Life Of Shri N.V. Gunaji (whom adapted and translated Shri Sai Satcharitha in English).. Life of Shri Nagesh Vasudev Gunaji(1876-1963). N.V. Gunaji was an eminent scholar who wrote over twenty eight books on various people and issues. He was avidly interested in the teachings of Sai Baba, Shri Ramana Maharshi and Shri Ramkrishna Paramhansa. He wrote and translated the Bhagwad Gita, the Bhagwat, etc. He has written the life of Sri Paramhans Ramakrishna as well as that of Sri Ramana Maharshi in Marathi and several other books on the teachings of Swami Ramtirth. He also translated Booker T. Washingtons biography which he called Atmoddhar.Born in Belgaum in July 1873 in a Saraswat Brahmin family, he did his schooling in Belgaum, in Sardar High School. He graduated from Mumbais Wilson college in Mumbai. He studied in the Government Law College of Mumbai and passed his LLB examination. Soon after that, he returned to Belgaum to take up the practice of law. After practicing law for several years, Shri Gunaji also joined the Belgaum Municipality as Chief Executive Officer. Throughout his life he had been an avid reader and later turned writer and translated books in English and Marathi. One other thing that Shri Gunaji was keenly interested in was naturopathy. He published two books on the subject named, Scientific and Efficient Breathing and Anti T.B. & Heart Failure. He would treat patients with naturopathy and scientific massage. He also had the good fortune of treating Mahatma Gandhi by his scientific massage techniques when Gandhiji visited Belgaum several times. Shri Gunaji also treated Sri Ramana Maharshi when he visited the spiritual leader in Arunachalam. Shri N.V. Gunaji adapted and translated Shri Hemadpant Dabholkars Sri Sat Satcharita into English and donated the entire proceeds to the Sai Sansthan Trust. The book has reached out to thousands and lakhs of people and devotees of Sai Baba for the last forty five years. After reading the book, devotees have had their faith and Shraddha in Baba reinforced. Many devotees use this book to read it as a Saptah. Shri N.V. Gunaji passed away in 1963, a few months before his ninetieth birthday . Shri Satchitanand Sadguru Sainath Maharaj Ki Jai.Bow to Shri Sai . Peace be to All.
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