Sudhir Mukerjee (16 November 1913 – 10 September 1997), better known as Dada Mukerjee, was an Indian writer who was professor of Economics at

Allahabad University , mottoeng = "As Many Branches So Many Trees" , established = , type = Public , chancellor = Ashish Chauhan , vice_chancellor = Sangita Srivastava , head_label ...

, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is best known as a close devotee of Neem Karoli Baba (known to his devotees as Maharajji). Starting 14 July 1958, when they moved into the "Red House" at No. 4 Church Lane, Neem Karoli resided with Mukerjee and his wife Kamala (or ''Didi'', elder sister) during the winters. This continued until Neem Karoli's death in 1973. After Neem Karoli's death, Mukerjee wrote two English-language books about him: ''By His Grace: A Devotee's Story'', and ''The Near and the Dear: Stories of Neem Karoli Baba and His Devotees''. These works are, in part, autobiographical as well. Mukerjee is also mentioned in passing in

Ram Dass Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert; April 6, 1931 – December 22, 2019), also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and author. His best-selling 1971 book '' Be Here Now'', which has been d ...

's book ''Miracle of Love: Stories about Neem Karoli Baba''.Dass, Ram. (1995). Miracle of Love. Hanuman Foundation. Mukerjee and

Jawaharlal Nehru Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (; ; ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat— * * * * and author who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20t ...

were college classmates. There is at least one existing picture of them together, which is published in ''By His Grace: A Devotee's Story''.

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