Gymnastic Marching was born in 1948 and it has been going on since then. I conducted it every evening up to December 1958. In the early days Mother would watch it from the beginning up to the end for about 45 minutes every day. First we had the March Past when Mother, standing in front of the map of India, would take the salute of all the groups. After the March Past Mother went to attend to some work and I called her to take our "concentration" after the Gymnastic Marching was over. She would again stand in front of the map of India as she took the salute. After December 1958 Mother stopped coming out and I had to remain with her. So Mona Sarkar took up the work of condu

One day, when Mother was passing that way, she said: "This house, Pranab, will be kept for your children's kitchen and dining room." At that time the house belonged to someone else. There was no hope of our getting it. And yet Mother said this. Before long, legal proceedings began between the Marwari and the French Company. In the end the house came up for auction and we got it for a rather low price. As the house was at the intersection of two roads and very near the Playground, Mother named it Corner House. This Corner House became the kitchen and dining­ room for the children. Chandubhai, a Gujarati sadhak, was given charge. Needless to say, he was not for