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

Early life

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 Ji 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]

Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh

Located at: Dayalbagh, Agra. Lineage: Shiv Dayal Singh (Soami Ji Maharaj)- Salig Ram(Huzur Maharaj)— Brahm Shankar Misra(Maharaj Sahab) — Kamta Prasad Sinha(Sarkar Sahab) — Anand Swarup (Sahab Ji Maharaj, Founder of Dayalbagh) — Gurcharan Das Mehta(Mehta Ji Maharaj) — Makund Behari Lal(Lal Sahab) — Prem Saran Satsangi(Satsangi Sahab). Dayalbagh was founded by Anand Swarup, Kt.[9] The present Guru[10] Prem Saran Satsangi[11] is an emeritus professor, physicist and system scientist[12] of IIT Delhi. The 200th birth anniversary of Shiv Dayal Singh was celebrated in Dayalbagh from August 2017 to 24 August 2018.[13] [14]

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Further reading

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.
  9. Web site: Home . dayalbagh.org.in.
  10. Web site: Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith . www.dayalbagh.org.in.
  11. Web site: Sant Satguru in Radhasoami Faith . www.dayalbagh.org.in.
  12. Web site: Chapters - Sysi.org . 17 February 2024 . www.sysi.org.
  13. News: Agra: Agra temple, 113 years in the making, inches towards completion | Agra News - Times of India. The Times of India. 8 June 2017 .
  14. Web site: Bicentennial Celebration Closing Function August 24, 2018 Flyer . www.dei.ac.in.