The Interval The Ageless Disciple

MIRA BEN , alias Miss Madeleine Slade , talks about her unusual life.

Miss Slade, the daughter of an English admiral. was for 25 years Mahatma Gandhi 's closest disciple. Her life in India, which included several spells in British jails, had its lighter moments - she once had to cut Gandhi's hair while he was shaving. At 82 Miss Slade is now back in Europe pursuing her first hero, Beethoven

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Talks: Miss Madeleine Slade

Unknown: Mahatma Gandhi