Parmeshwari Dayal Nigam of Hamirpur — better known as Pukar — first met Meher Baba in 1950. He was one of the very few “nonresident” mandali who were permitted to stay with Baba at Meherazad or Guruprasad for a few days, weeks and sometimes months at a time. During his visits in 1957–1960, Pukar kept a diary in Hindi, an edited translation of which is offered here