudan Pund in his mellifluous voice accompanied by Srirangapatnam Centre party singers (Karnataka State, India). It is recorded in 2 parts reflecting two sides of the one single record with a short silent interval between 1st and the 2nd part. The sheer simplicity and beauty of this rendering in a very low key (with no pretensions whatsoever) makes it a treasure for all times. From what I understand from Pratap Ahir of the Poona Baba Centre, Beloved Baba had asked His secretary Adi K. Irani to take Madhusudan to the recording studio of His Master’s Voice and get copies of the arti cut in the old 78rpm records (I believe, 100 copies). Some Baba devotees may still be owning and holding this 78 rpm record today. During the 4 days of November 1962 East West Gather