Child Shriram - Birth to childhood 1911 – 1925
Birth : in Brahma muhurt (very early hours in the morning) of Ashvin Krishna Triyodashi Vikram Samvat 1968 corresponding to 20th September 1911 in Anwalkheda village in Agra district in a rich Brahman family.Father: Pt. Roopkishore Sharma; Mother: Dankunwari devi.
Intense inclination towards spiritual endeavours from childhood. He would always be involved in spiritual discussions with colleagues.
Deep attachment toward the majestic Himalayas. When hardly ten years old escaped from his house and on being caught said Himalayas was his home and he would go there.
Creative thinking from the very childhood. Developed the habit of self-reliance, self sufficiency.
Extreme love and sympathy for depressed, down-trodden and the untouchables. Attended, nursed and served an old ailing Harijan woman despite opposition by family members and the high society he belonged to.