Mahakumbh 2025 will draw millions of devotees to Prayagraj, including an IIT aerospace engineer turned monk, Abhay Singh, known as IITian Baba. His viral interview highlights his educational background and spiritual journey.

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Abhay Singh, who changed his name to Masani Gorakh, studied at IIT Bombay for four years and worked in photography, before deciding to become a monk and dedicate his life to Lord Shiva.

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Abhay told that there was a time in his life when his family and acquaintances started considering him mad. He said, if people called me mad then it did not matter to me. My family has a completely different story, in my childhood I used to think of running away from home because I was troubled by my family, they had a different type of thinking.

अभय ने बताया कि जीवन में एक समय ऐसा था जब उनके परिवार वाले और परिचित लोग उन्हें पागल समझने लगे थे. उन्होंने कहा, अगर मुझे लोग पागल बोलते थे तो मुझे कोई फर्क नहीं पड़ता. मेरे परिवार की बिल्कुल अलग स्टोरी है, मुझे बचपन में ख्याल आता था कि मैं घर से भाग जाऊं क्योंकि मैं परिवार से परेशान था उनकी अलग टाइप की सोच थी.

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3 Idiots in real life: From IIT Bombay to Mahakumbh 2025; meet Abhay Singh, an engineer-turned monk

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