New Delhi:
The world’s largest religious festival Mahakumbh is being organized this time in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Devotees from across the country and abroad are reaching Prayagraj to take a dip of faith. Maha Kumbh is a platform to meet Naga Babas, Aghoris and women saints and the most respected religious leaders of the world. Here some devotees come in the form of Lord Shankar, while some have donned the guise of Maa Kali. Amidst all this, there is a lot of discussion about an IITian Baba who came to Mahakumbh. In Mahakumbh, people also call him Engineer Baba. He claims that he has done Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Bombay), Bombay. Leaving the path of science, he adopted the path of spirituality. Now they find peace in spiritual life.
Let us know who is this Engineer Baba? Where are you from? After all, how did he leave science studies and job and become a monk:-
Real name Abhay Singh, native of Haryana
Engineer Baba’s real name is Abhay Singh. According to his Instagram handle, he is originally from Haryana. Abhay Singh has claimed in many media interviews that he has done engineering from IIT Bombay. His subject was aerospace.
Got a package worth lakhs after completing studies
In a media interview, Abhay Singh claimed that after completing his studies from Bombay IIT, he was sitting in the campus interview. He was selected in this. He was offered a package worth lakhs from a company. He worked for a few days.
He is Abhey Singh. An iitian and aerospace engineer who recently became viral due to his spiritual take at Kumbh
He regularly posts his spiritual journey videos on his insta(Abhey_singh) pic.twitter.com/888TVunOnQ
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Left job for travel photography
According to Abhay Singh, he was fond of photography since his school days. He especially enjoyed travel photography. He wanted to do some course related to this. So one day I left engineering. Then did a course in travel photography. During this time his philosophy regarding life changed. He also opened his own coaching center for some time. Used to teach physics here. But, he did not feel like it. His mind started becoming interested in spirituality.
Used to study philosophy apart from engineering
Engineer Baba told, “While doing engineering, I started connecting with philosophy. Apart from the course, I used to read books on philosophy. To understand the meaning of life, I read articles and books of Neo-Postmodernism, Socrates, Plato. Then at one time Chose the path of spirituality.”
Dedicated entire life to Mahadev
Engineer Baba has dedicated his entire life to Lord Shivshankar. He told, “Now I am enjoying spirituality. I am understanding spirituality through science. I am going into its depths. Everything is Shiva. Truth is Shiva and Shiva is beautiful.”
Told me how spiritual life looks like
When Engineer Baba was asked how he felt about spiritual life? To this he says, “I am at the best stage of my life. If you pursue knowledge, you will eventually reach here.”
He is Abhey Singh. An iitian and aerospace engineer who recently became viral due to his spiritual take at Kumbh
He regularly posts his spiritual journey videos on his insta(Abhey_singh) pic.twitter.com/888TVunOnQ
— Hindutva Knight (@HPhobiaWatch) January 14, 2025
Shared the experience of Maha Kumbh
Regarding coming to Mahakumbh, Engineer Baba said that coming here is giving peace of mind. They are searching for peace of mind by taking a dip in the Sangam. Before this he had also lived in many religious cities. Want to move forward in this spiritual journey further.
English is spoken fluently in Mahakumbh
IITian Baba speaks fluent English in Mahakumbh. He has good command over all subjects. He also answers the questions of journalists with a smile in his own style.
Abhay Baba has 4342 followers on Instagram.
Abhay Baba has 4342 followers on Instagram. Baba himself follows 38 people. IITian Baba has made 645 posts so far from his Instagram handle. Most of his posts are related to meditation, yoga, sutra, Kalachakra. Engineer Baba has also shared the link of one of his books on his Instagram page.
In a post, Abhay Singh says, “Parents are not God. Rather, God is God. After all, everyone is God.”
In another post he writes, “If what we call God or the Singularity is the only truth and everything else is its refracted form, then you yourself decide whether the mother is greater or God. Basically people are for the mother. They use the word God without knowing what it means – now it could be Goddess or World Mother, but the point is that it should be true. Responsible for everything, of course It’s stupid.”
Abhay Singh talks about eyes in another video post. He says, “Your eyes are an instrument with which you can see energy and force being created or destroyed in a specific way. What to see… it depends on you.”
grow nails for strength
Before this, Engineer Baba had also stayed in Kashi i.e. Varanasi for 4 months. Have also lived in Haridwar and Rishikesh. Engineer Baba has grown his nails and hair for his strength. He applies Bhabhut on his forehead. Rudraksh is worn around the neck. He said that he has grown his nails to become gentle and aware.