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Freda Bedi (born Freda Marie Houlston; 5 February 1911 – 26 March 1977), also known as Sister Palmo or Gelongma Karma Kechog Palmo, was an English-Indian social worker, writer, Indian nationalist and Buddhist nun.
This biography of the remarkable Freda Bedi - Oxford communist, Indian nationalist, Tibetan nun - is published by Speaking Tiger. This site gives you news of the book and reviews of it, excerpts from it, and photos and details of Freda Bedi's exceptional and inspiring life.
Mar 7, 2019 · These were the words of Freda Bedi, an English woman who overcame prejudice to marry an Indian Sikh and went on to challenge Indian notions about the role of a woman and a wife.
Sep 22, 2019 · Meet The Extraordinary Freda Bedi: An English Woman Who Fought For India's Freedom. An English champion of Indian nationalism, Freda Bedi delighted in confounding accepted definitions of identity. Andrew Whitehead Updated: Sep 22, 2019 11:14:19 IST. Freda and BPL's engagement photograph, 1933.
Never heard of Freda Bedi? You’re not alone. Though she’s a heroine of sorts in India—known to generations of Tibetans as “Mummy-la,” to others as the tall, blue-eyed Englishwoman who fought for Indian independence and was jailed as a Gandhi satyagrahi—she is virtually unknown in the West.
Freda Bedi, born in 1911 in England, lived a “big” life. She attended Oxford University, where she met and married Baba Pyare Lal Bedi, who was the sixteenth direct descendant of Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh religion.
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Freedom fighter, member of a militia, spy, and finally a Buddhist nun, Freda Bedi’s biography details her extraordinary life