Mira Behn was an English woman and her original name was Madelene Slade. It was Gandhiji who gave her the name Mira, for her spirit of devotion. Mira Behn was an incarnation of devotion-Bhakti. She was a Hindu at heart. Bapu did not encourage her to change her religion, as it was important to live according to the fundamental principles of one's own religion.