Dear Brothers & Sisters,

Bhartiben was born on 26 July 1942 in Fort Sandeman/Zhob (Balochistan province of Pakistan). In 1947, she went to India during the partition and in the later years moved to the UK. She left the physical body peacefully during the night on 10 May 2024.

She was a regular morning class student of Global Co-operation House; and joined all the programmes and festivities at the centre after taking the meditation course in the mid-90s. She had great love for the daily Murli. Even during her illness or other health issues she would make sure that she had enough copies of the Murlis. She took to the teachings of Brahma Kumaris practising them very sincerely.

She was always smiling and was very polite and soft spoken. She had a great love for teaching Hindi to English speaking students of the Brahma Kumaris. She would also translate live from English to Hindi in the Sunday morning class. Bhartiben maintained a very good balance between her spiritual and family life.

Her family remembers her:
She was full of inspirational and motivational stories from the Hindu scriptures and Indian history. She was multitalented, mastering everything from Sanskrit and Indian classical music to academic subjects like maths and languages.

From a very young age, she was a very spiritual person. She inherited the spirituality from her parents and even in her college years, she used to carry a copy of the Bhagwad Gita in her bag and used to read that whenever she had time. Spirituality also played a strong role in her life. She was a peaceful, kind and contented soul. She was free from jealousy, bitterness, arrogance or any other negative traits even during many of the challenging times she faced. She had a value system and self-discipline that was unique. She had a mind that was free from judgment, she accepted everyone for who they were and how they were.

She had degrees in Maths and teaching and she started as a maths teacher in Manchester and later taught Hindi to adults in London. She had a keen interest in finding out the Sanskrit origins of many words from French, Latin, etc. She moved into interpreting services, working for the NHS. She loved to devise new ways to market her services. She used to manage the GRIP “Group of Reliable Interpreting Professionals” service.

Despite always being a very small lady, food and nutrition were an important part of her life. She took great care of her health and that of her family too. She was always preparing healthy meals and snacks; and when needed she would prepare party food for everyone.

Her love for spirituality and practice has left a deep impact on all who knew her.

The final farewell took place on 19 May 2024, and we send our loving good wishes in Baba's remembrance to Sister Bharti and her family.

With love,
In Baba’s yaad,

Sr Jayanti