words. The most important source about Sai's life is the Shri Sai Satcharita written in Marathi , in 1916 by Govindrao Raghunath Dabholkar (translated into English by Nagesh Vasudevanand Gunaji with English title: Shri Sai Satcharitra ) whom Sai Baba nicknamed Hemadpant , which is an account of his life, teachings