Who was Mirabehn and what was her birth name?
Mirabehn, born Madeleine Slade on the 22nd of November 1892, was an English activist who dedicated her life to supporting Mahatma Gandhi.
Questions about Mirabehn
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How did Mirabehn meet Mahatma Gandhi and when did she join him in India?
Romain Rolland introduced her to Gandhi through a book about him before she wrote to him in 1924 with twenty pounds to request joining his work.
When was Mirabehn arrested during the Quit India movement and where was she imprisoned?
She was arrested in August 1942 along with Gandhi and held at Aga Khan Palace in Poona until May 1944.
What environmental issues did Mirabehn observe in Kumaon and Garhwal that influenced later movements?
She documented forest destruction causing floods in the plains below and wrote an essay titled Something Wrong in the Himalaya which preceded the Chipko Movement.
Where did Mirabehn spend her final years and when did she die?
She lived for twenty-two years in villages within the Vienna Woods including Baden, Hinterbrühl, and Kracking before dying there in 1982.