1943–1944 — Education of the Minor Sajjada and Interim Management of Baba Budan Dargah
Official correspondence, financial recommendations and the Government of Mysore’s sanction of 5 July 1944.
Historical background
Following the death of the former Sajjada, Syed Murthuza Badshah Khadri, in November 1942, the Mysore Government considered the succession of the minor Syed Peer Mohammed Shah Khadri. A related question arose: how should the young Sajjada be educated, and who should supervise the affairs of the Dargah until he attained majority?
The surviving 1944 file contains recommendations from district and Muzrai authorities, and the subsequent government decision. The documents refer to the institution as Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Darga, reflecting the terminology used in the official records.
The government file and original proposal
The General and Revenue Secretariat file concerns the education of the young Sajjada of Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Darga and the management of the institution during his minority. The Muzrai Commissioner forwarded the matter for government consideration in June 1944. The original notes discuss the need for education and interim supervision.
Muzrai Commissioner’s correspondence
The Commissioner considered educational arrangements, expenses from the institution’s funds and arrangements for management while the new Sajjada was under age. The correspondence is a recommendation to government, not itself the final sanction.
Deputy Commissioner’s report of 30 May 1944
The Deputy Commissioner of Kadur reported on the new Sajjada’s education at Chikmagalur and the proposal to send him to Delhi or Vellore for further studies. The report proposed joint control and supervision of Dargah affairs by Syed Ghouse Mohiuddin Shah Khadri, identified as the son of the late Sajjada, and Syeda Taj Unnisa, identified as the late Sajjada’s wife, until the minor attained majority, subject to general government control. It also proposed an educational allowance and related expenditure.
Government sanction — 5 July 1944
The formal proceedings cite the earlier government order of 29 May 1943 concerning succession after the death of the previous Sajjada on 21 November 1942. On 5 July 1944, the Government of Mysore sanctioned both proposals of the Deputy Commissioner: expenditure connected with the young Sajjada’s education and arrangements for managing Dargah affairs during his minority. This is the decisive administrative action documented in the file.
Secretariat record of the sanctioned proceedings
The associated Secretariat sheets preserve the processing of the government decision and the wording of the proposed interim management. They help establish the administrative trail behind the July 1944 sanction.
Why this document matters
This file records the government’s handling of a minor Sajjada’s education and the supervision of a religious institution during his minority. Its importance lies in the dated official proceedings and the specific administrative arrangement they sanctioned—not in any unsupported inference about permanent transfer of the office or ownership of the estate.
Source: “Education expenditure of Peer Mohammed Shah Khadri,” 24-page scan of General and Revenue Secretariat proceedings, File No. 286-43. Page numbers above refer to positions in the supplied PDF, not original manuscript folios. Names and spellings reflect the archival material; handwriting and some scanned lines remain difficult to decipher. Original images are provided for direct examination.