Shri Annasaheb Dabholkar

Annasaheb Dabholkar 1856-1929 alias Hemadpant

Annasaheb Dabholkar is most notably known for being the author of the beloved work The Sri Sai Satcharitra.

He lived in Bombay and, although he was not a greatly educated man, he rose to being a magistrate in the Bombay government.

He was a poet by heart and long before he began his noted work, which he started in 1922 with Baba's blessings and completed it in 1926. It was Baba who called him Hemadpant after a well known 13th century poet.
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