Introduction

1. Jai Gurudev (Hindi: जय गुरुदेव) was the name used by Tulsidas Maharaj, a religious leader in northern India.

2. He was imprisoned for 20 months during a period of political unrest in 1975 and led the Doordashi political party in the 1980s and 1990s, unsuccessfully campaigning for election to the Indian national parliament.

3. He died in 2012 at an age of 116.

4. Tulsidas ji Maharaj also known as Baba Jai Gurudev (बाबा जय गुरुदेव) was regarded by his devotees as a saint. His doctrine is an extension of that of the Radhasoami sect.

5. Jai Gurudev is said to have been born in Khitora, a small village in the Etawah district in Uttar Pradesh, India.

6. His father was a landlord. When he was a child he lost his parents. As she died his mother is said to have asked him to find God and avoid being ensnared in transient worldly pleasures.

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