Bhakta Ram Sharan Das, better known as Bhagat Ram Sharan Das, was born on March 6, 1915 at Pilakhua (Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh), in an Aggarwal (Goyal) family. He was an exponent of Sanatana Dharma. He was a gifted child and learnt Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu and Punjabi very quickly.
Spiritually inclined from childhood, Ram Sharan had a keen
interest in saints and learned persons. He came in contact with Uria (Udia)
Baba in 1934. The Baba was so impressed by his spirituality and devotion that he
addressed him as “Bhagat Ram Sharan Das”. Among the Hindu leaders and holy men
from whom he sought guidance were Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, Swami Karpatri,
Swami Krishnabodhashram, the heads of all Shankaracharya mathas, Saint Prabhu
Dutt Brahmachari, Hanuman Prasad Poddar, Jai Dayal Goyandaka, Sri Hari Baba,
Swami Krishnanand Avadhut, Swami Sivananda and Swami Gurcharan Das. Inspired by
all of them, he dedicated his life to service of Sanatana Dharma. On the
suggestion of Bhai Hanuman Prasad Poddar, Bhagat Ram Sharan compiled the
religious discourses of Uria Baba and many other Hindu saints. These were occasionally
published in the Kalyan magazine of Gita Press, Gorakhpur. He himself wrote on various
aspects of Hinduism.
He authored Sanatana Dharama Ke Panca Prana, identifying the
popularly believed five pranas (the five life principles) of Hinduism: Gopal,
Gau (Cow), Gita, Ganga and Gayatri. He participated in GAu Raksha Satyagraha
(the cow protection campaign) of 1966 and was confined to Tihar Jail (in Delhi)
for many days.
His other memorable work is Parlok Aur Punjarjanam Ki Satya
Ghatnaye (in Hindi). In this field of study, he provided evidence that sought
to confirm the absolute authenticity of theory of rebirth and parlok (the other
world). He established a museum of religious books, photographs of great men
and other spiritual material.
Bhagat Ram Sharan Das breathed his last on October 10, 1982.