Hemadpant was born around 1856 and served as a government official. His first visit to Shirdi was in December 1910, where Baba warmly greeted him: "Welcome, Hemadpant." The name "Hemadpant" was conferred by Baba himself — after a learned minister from the Yadava dynasty — symbolizing both honor and humility. Baba told him that he would become an instrument (nimitta) through which Baba's own leelas (divine acts) would be chronicled. The saint assured him, "You do your duty; I will write My own story through you."