Saurashtra in Gujarat has been veritably called a land of Saints and from times imme­morial till recent date, the saying has continu­ed to be fulfilled. Shriman Nathuram Sharma addressed by the large following of his disci­ples in Gujarat as Krupanath, was in this tra­dition of Saints, who fulfilled the Vedic dic­tum 'Brahmavit Brahmaiva Bhavati', One who knows Brahman becomes Brahman. Exactly hundred and twenty five years ago Nathuram was born in the village Mojidad in Surendranagar District in a pious brahmin family. From infancy onwards, his sobriety, keen sense of observation, discrimination and devotion were exemplary. Having qualified himself as a senior trained teacher by study­ing at Chuda, Limdi and Rajkot he served as a primary teacher in far-off places like Jafrabad, villages of Adveana and Limbdi in Junagadh District etc. All along however his quest for the infinite truth, the search for "Atman" was uninterrupted. His mastery over various practices of Yoga, study of Vedic lore, association with like minded saints of those times and the singular devotion to duty, left an indelienable impression, wherever he stayed and people of those places saw in him the manifestation of Godliness. At the age of 32, he was venerated as Acharya by a large following of enlightened people and for the next forty years he cease­lessly and tirelessly worked for propagation of Sanatana Dharma, the eternal religion. He established as his main centre for residence and activity the Anandashrama at Bilkha, near Junagadh.