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{{Short description|Indian spiritual guru|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Short description|Indian spiritual guru|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox writer
{{Infobox writer
| name = Pilot Baba
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| birth_name = '''Kapil Singh'''
| birth_name = '''Kapil Singh'''
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|15 July 1938}}
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|15 July 1938}}
| birth_place = [[Sasaram]], [[Bihar]],[[India]]
| birth_place = [[Sasaram]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| occupation = *Spiritual guru
| occupation = *Spiritual guru
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*Writer
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'''Pilot Baba''' is a revered Indian spiritual guru who have previously been Wing Commander Kapil Singh, a fighter pilot with the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6276333.stm|title=The ex-pilot reborn as a guru|author=Geeta Pandey|date=18 January 2007|publisher=BBC News, Allahabad|accessdate=29 April 2018}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=April 2018|reason=rank not given cited source}} Pilot Baba has established a number of Ashrams and spiritual centers in India and abroad.
'''Pilot Baba''' is a revered Indian spiritual guru who had been Wing Commander Kapil Singh, a pilot in the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6276333.stm|title=The ex-pilot reborn as a guru|author=Geeta Pandey|date=18 January 2007|publisher=BBC News, Allahabad|accessdate=29 April 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005072205/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6276333.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=April 2018|reason=rank not given cited source}}


== Early life and career ==
== Early life and career ==
Kapil Singh claims to have been commissioned in the [[Indian Air Force]] as a fighter pilot in 1957. He also claims to have participated in the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962, the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] and the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] wars, rising to the rank of Wing Commander.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
Kapil Singh claims to have been commissioned in the [[Indian Air Force]] as a fighter pilot in 1957. He also claims to have participated in the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962, the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] and the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] wars, rising to the rank of Wing Commander.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}


== Leaving the IAF and transformation ==
== Leaving the IAF and transformation ==
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This event became a turning point in young Kapil's life and ten years later, at the age of 33, he retired from the Air Force to pursue his spiritual life.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
This event became a turning point in young Kapil's life and ten years later, at the age of 33, he retired from the Air Force to pursue his spiritual life.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}


==Controversial spiritual career==
==spiritual career==
Pilot Baba is known for his claim to enter lengthy ''samadhi'', or death-like bodily states, often under the ground.<ref>Amitava Sanyal; "[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/pilot-baba-on-his-mastery-of-death/story-O4WWixDY5BmhVHhMLu06pN.html Pilot Baba on his mastery of death]", ''Hindustan Times'', 14 January 2007 (retrieved 29 April 2018)</ref><ref>Kunal Verma; "[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19840215-pilot-baba-from-air-force-wing-commander-to-sanyasi-802756-1984-02-15 Pilot Baba: From air force wing commander to sanyas]", ''India Today'', 15 February 1984. (retrieved 29 April 2018)</ref> He is also accused of using trickery to deceive people into believing that he can survive days without oxygen underground or underwater or in a sealed container. In one instance, he made another guru named Khareshwari Baba stand underground for 10 days, resulting in the latter's death while collecting a lot of money from the spectacle.<ref name="barth" />
Pilot Baba is known for his claim to enter lengthy ''samadhi'', or death-like bodily states, often under the ground.<ref>Amitava Sanyal; "[https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/pilot-baba-on-his-mastery-of-death/story-O4WWixDY5BmhVHhMLu06pN.html Pilot Baba on his mastery of death] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430114220/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/pilot-baba-on-his-mastery-of-death/story-O4WWixDY5BmhVHhMLu06pN.html |date=30 April 2018 }}", ''Hindustan Times'', 14 January 2007 (retrieved 29 April 2018)</ref><ref>Kunal Verma; "[https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19840215-pilot-baba-from-air-force-wing-commander-to-sanyasi-802756-1984-02-15 Pilot Baba: From air force wing commander to sanyas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430045835/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19840215-pilot-baba-from-air-force-wing-commander-to-sanyasi-802756-1984-02-15 |date=30 April 2018 }}", ''India Today'', 15 February 1984. (retrieved 29 April 2018)</ref> <ref name="barth" />


===Ashrams===
===Ashrams===
Pilot Baba and his followers have set up [[ashram]]s (spiritual retreats or meditation centres) in both India and other countries.
Pilot Baba and his followers have set up [[ashram]]s (spiritual retreats or meditation centres) in both India and other countries.


Ashrams in India include:<ref>[http://www.pilotbaba.org/ashram/ Pilot Baba's Ashram], pilotbaba.org</ref>
Ashrams in India include:<ref>[http://www.pilotbaba.org/ashram/ Pilot Baba's Ashram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042422/http://www.pilotbaba.org/ashram/ |date=3 May 2018 }}, pilotbaba.org</ref>
*[[Sasaram]]
*[[Sasaram]]
*[[Haridwar]]
*[[Haridwar]]
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Ashrams in other countries include:
Ashrams in other countries include:
*[[Japan]]<ref name="barth">[http://barthsnotes.com/2005/10/22/going-underground-with-pilot-baba/ Going Underground with Pilot Baba]</ref>
*[[Japan]]<ref name="barth">{{Cite web |url=http://barthsnotes.com/2005/10/22/going-underground-with-pilot-baba/ |title=Going Underground with Pilot Baba |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-date=3 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503041511/http://barthsnotes.com/2005/10/22/going-underground-with-pilot-baba/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Nepal]]<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PilotBabaAshramNepal/ Facebook]</ref>
*[[Nepal]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/PilotBabaAshramNepal/ |title=Facebook |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503235110/https://www.facebook.com/PilotBabaAshramNepal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==
Books written by Pilot Baba include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Mahayogi-Pilot-Baba/e/B00J5XVC2I|title=Amazon.com: Mahayogi Pilot Baba: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle|website=www.amazon.com|accessdate=29 April 2018}}</ref>
Books written by Pilot Baba include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Mahayogi-Pilot-Baba/e/B00J5XVC2I|title=Amazon.com: Mahayogi Pilot Baba: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle|website=www.amazon.com|accessdate=29 April 2018|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310075856/http://www.amazon.com/Mahayogi-Pilot-Baba/e/B00J5XVC2I|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Kailash Mansarovar
* Kailash Mansarovar
* Pearls of Wisdom
* Pearls of Wisdom
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