Can you tell me about the author's own experience with a Saint in Bandra before he met Sai Baba, as described in Chapter 21?

In Chapter 21, the author, Hemadpant, shares a personal story from his time as a Magistrate in Bandra. He recounts how he was repeatedly urged by a man named Inus to visit a famous Siddha, Pir Maulana. Despite many people from various faiths seeking the Siddha's vision, Hemadpant's ego and what he terms "ill-luck" prevented him from going. He thought to himself, "Why should I go? Should I be pressured by others and lose my own prestige?" He uses this personal failure to illustrate the principle that one needs good fortune and grace to truly encounter a Saint, as he later found his way to Shirdi only after being transferred.