Larry Brilliant: The Doctor Maharajji Sent to End Smallpox
Some disciples of Neem Karoli Baba, lovingly called Maharajji, are remembered for a teaching. Others are remembered for a life of service that grows out of that teaching. …
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Jai Uttal: The American Musician Who Carried Maharajji’s Kirtan to the West
In yoga studios and kirtan gatherings across the West, chanting names like Ram, Krishna, and Hanuman often carries an American warmth alongside its Indian roots. Much of that …
Bhagavan Das: The American Seeker Who Brought Ram Dass to Neem Karoli Baba
Introduction Some devotees come to a guru after a long search. Bhagavan Das, as devotees tell it, was one of them. A young American who left a comfortable …
Krishna Das: The American Voice Who Carried Maharajji’s Kirtan to the World
If you have ever joined a chanting circle outside India and heard a room singing the names of Ram, Krishna, or Hanuman in call and response, that sound …
Ram Dass: From Harvard Professor to Neem Karoli Baba’s Servant of God
If one person carried Neem Karoli Baba’s name to the wider world, it was Ram Dass. Before he was Ram Dass, he was Richard Alpert — a Harvard …
Dada Mukerjee: The Allahabad Professor Who Shared His Home with Neem Karoli Baba
If you want to understand Neem Karoli Baba through Indian eyes — not through a Western seeker’s journey, but through a householder who lived with him year after …
Sri Siddhi Ma: The Silent Saint of Kainchi and Neem Karoli Baba’s Spiritual Successor
When devotees speak of Neem Karoli Baba, one name returns again and again beside his: Sri Siddhi Ma. She is often called the silent saint of Kainchi — …