original_query: What is the current status of the friend mentioned in the text who is living as a mystic in India?
query: What is the current status of Bhagwanji, the ascetic mentioned in the article?
answer: Bhagwanji, believed by some to be Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, died on September 16, 1985, in Ayodhya.  His death and cremation were subjects of controversy and investigation.