"ADI"  Ardeshir  Kaikhushru  Irani

 

Adi  K.  Irani

 Adi K.Irani. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.
Adi K.Irani. Image rendered by Anthony Zois.

 

Born : 4th September, 1903 - Ahmednagar, MS., India

Died : 4th March, 1980 - Andra State, India

Interred : Lower Meherabad, MS., India

Parents : Kaikhushru Sarosh Irani & Gulmai Irani

Siblings : Rustom K., Piroja K., Dolly K.

Education : Panchgani High School, India

                     Deccan College, Poona, India

Nationality : INDIAN

 

Meher Baba's secretary & mandali

 

Adi K. Irani .  Image rendered by Anthony Zois.
Adi K. Irani . Image rendered by Anthony Zois.
 Image rendering by Anthony Zois
Image rendering by Anthony Zois
1937 Nasik, India : Adi sitting outside the Westerners' quarters. Photo taken by Padri Irani
1937 Nasik, India : Adi sitting outside the Westerners' quarters. Photo taken by Padri Irani
Image rendition by Anthony Zois
Image rendition by Anthony Zois
1923 : Quetta, Br. India. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
1923 : Quetta, Br. India. Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
1920s
1920s
Adi K. Irani in the Trust Office-taken by Jack Small
Adi K. Irani in the Trust Office-taken by Jack Small
Courtesy of Lord Meher : Vol.2 page 400-1, 1st Edition
Courtesy of Lord Meher : Vol.2 page 400-1, 1st Edition
Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
Image rendition by Anthony Zois.
21st June, 1923 - Mt. Urak, Quetta ( then British W. India ) ; Adi K is seated with his feet in the water wearing a dark hat.Gulmai ( his mother ) is wearing dark muave sari. Courtesy of Glow Int. magazine -Fall 2018, also, Lord Meher  Vol.2  p.532.
21st June, 1923 - Mt. Urak, Quetta ( then British W. India ) ; Adi K is seated with his feet in the water wearing a dark hat.Gulmai ( his mother ) is wearing dark muave sari. Courtesy of Glow Int. magazine -Fall 2018, also, Lord Meher Vol.2 p.532.
Courtesy of Lord Meher  p153
Courtesy of Lord Meher p153
Courtesy of Lord Meher ;  p1545
Courtesy of Lord Meher ; p1545
Courtesy of Lord Meher ;  p1579
Courtesy of Lord Meher ; p1579
Courtesy of Lord Meher ;  p1590
Courtesy of Lord Meher ; p1590
Courtesy of Lord Meher ;  p1602
Courtesy of Lord Meher ; p1602
MSI Collection : Venice, Italy - Enid is seated next to Baba, Kaka Baria & Adi K Irani are also seated.
MSI Collection : Venice, Italy - Enid is seated next to Baba, Kaka Baria & Adi K Irani are also seated.
Courtesy of Lord Meher ;  p1611
Courtesy of Lord Meher ; p1611
Courtesy of Lord Meher ;  p1936
Courtesy of Lord Meher ; p1936
Courtesy of Lord Meher ;  p1936
Courtesy of Lord Meher ; p1936
MSI Collection ; 1937 - Trimbak, India. Adi is seated on the right wearing a hat
MSI Collection ; 1937 - Trimbak, India. Adi is seated on the right wearing a hat
East Challacombe, Devon, 1932, l to r F. H. Dadachanji, Beheram Irani, Dr Abdul Ghani -biographer of Babajan, Adi S Irani, Adi K. Irani & Kaka Baria
East Challacombe, Devon, 1932, l to r F. H. Dadachanji, Beheram Irani, Dr Abdul Ghani -biographer of Babajan, Adi S Irani, Adi K. Irani & Kaka Baria
Courtesy of Avatar Meher Baba Trust - Archives
Courtesy of Avatar Meher Baba Trust - Archives
Courtesy of Avatar Meher Baba Trust - Archives
Courtesy of Avatar Meher Baba Trust - Archives
MSI Collection ; 1937 - Trimbak, India. Adi is standing on the branch wearing a hat
MSI Collection ; 1937 - Trimbak, India. Adi is standing on the branch wearing a hat
MSI Collection ; 1937 - Trimbak, India. Adi is seated on the right wearing a hat
MSI Collection ; 1937 - Trimbak, India. Adi is seated on the right wearing a hat
MSI Collection ; Nasik, India - 1937. Adi is standing on the far right
MSI Collection ; Nasik, India - 1937. Adi is standing on the far right
Courtesy of Lord Meher ;  p2071
Courtesy of Lord Meher ; p2071
India ; Meher Baba walking with Adi
India ; Meher Baba walking with Adi
 LP : 1949 - Baba begging in the 'New Life' carry a satchel and brass pot and accompanied by Adi K. Irani with Gustadji following in Benares, India.
LP : 1949 - Baba begging in the 'New Life' carry a satchel and brass pot and accompanied by Adi K. Irani with Gustadji following in Benares, India.
MSI Collection ; India - Adi seated centre left
MSI Collection ; India - Adi seated centre left
MSI Collection ; Adi holding umbrella, Baba holding Gustadji's hand with Eruch following
MSI Collection ; Adi holding umbrella, Baba holding Gustadji's hand with Eruch following
Picture taken by Ivy Duce at the Poona Railway Station on 12 January 1948. Ghani Munsiff (left), Eruch Jessawala (right ) & Adi K. Irani (centre). Courtesy of the Jessawala Collection - AMB Archives, Meherabad, India.
Picture taken by Ivy Duce at the Poona Railway Station on 12 January 1948. Ghani Munsiff (left), Eruch Jessawala (right ) & Adi K. Irani (centre). Courtesy of the Jessawala Collection - AMB Archives, Meherabad, India.
1954 - Upper Meherabad, India. Meher Baba with both his Eastern & Western followers. Adi is seated on the front row, 3rd far right. LM p. 4500
1954 - Upper Meherabad, India. Meher Baba with both his Eastern & Western followers. Adi is seated on the front row, 3rd far right. LM p. 4500

