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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.
7 de mar. de 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.
Freda Bedi fue una mujer británica que se mudó a la India en la década de 1940 y realizó una contribución notable a la libertad de la India. Fue la primera mujer europea en ser arrestada como Satyagrahi y se convirtió en una firme creyente del movimiento de no violencia de Mahatama Gandhi.
12 de ago. de 2016 · Fifty years ago, an English woman, Freda Bedi, became one of the first Westerners to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun some time after her work providing refuge and education for young lamas who had made the perilous journey across the Himalayas from Tibet to India had helped to bring their plight to the world’s attention.
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.
28 de feb. de 2019 · 'The Lives of Freda: the political, spiritual and personal journeys of Freda Bedi' - Andrew Whitehead reads a brief extract from his biography of this remarkable woman who was at various times...
