G. Soobiah Chetty

G. Soobiah Chetty was the son of Judge G. Muthuswamy Chetty and brother of G. Narasimhulu Chetty. It was the two brothers who on May 31, 1882, took the Founders, then in Madras, to see a piece of property next to the Adyar River that they recommended as the new headquarters site for the Theosophical Society.

Soobiah, along with Narasimhalu Chetty, met Master M. in his physical body even before the founding of the Theosophical Society, when the Mahatma visited Madras in 1874. He wrote:

. . . Early one morning a sadhu entered their home unannounced. A strikingly tall man, clothed in a long white dress and white pagri, with black hair falling on his shoulders, and black beard, stood within the door. Narasimhulu and Soobiah drew near to him. He made certain signs which the brothers did not understand, but remembered vividly. He asked for one pice; and when they went to the money-box they found it contained exactly one pice, which they gave to Him. He turned and left the house, followed by the two brothers, and suddenly disappeared, to their great astonishment. They could find no trace of Him in the street. It was this sudden and mysterious disappearance that impressed the visit so deeply upon them that they always remembered it in detail.

He also saw the Masters in 1883 in a couple of occasions:

H.P.B.’s intense desire was to attract the attention of men of position to Theosophy. For this purpose she worked hard and succeeded eventually. One day as we were discussing as to how this object could be secured, a very strong influence was felt. This was due to the appearance of Master M. in the room. He materialised partly, and I was able to see a hazy form and though hazy I saw His arm clearly handing something to H.P.B. My surmise that He had come there to give directions as to how the desired object could be gained was found to be correct. H.P.B. told me so.

During the same year also Master K. H. appeared in my house in Mylapore. Early next morning when I met H.P.B. at Adyar, she told me that the same Master had appeared before her about the same time and presented her with yellow roses which she showed me. Let me say that yellow roses were then very rare, in fact unobtainable in Madras.

Writings

• A Reminiscence of H.P.B.
• In the Days of H.P.B. - Master M.'s Visit to Madras in 1874
• H.P.B.'s Birthday
• Old Diary Leaves
• The Purchase of Adyar Headquarters: A Reminiscence of H.P.B.
• Reminiscences of H.P. Blavatsky
• Some Personal Memories of Madame H.P. Blavatsky