Mira Behn

Mirabehn was born in 1892. She was born in the house of a British naval officer. After reading about Gandhi’s life and philosophy she was impressed by his idea and thoughts  She wrote him a letter for taking permission to become his disciple. After that Gandhi ji also sent her à welcoming letter and she come to the Sabarmati Ashram. She supported Gandhi Ji in many conferences and protests. She attended the Round Table Conference with him in London as well. She also was part of many incidents after independence. She died in 1982.

Mira Behn

Mira Behn | Biography, Photograph, & History

Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas have made many people in the world his followers. Mahatma Gandhi’s followers stood with him in every battle and also went to jail with him. One of these followers was ‘Mira Behn’ also known as Meera Behn whose real name was Madeline Slade (22 November 1892 – 20 July 1982). Mirabehn was also known as the “Lady of India“. Mira name was given to her by Mahatma Gandhi ji, which represents the Hindu mystic Mirabai. She played an important role in independence of India. 

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Mira Behn

Mirabehn was born in 1892. She was born in the house of a British naval officer. After reading about Gandhi’s life and philosophy she was impressed by his idea and thoughts  She wrote him a letter for taking permission to become his disciple. After that Gandhi ji also sent her à welcoming letter and she come to the Sabarmati Ashram. She supported Gandhi Ji in many conferences and protests. She attended the Round Table Conference with him in London as well. She also was part of many incidents after independence. She died in 1982....

Life of Mira Behn

Although her life was carefully regulated, she never felt that it was boring. As she grew up, she learned to use many things like -saws, hammers, screwdrivers, and more. She likes to watch the horses being groomed – brushing and rubbing and washing their hooves. She also learned how to ride horses. She likes Beethoven’s music. So she went to Romain Rolland to gain more knowledge about Beethoven. She met Rolland in Villeneuve. In their meeting, he mentioned India while talking about his written book “Mahatma Gandhi”. He asked her if she had ever heard of Mahatma Gandhi. Madeleine replied no. Then he told her about Mahatma Gandhi ji. These words of his went deep into her heart  But she didn’t do anything at that point in time and went to Alexandria....

Life of Mira Behn in India

On November 6, the ship on which Mira was coming reached Mumbai. Her friends came there to meet her. They took her to Naoroji’s house on Malabar Hill. She was not thinking of anything else she only want to reach Sabarmati without any delay. On 7 November 1925, she reached Ahmedabad station where Mahadev Desai, Vallabhbhai Patel, and Swami Anand were present to receive her....

Ideas of Mira Behn

Mira was a nature and animal lover. She believed that nature is everything to us. She followed Gandhi’s ideal. She believed in equality for everyone and had also fought for it. She considers education should be given to all. She believed the development of Industries is important but not by harming nature. She was against cutting too many trees. She wanted the use of compost mature over chemical fertilizers Because it would increase India’s dependency on foreign exchange and also it will destroy the soil. She was against the blind use of modern science and technology....

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