Gurcharan Das Mehta (20 December 1885 – 17 February 1975), commonly known as Param Guru Mehta Ji Maharaj, was the Sixth Revered Sant

Satguru ''Satguru'' (), or ''sadguru'' (), means a "true guru" in Sanskrit. The term is distinguished from other forms of gurus, such as musical instructors, scriptural teachers, parents, and so on. A ''satguru'' has some special characteristics that ...

Mark Juergensmeyer, 1995
eality: The Logic of a Modern Faith
Page 51. of the Radhasoami Faith or Radha Soami Satsang Dayalbagh . He was the spritual head of Radhasoami Satsang Sabha from 1938 to 1975 .

Early life

He was born on 20 December 1885 at

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, to a respectable

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family. His Father, Shri Atma Ram Sahab Mehta was the Town Magistrate and had been initiated in Radhasoami Faith by Param Guru Huzur Maharaj. Mehtaji Maharaj was extraordinarily intelligent from childhood.. He studied from Thomason College of Civil Engineering,

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(now

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) and served in Punjab Government.Pritam Singh, 1948
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As Sixth Sant Sant Satguru

Mehta Ji became Sant

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Satsang

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on 24 June 1937. He stressed on agricultural work and Seva. He also strengthened the industries and educational institutions of Dayalbagh and was known as the Architect of Dayalbagh. Huzur Mehta Ji Maharaj galvanized the Satsang Community into a hard working, disciplined and well organized body. He made the foundation of the Satsang institutions strong and through the motto, waste nothing, made the resources available for their development. By His example he showed us what perfect economy means and how it ought to be practised in all aspects of life. He opened for us boundless opportunity of Seva in launching the field work. With every sunrise we get a fresh opportunity of seva without being asked to account for what we did on the previous day.

Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh

Located at:

, Agra. Guru Lineage of Param Guru Huzur Mehta Ji Maharaj continue till date:

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(Soami Ji Maharaj)-

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(Huzur Maharaj)— Brahm Shankar Misra(Maharaj Sahab) —

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(Sarkar Sahab) —

Anand Swarup Anand Swarup (6 August 1881 – 24 June 1937), honorifically known as Param Guru Huzur Sahab Ji Maharaj, was the founder of Dayalbagh and the fifth revered leader, or Sant Satguru of Radhasoami faith also known as Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh ...

(Sahab Ji Maharaj, Founder of Dayalbagh) — Gurcharan Das Mehta(Mehta Ji Maharaj) —

Makund Behari Lal Makund Bihari Lal Sahab (31 January 1907 – 5 December 2002) popularly known as "Param Guru Huzur Dr. M.B. Lal Sahab" was the Seventh Revered Sant Satguru of the Radha Soami sect or Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh, Agra. He was also a zoologi ...

(Lal Sahab) —

Prem Saran Satsangi Prem Saran Satsangi (born 9 March 1937) is the current sant satguru of Radha Soami Sect, Dayalbagh or Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh who succeeded Param Guru Lal Sahab, seventh Sant Satguru in 2003. He is also the founder and first preside ...

(Satsangi Sahab). Dayalbagh was founded by

, Kt. The present Guru

is an emeritus professor, physicist and system scientist of

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. The 200th birth anniversary of Shiv Dayal Singh was celebrated in

from August 2017 to 24 August 2018.

Early life

As Sixth Sant Sant Satguru

Radhasoami Satsang Dayalbagh

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