Wikipedia's article on Lekhraj Kripalani, read directly for this pass, which states he was born Lekhraj Khubchand Kirpalani on 15 December 1876 in Hyderabad, Sindh, made a fortune as a jewelry merchant, began experiencing visions in his fifties, founded the spiritual gathering Om Mandali in 1936 and transferred his fortune to a managing committee of his followers in 1937, was later addressed within the movement as Brahma Baba, and died on 18 January 1969 in Mount Abu, Rajasthan.
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AuthorWikipedia contributors
PublisherWikipedia
Publication Year2026
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lekhraj_Kripalani
Source Typereference
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Reliability Tier3
Community-edited reference page, tier 3. Used only for the founding facts of Om Mandali / Brahma Kumaris (dates, place, career before conversion), points of record rather than doctrinal dispute. NotesUsed for Dada Lekhraj's biography and the founding of Brahma Kumaris only.
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This source names Brahma directly: "later addressed within the movement as Brahma Baba, and died on 18 January 1969 in Mount Abu, Rajasthan."
This source names Lekhraj Kripalani directly: "Wikipedia's article on Lekhraj Kripalani, read directly for this pass, which states he was born Lekhraj Khubchand Kirpalani on 15 December 1876 in Hyderabad, Sindh, made a fortune as a jewelry..."
This source names Rajasthan directly: "died on 18 January 1969 in Mount Abu, Rajasthan."
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