Gopaldas Saxena was born in the village of Puravali, near Mahewa in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, India, on 4 January 1925.
ɡˈoʊpældəz sæksˈiːnə wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪnðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv pjˌʊɹɹɐvˈɑːli, nˌɪɹ mˈæhwə ɪn ˈɛɾæwə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv ˈʊɾɚ pɹɐdˈeɪʃ, ˈɪndiə, ˌɔn fˈoːɹ dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv.