Rev. J.R.D. ‘Satyarthi’ had the good fortune to continue to serve as Baba Ji’s Personal Secretary from 1980 to 1984 just as he had done for 17 years at the holy feet of Baba Gurbachan Singh Ji.  He did not only maintain a diary of Baba Ji’s programmes but noted their brief description also.  So, he did not face any difficulty in giving his notes the shape of a book.  ‘Gurudev Hardev’ - Part I which was published by the Publications Department of the Sant Nirankari Mandal in October, 1982 contained such views expressed by His Holiness Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj during the period from April, 1980 to August 15, 1982.  ‘Gurudev Hardev’ - Part II deals with Baba Ji’s valuable views expressed from August, 1982 to January, 1984.  Rev. ‘Satyarthi’ Ji was, of course, serving Baba Ji as his Personal Secretary during this period also.

No doubt the readers can say that ‘Gurudev Hardev - Part II also should have come long back, but as will be seen, the teachings of His Holiness are based on eternal truth and, therefore, have the same importance and utility for life today as they carried at the time when they were expressed.  In fact, the significance of Satguru’s words lies in the fact that they remain free from all kinds of boundaries of time and place.  So, whatever may be the reason for delay on the part of Rev. ‘Satyarthi’ Ji, we should concentrate on the sacred words and thoughts of His Holiness.

At the same time we must express our thanks to Rev. ‘Satyarthi’ Ji who has worked so hard and obliged us with the valuable words of His Holiness along with their original context.  Even though he is the Member Incharge of the Publications Department today, I must express a deep gratitude very humbly on behalf of the department, my own behalf and on behalf of our esteemed readers and pray to Satguru Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj to bless respected ‘Satyarthi’ Ji and his colleague Shri Sulekh ‘Saathi’ Ji so that they continue to serve the Mission, specially the Publications Department, with the same faith and devotion and the spirit of dedication.