Sarla Bedi, née Kapila, (4 April 1925 – 15 November 2013), was an Indian priestess who spent her life living in three continents.
She established the Arya Samaj, a Hindu reform movement, in Toronto, Canada and promoted social causes.
[2] At a young age she moved with her parents to Kenya, which was then a British colony, at the time of global economic depression.
She also learned painting and developed oratorical skills with her participation in debates and lectures on Indian independence movement.
[3] Following an upheaval in political conditions in East Africa, particularly in Uganda where Indians in that country were persecuted, Bedi emigrated to Toronto, Canada in 1972.