1956 :  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.

1956 : Adi is standing far left on the beach at Myrtle Beach, SC.
1956 : Adi is standing far left on the beach at Myrtle Beach, SC.

22ND JULY 1956 ; LONGCHAMPS RESTAURANT,

NEW YORK CITY

Courtesy of Lord Meher ; Vol.13-14, p 4979
Courtesy of Lord Meher ; Vol.13-14, p 4979
1956, London Airport prior to flying to the USA
1956, London Airport prior to flying to the USA
1956, Washington D.C. at Ivy Duce's home
1956, Washington D.C. at Ivy Duce's home
1956 - Washington D.C. Image trimmed & rendered by Anthony Zois.
1956 - Washington D.C. Image trimmed & rendered by Anthony Zois.
 Mid-1958 : Meher Baba with his men Mandali at Bombay Airport waiting for their flight to the USA
Mid-1958 : Meher Baba with his men Mandali at Bombay Airport waiting for their flight to the USA
Adi K. in conversation with Murshida Duce at the Center at Myrtle Beach, SC. - photo courtesy fo Glow International - Summer 2009
Adi K. in conversation with Murshida Duce at the Center at Myrtle Beach, SC. - photo courtesy fo Glow International - Summer 2009
1979 : Adi performing with Michael Siegal on sitar at the Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, SC.
1979 : Adi performing with Michael Siegal on sitar at the Meher Center, Myrtle Beach, SC.
1970s
1970s
Awakener ; Vol.19, No.2 - Los Angeles
Awakener ; Vol.19, No.2 - Los Angeles
Adi, Baba and Eruch
Adi, Baba and Eruch
Courtesy of Elizabeth Giles -  Adi with Eruch at the Trust compound, Ahmednagar, India
Courtesy of Elizabeth Giles - Adi with Eruch at the Trust compound, Ahmednagar, India
Courtesy of The Awakener Magazine ; Vol.16 - No.1, 1975
Courtesy of The Awakener Magazine ; Vol.16 - No.1, 1975

BOOKS  &  PAMPHLETS  PUBLISHED

 

 

JUST TO LOVE HIM

 

 

Adi K. Irani

 

1st printing ; 1985

 

Published  : Sheriar Press

140 pages

 

JUST TO LOVE HIM

 

 

Adi K. Irani

 


Latest printing ; 2007

 

Published  : Sheriar Press

140 pages

 

 

THE LIFE CIRCULARS OF AVATAR MEHER BABA   

 

 

 

"67" Edition

 

 

 

ADI K. IRANI

 

 

 

Edited by : S.S. Udaseen

 

 

 

1968

 

 

 

Published by :The Meher Vihar Trust - Hyderabad, India

140 pp.

 

MESSAGES

of MEHER BABA delivered in the East & West

 

Compiled & Published : Adi K. Irani

 

1945

 

101 pp.

 

A BRIEF LIFE-SKETCH OF AVATAR MEHER BABA

 

Adi K.Irani

 

1960

 

Published by ; Meher Publications

15 pp.

 

WARNING FROM BABA

TO HIS LOVERS

 

Meher Baba

 

1957

 

Published by ; Adi K. Irani, Ahmednagar, India

16 pp.

 

WHO IS MEHER BABA ?

 

1967 ( both ) 

 

Published by ; Meher Publications, Ahmednagar, India

 

7 pp.

1.

WHO IS MEHER BABA ?

 

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON MEHER BABA

 

 

1967  Published by : W.C. Healy Press      8p.

 

2.

WHO IS MEHER BABA ?

 

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON MEHER BABA

 

 

1967  Published by : Meher House Publications, Bombay, India      8p.

 

 

WHO IS MEHER BABA ?

 

1977

 

Published by : Adi K. Irani

8p.