Ambalal Muljibhai Patel (AMPatel) was born in Tarsali, Gujarat, India, and raised in the Gujarati village of Bhadran by Vaishnav parents Muljibhai and Javerba Patel. Master of Arts Patel credited his mother for instilling within him an early appreciation of the values of nonviolence, empathy, self-less generosity, and spiritual penance.He was also influenced by the writings of Shrimad Rajchandra.
However this was not revealed initially by him. After Patel"s Self-realization experience, a close relative began to address him by the spiritual name of Dada (a Gujarati term for "Revered Grandfather") Bhagwan (Lord) became his spiritual name. Dada Bhagwan formed a movement which he termed Akram Vignan.
He lived in Baroda for about fifty years and later traveled to the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Kenya and spread a doctrine known as Akram Vignan.
He died at the age of eighty in the year 1988. Dada Bhagwan is recognized as a spiritual leader within Gujarat, India.
He was portrayed in a 2011 independent film titled "Desperate Endeavors". Also He was honored as Spiritual Scientist/Master of the 20th and 21st century in the Spiritual Science Museum.
After Dada Bhagwan"s departure, the was spear-headed by Doctor Niruben Amin.
Pujya Niruma started spreading this spiritual knowledge to the entire world. Through her selfless service, she was instrumental in liberating thousands of people, throughout the world by gracing them with spiritual discourses and Self-Realization Ceremonies. On March 19th, 2006 Pujya Niruma left her mortal body, Deepakbhai Desai, her spiritual contemporary now heads the He travels around the world conducting spiritual discourses and Self-Realization Ceremonies.
