Brother Mohan Kumar - Urbana, Illinois, USA

Our brother Mohan Kumar, of Chicago Region, NY Sector, is now on Baba’s lap. He passed rather suddenly on Thursday evening CDT August 17, 2017 following surgery for a brain tumor.
Initiated in the mid-1970s, he was a devotee of Baba, a kind-hearted man who loved Baba's Ideology and Mission. He loved his wife of 38 years, Viniita, and was a great dad to their daughter Annapurna (“Purni”).
Mohan Kumar especially loved Prout and Neohumanism. In his earlier years as a Margii, he served diligently in Volunteers Social Service. Being socially very conscious, he endeavored to create better ways for people—whom he regarded as his sisters and brothers—wanting them to collaborate and cooperate. His passion and his strength was to strive always to empower groups and collective decision-making, thinking universally and acting locally. The collective welfare was uppermost in his mind.
In particular, he helped reorganize the corporate governance structure of the local Common Ground Food Co-op in Urbana so that it would be governed by policy rather than personality. It was a remarkable achievement. Today that co-op is a thriving example of what people can do when they work together and rise above self interest. It has Mohan Kumar to thank in great part for that. It is part of the legacy he leaves behind.
Mohan Kumar had a special affinity for Native American peoples and their cultures. He loved the outdoors and was especially fond of herbal lore and native plants. In the last couple years, he had also been very involved in the protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline. He demonstrated and marched; he also participated in successfully lobbying the Urbana City Council to formally pass a resolution opposing the pipeline and supporting the rights of indigenous peoples, joining like-minded communities nationwide. His desire to help others was both keen and deep—another part of his legacy.
Around 7:30 PM, Mohan Kumar quietly and peacefully entered Baba's lap, surrounded by sisters singing Baba Nam Kevalam Kiirtan when he passed. It was a conscious, spiritually-vibrated transition that occurred literally just as the sun set. His body was cremated in accordance with Baba's system. A shraddha ceremony according to Carya'Carya was also held Sunday evening August 20.
Baba Nam Kevalam (submitted by Brother Vinaya)