Can you explain the story behind the name 'Hemadpant' and what the author's personality was like before meeting Sai Baba?

The author, whose work is credited as "Composed by the devotee Hemadpant," promises to tell the story of this name to satisfy the reader's curiosity. As he explains in Chapter 2, this sub-story is also an inspiration from Sai. Before his transformation, the author describes himself as mischievous, talkative, cynical, and critical. He was arrogant about his knowledge, possessing a logic-driven mind that was always proud of its own wisdom and prone to argumentation. He admits he knew nothing of a Satguru's greatness and had a "bad intellect," making his eventual journey to Shirdi quite remarkable.