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World Service,12 Jul 1995,4 mins

Mira Bai and the Presence of God

Words of Faith

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The story and poetry of Mira Bai, her fearless disregard for social and family conventions, and her devotion to the god Krishna. "What is my native shore but him? What swims in my heart but his name? My boat when it breaks, where call I but to him?" Presented by Professor John Bowker.

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