Hari Om! I am Santoshsinh Tanaji Rale residing at Rajgurunagar, district Pune. I am 33 years old, married with a 5 years old son. Since childhood, I had a burning desire to join the Indian Army and serve the nation. I had to face several obstacles in order to achieve this. I continued to have faith in God and kept trying my best. After taking massive efforts, on August 27th 1994, my dream turned into reality and at the age of 18 years, I travelled to Belgaum for my training. I kept on achieving several milestones one after another and in 2001; I excelled in the Commando course. After that, I was posted near the Kashmir border in a region called Kupoda.
My wife heard about Sadguru Shree Aniruddha Bapu in the year 2003 and she immediately informed me about him and asked me to chant “Om Mansamarthyadata Shree Aniruddhaya Namah” mantra. From the time I got this mantra, I would chant this mantra whenever I would face any obstacles or difficulties. In fact I had not even seen Sadguru Aniruddha Bapu in person until the end of year 2008.
- Santosh Rale, Rajgurunagar (Hawaldar, Indian Army) July 2009
