By: Shreyas Devaraj
Bharam Uma Maheswara Rao (1922-2000)
Born in Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) he was a District Superintendent of Police in Andhra Pradesh and had a distinguished career. He had a valvular disorder of the heart. Baba in a dream vision told him that he would make him alright. Accordingly in 1983 from Baba’s portrait, a beam of light emerged and burnt a concentric ring around his left nipple. From then onwards his heart problem disappeared. Baba told him in a dream vision that he was Nana Saheb Chandorkar reborn. He used to get messages of philosophical truth which he recorded faithfully and published in eleven volumes. He engaged himself actively in Sai Prachar. Starting a magazine gladly assisted them. Uma Maheswara Rao attained ‘Sadgati’ in 2000.
Sri T.A. Ram Nathen (1924-2004)
Popularly known as TAR, he was born in Kerala and settled in
Kolkata. He had a remarkable style of writing referring himself to the third number. He doled out charity to the needy with a picture of Sai Baba and ‘Udi’. The greatest service he did was bringing together tens and hundreds of Sai devotees through ‘Postal Sai Satsang’. He was a person of moderate and had completely eradicated his ego.
Sri O.K. Varada Rao (1922-2004)
Varada Rao was the Son-in-law of Justice Somayya of Chennai High
Court and was employed by the Bank of Baroda. Around 1939, he was drawn to Sri Narasimha Swamiji’s activities of All India Sai Samaj at Mylapore, Chennai. Varada Rao became the first Secretary of the Sai Samaj. He laid down the policies and procedures for the Sai Samaj to be on a firm footing. His wife, Smt. Sarada with her literary acumen volunteered to note down whatever Sri Narasimha Swamiji dictated, and all the 2000-plus pages of Sai literature are due to the short-hand skills of Smt. Sarada Rao. Varada Rao also mobilized funds for renovating the ancient Chowdeswari temple at Nandyal, from where Nanda Vaidiks come from.
Mother Poolamma
Nobody knows the details of her life. She was revered as a mystic saint as she took part in the 49-day long ‘Akhanda Sai Nama Saptaha’ held at Stella Mary’s College, Vijayawada in 1985. She used different varieties of flowers to decorate several pictures of Sai Maharaj. With the blessings of Sai Maharaj, she used to give solutions to all who sought relief. A prominent miracle that she foretold was Baba’s arrival for ‘Bhiksha’ on a particular day. When there was no water supply, Mother Poolamma told people that all vessels would be full of water
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