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Dadi Gulzar

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Dadi Gulzar was an Indian spiritual leader.

Dadi Gulzar ( 1929 – 11 March 2021), formally known as Rajyogini Dadi Hriday Mohini (also transliterated Hirdaya Mohini or Hridaya Mohini), was an Indian spiritual leader who served as the Head Administrator of the Brahma Kumaris from April 2020 until her death in 2021. She had joined the movement in 1937, when she was around eight years old, and remained associated with it throughout her life.

Within the Brahma Kumaris, Dadi Gulzar served as the Delhi zonal head and as chairperson of the organisation's cultural-services and business-and-industry-services wings before being appointed additional administrative head under Dadi Janki.

Early life Dadi Gulzar was born around 1929 and joined the Brahma Kumaris in 1937. The Times of India described her in 2021 as the "global chief of Brahma Kumaris, the world's largest spiritual organisation run by women", Her death coincided with the Hindu festival of Maha Shivaratri, a coincidence noted in several condolence messages. and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who described her in a condolence message as "an example of compassion, affection, simplicity, and empathy, who will always be remembered for her work and service to the people".

The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, said that she had "devoted herself to the service of humanity and inspired people towards the spiritual path", and the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel, said in a Hindi-language tweet that she had "left this world on the auspicious occasion of Mahashivratri". The Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said she would "be remembered for her role in inspiring spiritual awakening", and the Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu described her as "a living example of virtues" who had "inspired millions of people across the globe".

She was succeeded as Head Administrator of the Brahma Kumaris by Dadi Ratan Mohini.

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Also known as
Rajyogini Dadi Hriday Mohini

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dadi Gulzar

· Wikidata: Q139935973

· DBpedia: Dadi Gulzar

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