Background
Ram Kishor was born in 1918 Anno Domini at village Dhabar, district Pali, Rajasthan, in a Rajpurohit family to father Bhaironsinghji and mother Kesharbai.
Ram Kishor was born in 1918 Anno Domini at village Dhabar, district Pali, Rajasthan, in a Rajpurohit family to father Bhaironsinghji and mother Kesharbai.
At the age of 9, he was initiated into Sannyasa by the Ramsnehi saint Kaaraj Ram at Gangapur, Rajasthan. He resided at Ramdwaras of Khurja (Bulandshahar) and Charkhewalan, Delhi. He was under tutelage of Gyani Ram at the latter place.
Along with religion and spirituality, his focus was on national issues as well.
He participated in the Delhi Shiv Mandir Satyagraha in 1939 and was subsequently jailed for 2 months. He was designated the head of Ramsnehi Sampradaya on Chaitra Shukla Asthami Vikram Samvat 2016 (1960 AD).
He succeeded Darshan Ram. He is credited with changing the Ramsnehi Sampradaya to a more contemporary one.
Ram Kishor, on the earnest request of devotees, started travelling by car and plane.
This enabled a wider reach for the Sampradaya in India as well as abroad. Ram Kishor travelled to Bangkok, Singapore, Malaya, Australia and Fiji for spreading Indian culture and teachings of Ram Charan Maharaj. He initiated the setting up of temporary centres of Ramsnehi Sampradaya at the Kumbh Melas at Ujjain, Prayag and Haridwar.
He was responsible for starting the Sri Ram Snehi Bhaskar Magazine for improving the outreach of the Ramdwara.
Ram Kishor has worked for upliftment of women, tribals as well as downtrodden castes. Am Kishor expired on January 8, 1994.
He is succeeded by Ram Dayal. His samadhi is Shanti-Sthala located at Shahpura Ramdwara.