Pilot Baba is a revered Indian spiritual guru who had been

Wing Commander Wing commander (Wg Cdr in the RAF, the IAF, and the PAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, formerly sometimes W/C in all services) is a senior commissioned rank in the British Royal Air Force and air forces of many countries which have historical ...

Kapil Singh, a pilot in the

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...

Early life and career

Kapil Singh claims to have been commissioned in the

as a fighter pilot in 1957. He also claims to have participated in the

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of 1962, the

Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 or the Second Kashmir War was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. The conflict began following Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which was d ...

and the

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 Decem ...

wars, rising to the rank of Wing Commander.

Leaving the IAF and transformation

During the

of 1962 Kapil Singh was flying a MiG aircraft in the North-East of India also known as NEFA when his aircraft lost control. Radio contact with his base was also broken and he was believed lost. According to Pilot Baba, Kapil's spiritual guru, Hari Baba, appeared in his cockpit and guided him to land his fighter aircraft safely. This event became a turning point in young Kapil's life and ten years later, at the age of 33, he retired from the Air Force to pursue his spiritual life.

Spiritual career

Pilot Baba is known for his claim to enter lengthy ''samadhi'', or death-like bodily states, often under the ground.

Ashrams

Pilot Baba and his followers have set up

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s (spiritual retreats or meditation centres) in both India and other countries. Ashrams in India include: *

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Haridwar Haridwar (; ) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district. The city is situated on the righ ...

Nainital Nainital ( Kumaoni: ''Naintāl''; ) is a city and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the High Court of the state being located there and is the headquarters o ...

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Ashrams in other countries include: *

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Publications

Books written by Pilot Baba include: * Kailash Mansarovar * Pearls of Wisdom * Discover Secrets of The Himalaya * Antaryatra' The Inner Journey (2 volumes) * Pilgrimage from You to Yourself * Himalayan kah raha hai (2 volumes)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baba, Pilot Indian Air Force officers 1938 births People from Sasaram Banaras Hindu University alumni Indian Hindu spiritual teachers Indian spiritual writers Living people