Freda Bedi

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:birthDate 1911-02-05
gptkbp:birthName Freda Marie Houlston
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Derby,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:Kabir_Bedi
gptkbp:deathDate 1977-03-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_Delhi,_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Freda Bedi
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Buddhism
social work in India
activism in Indian independence movement
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
British
gptkbp:notableWork work with Tibetan refugees
first Western woman to take ordination in Tibetan Buddhism
founding of the Young Women's Christian Association in Kashmir
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:writer
gptkb:social_worker
Buddhist monk
gptkbp:otherName Sister Palmo
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkbp:spouse Baba Pyare Lal Bedi
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kabir_Bedi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7