BERI-A-WARA-SAINT (1865-1963)

He was born in the village Harnampur of district Multan. His birth name was Thakur. Since his mother died in his infancy, he was brought up by his grandmother. Soon he was fed up with the worldly affairs. Since he was proficient in Hindi and Sanskrit, he left the house and started keeping a vigil in the Jungle. After some time he went to Hyderabad, where one of his disciples constructed a 'Boat house' for him while was always anchored to the river in Gidu Bunder. Soon he became popular as 'Beri-a-Wara saint' (The saint of the House Boat).

After the partition the Saint settled in the Sion Colony (Bombay) and started teaching instrumental music to small girls. He also taught them Geeta and Sukhmani. He believed in morning walks and fresh air. He died on 23rd May 1963, at the ripe age of 98 years.