Sudhir Mukerjee (16 November 1913 – 10 September 1997), better known as Dada Mukerjee, was an Indian writer who was professor of Economics at
Allahabad University
The University of Allahabad is a Central University located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. It was established on 23 September 1887 by an act of Parliament and is recognised as an Institute of National Importance (INI). It is the 4th oldest mode ...
, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is best known as a close devotee of
Neem Karoli Baba
Neem Karoli Baba () or Neeb Karori Baba () (born Laksman Narayan Sharma; – 11 September 1973), also known to his followers as Maharaj-ji, was a Hindu guru and a devotee of the Hindu deity Hanuman.
Biography Early years
Lakshman Narayan Sh ...
(known to his devotees as Maharajji). Starting 14 July 1958, when they moved into the "Red House" at No. 4 Church Lane, Baba Neem Karoli resided with Mukerjee and his wife Kamala (or ''Didi'', elder sister) during the winters. This continued until Baba Neem Karoli's Mahasamadhi in 1973.
After Baba Neem Karoli's Mahasamadhi, Mukerjee wrote two English-language books about him: ''By His Grace: A Devotee's Story'', and ''The Near and the Dear: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba and His Devotees''. These works are, in part, autobiographical as well. Mukerjee is also mentioned in passing in
Ram Dass
Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert; April 6, 1931 – December 22, 2019), also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and writer. His best-selling 1971 book '' Be Here Now'', which has been d ...
's book ''Miracle of Love: Stories about Neem Karoli Baba''.
[Dass, Ram. (1995). Miracle of Love. Hanuman Foundation. ]
Mukerjee and
Jawaharlal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a pr ...
were college classmates. There is at least one existing picture of them together, which is published in ''By His Grace: A Devotee's Story''.
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1913 births
1997 deaths
Academic staff of the University of Allahabad
Writers from Prayagraj
Hindu writers
Bengali Hindus
Indian spiritual writers
20th-century Indian non-fiction writers
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