Describe the author and publication process of the Shri Sai Satcharita as detailed in the preface.

The preface, found in Chapter 0, provides specific details about the creation of the Shri Sai Satcharita. The author is identified as the late devotee Shri Govind Raghunath, who was also known as Annasaheb Dabholkar. He wrote this biography about the 'modern crown jewel of saints,' Shri Sai Baba of Shirdi. The text also notes that the work was not published all at once; instead, it was published chapter by chapter over a period of six years in the Shri Sai Leela magazine before being completed with a concluding chapter.