Mastana Balochistani

Mastana Balochistani
Title	Founder
Personal
Born	Khemamal Kotra, Kalat, Balochistan, British India
Religion	Sant Mat
Parents	Pilamal Tulsa Bai
Senior posting
Based in	Sirsa, India
Period in office	1948-1960
Successor	Shah Satnam Singh

Mastana Balochistani (honorifically known as Shah Mastana Balochistani Ji, was an Indian saint and the founder of the Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS) in Sirsa (modern Haryana). He was originally from Balochistan, and later moved to Sirsa.

Life

Shah Mastana Balochistani was born as Khemamal to Pila Mal and Tulsa Bai, in 1897 in Kalat district in Balochistan, British India. Later Baba Sawan Singh Ji honoured him with the name of Shah 'Mastana Balochistani'. Baba Sawan Singh Ji further declared him "Mastanaa-e-Mastanon, Shah-e-Shahon ". At the age of 14 years, Mastana Balochistani left home in search of a perfect spiritual Guru (teacher). At last, after searching for nine years, he reached Beas in the state of Punjab in India, where he met Baba Sawan Singh Ji (the second Guru of Satsang Beas where he attended his Satsang (spiritual congregation). Baba Sawan Singh Ji entrusted Shah Mastana Balochistani with the task of conducting spiritual discourses and teaching meditation to the people in the provinces of Balochistan, Sindh and Punjab.

Later Baba Sawan Singh Ji assigned Shah Mastana Balochistani duty in the vicinity of Bagarh (region of northern Rajasthan and western Haryana). Mastana Balochistani established Dera Sacha Sauda and raised public awareness of Naam-Shabd. He laid the foundation of Dera Sacha Sauda in 1948 in Sirsa. He absolutely prohibited acceptance of donations or charity of any kind.

Shah Satnam Singh became master of DSS at age 41, serving from 1960 to 1990.Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh became the third master of DSS on 23 September 1990.