Bhagwan baba Hanuman ji ko pranam
Mahantyagi Baba Jumdev ji ko pranam
Parmatma ek
Parmatma EK : Mahantyagi Baba Jumdevji was a well known spiritual guru and social reformer from Nagpur who championed causes like social uplift and empowerment. He also raised his voice against alcohol consumption and social evils like child marriages. Born as Juman Thubrikar on April 3, 1921, his early childhood was spent in the neighbourhood of Golibar Chowk. A decade later, his family shifted to a new home in nearby Timki. That’s where his journey towards becoming Baba Jumdevji started.
His grandson, Rahul Thubrikar, while recounting the era when Baba Jumdevji was hardly 10 or 11 years-old, said, “That house was a place where strange things would happen. Things for which not many had ready answers. Out of nowhere, sound of someone whistling could be heard, utensils would fall on the ground in empty rooms and red ants would suddenly appear on one’s body. Baba Jumdevji’s family was from weaver community.
At times, the handloom would start operating on its own.” A decade later, a spiritual solution was found to the problem with Baba Jumdevji volunteering to undergo the risky process when he was around 18 or 19 years of age.
Baba Jumdevji’s tryst with destiny happened when he turned 21. “That was the year when he attained enlightenment and he made certain vows to God. In turn, he was also promised the same from the almighty,” said Thubrikar.
Soon enough an acquaintance approached Baba Jumdevji for solution to his problem. “That gentleman became Baba Jumdevji’s first ‘sevak’. There are many tales of amazing things Baba Jumdevji did and it would be unfair to share just bits and pieces of it. His fame spread far and wide over the decades and that led to serpentine queues of people waiting upon him and there being no space in Timki house,” said Thubrikar.
Urged by his followers, the Baba then opened a hall at Wardhaman Nagar so people won’t be inconvenienced. “He was a visionary. A majority of his followers were poor farmers who reared livestock. He opened a small dairy cooperative for them to sell milk and earn a steady livelihood. Baba Jumdevji then thought of providing loans to artisans for which he opened a small bank in 1976,” said Thubrikar.
He urged his followers to abstain from alcohol consumption and child marriages, something that was very prevalent during 1940s when he started his spiritual journey.
Namaskar…..
