Gurcharan Das Mehta Explained

Param Guru Mehta Ji Mahraj
Alias:	Param Purush Puran Dhani Mehta Ji Mahraj
Location:	Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Religion:	Sant SatGuru Of Radha Soami Sect
Sect:	Sant Mat Radhasoami
Spiritual Teacher (Sant Satguru)
Period:	1937-1975
Predecessor:	Anand Swarup
Successor:	Makund Bihari Lal
Birth Date:	20 December 1885
Birth Place:	Batala, Punjab
Death Date:	17 February 1975
Death Place:	Dayalbagh, Agra

Gurcharan Das Mehta (20 December 1885 – 17 February 1975), also known as Param Guru Mehta Ji Maharaj, was the Sixth Revered Sant Satguru^{[1] [2]} of the Radhasoami Faith or Radha Soami Satsang Dayalbagh. He was born on 20 December 1885 in Batala, to a respectable Punjabi family.^[3] His father was Shri Atma Ram Sahab Mehta. He studied from Thomason College of Civil Engineering, Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) and served in Punjab Government.^{[4] [5]}

Mehta became Sant Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Dayalbagh on 24 June 1937.^[6] He stressed on agricultural work and Seva.^[7] He also strengthened the industries and educational institutions of Dayalbagh and was known as the Architect of Dayalbagh.^[8]

See also

• Radha Soami Satsang Dayalbagh lineage
  • Param Guru Soami Ji Maharaj (1818–1878)
  • Param Guru Huzur Maharaj (1829–1898)
  • Param Guru Maharaj Sahab (1861–1907)
  • Param Guru Sarkar Sahab (1871–1913)
  • Param Guru Sahab Ji Maharaj (1881–1937)
  • Param Guru Mehta Ji Maharaj (1885–1975)
  • Param Guru Lal Sahab (1907–2002)
  • Param Guru Satsangi Sahab (1937–present)

Further reading

• David Christopher Lane, 1992, The Radhasoami Tradition: A Critical History of Guru Successorship

Notes and References

1. Mark Juergensmeyer, 1995, eality: The Logic of a Modern Faith Page 51.
2. Web site: Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith. www.dayalbagh.org.in.
3. http://www.booksap.in/Books_pdf/rp83.pdf
4. Web site: Sant Mat -Radhasoami Mat . eacharya.inflibnet.ac.in . 2020-04-28.
5. Pritam Singh, 1948, Saints and Sages of India, Page 129.
6. Web site: Souvenir In Commemoration Of The First Centenary Of The Radhasoami Satsang. Radhasoami. Shai. 28 April 1961. Internet Archive.
7. Web site: 1. global warming and sustainability - Page 5. www.hestories.info.
8. Web site: Living Master - Part I. www.speakingtree.in.