Papaji is widely regarded as having had a number of notable disciples and close students who went on to become influential teachers and authors in their own right. Among the most frequently mentioned is Gangaji (also known as Antoinette Varner or Toni Roberson), an American teacher who leads satsangs and retreats and has founded a formal organization to support this work. Another is Mooji (Anthony Paul Moo‑Young), a Jamaican‑born teacher whose meetings and retreats have attracted a large international following. These figures, each in a distinct way, carried forward the flavor of Papaji’s direct, nondual pointing.

Several other students of Papaji also became known as teachers or public voices in the nondual tradition. Isaac Shapiro, for example, is recognized as an international teacher who conducts satsangs and retreats, while Eli Jaxon‑Bear, Gangaji’s husband, has taught and written extensively and founded the Leela Foundation. Catherine Ingram, an American author and teacher, likewise spent time with Papaji and later wrote and taught from a contemplative, nondual perspective. In a more literary and documentary mode, David Godman became known for his extensive work as a writer and biographer, focusing on Ramana Maharshi and Papaji and helping to record Papaji’s life and teachings.

These disciples and close students illustrate how Papaji’s influence spread far beyond his physical presence in Lucknow. Many of them established their own teaching communities and lineages, offering satsang and retreats to seekers across the world. While their styles and emphases differ, they share a common root in Papaji’s uncompromising emphasis on direct recognition of one’s true nature. In this way, the relationship between Papaji and these students can be seen less as the creation of a rigid lineage and more as the flowering of a shared insight into nondual awareness.