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| Birth
and Childhood
Shri
Mataji Nirmala Devi was born on March
21, 1923 in a Christian family in Chindawara,
India. Her parents were Prasad and Cornelia Salve,
direct descendants of the royal Shalivahana dynasty.
Seeing the beauty of this child who was born with
a spotless brilliance, they called Her Nirmala,
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Later on She came to be known by the multitudes by
the name of Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, the revered Mother who was born with Her complete
Self Realisation and knew from a very young age that
She had a unique gift which had to be made available
to all mankind.
Her
parents played a key role in India's Liberation Movement
from under British rule. Her father, a close associate
of Mahatma Gandhi, was a
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of the Constituent Assembly of India and helped write
free India's first constitution. He was a renowned scholar,
master of 14 languages, and translated the Koran in Marathi.
Her Mother was the first woman in India to receive an
Honors Degree in Mathematics |
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Fighting for India's Freedom As
a child, Shri Mataji lived with Her
parents in the ashram of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhiji saw
the wisdom of this child and used to appreciate Her
immensely, affectionately calling Her Nepali due to
the Nepali features of Her face. Even at a young age,
Her deep understanding was evident to Gandhiji, who frequently
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Shri
Mataji's involvement in the freedom struggle
is extremely remarkable. She was very courageous and
played a daring role as a youth leader of this campaign.
In the 1942 "Quit India Movement" announced
by Gandhiji, She was even arrested and put in jail along
with other freedom fighters for actively participating
in this movement.
Shri
Mataji was born with a complete understanding
of the human nervous system and its energetic counterparts.
In order to become acquainted with the scientific
vocabulary attached to these subjects, She studied
medicine and psychology at the Christian Medical College
in Lahore.
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Shri Mataji's Family
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi was married to Sir. C.P. Shrivastava, a civil servent on 7th April, 1947. He is pictured here with his immediate family, his wife
Shri Mataji and their daughters Kalpana and Sadhana.
Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II, 1990
For
16 years, 1974-1989, Sir. C.P. Srivastava was Secretary
General of the International Maritime Organisation,
IMO, a specialist United Nations agency, which is based
in London.
After his retirement he received a Knighthood, on the
recommendation of the British Government, as Knight
Commander in the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael
and St. George (KCMG). |
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Sir
C.P. is the author of the following books: "Lal Bahadur
Shastri - A Life of Truth in Politics" and "Corruption
- India's Enemy Within".
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