Pagala Baba of Ranchi

After 30 years of poking around I finally found that picture of Pagala Baba.

Some small tidbits, such as his actual name, may be forthcoming. However, the translation from Gujarati will take some time.

It is of historical interest that Theos Casimir Bernard, who first brought a number of Tibetan Buddhist scriptures to the West, also studied with Pagala Baba. In his writings, Mr. Bernard referred to Pagala Baba as the unnamed adept and his teacher of Hatha Yoga and Tantra.

Mr. Bernard was murdered in 1947, and little on his story of “Indian Tantra” ever emerged.

I don’t know why Pagala Baba was made anonymous by Mr. Bernard, but I assume that this was Pagala Baba’s demand. Gurudev related that Pagala Baba wasn’t much into being disturbed by the curious. So I’d guess he didn’t want to be distracted by the attention.

Sri Kapilnath