Param Dayal Faqir Chand
Ministry: 1939 to 1981 [Appointed to serve as a guru, in 1919, though Faqir did not fully assume his role until after his master died]
Guru: Shiv Brat Lal
Successors: Dr. I. C. Sharma; and others in lesser capacities (including Yogini Mataji and M. R. Bhagat)
Center: Manavta Mandir, Hoshiarpur
Distinctions: Radical guru in the Radhasoami tradition who developed an unorthodox interpretation of religious visions and miracles, claiming that no guru really knew about appearing to their respective disciples.
Sources: The Unknowing Sage; The Secrets of a Faqir; and The Lord as Guru.


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