Ela Bhatt
(1933-2022)
Indian lawyer and philanthropist
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Ela Ramesh Bhatt (born 7 September 1933) was an Indian cooperative organiser, activist and Gandhian, who found the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA) in 1972, and served as its general secretary from 1972 to 1996. She was the chancellor of the Gujarat Vidyapith from March 7, 2015 to October 19,2022. A lawyer by training, Bhatt was a part of the international labour, cooperative, women, and micro-finance movements and has won several national and international awards, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award (1977), Right Livelihood Award (1984) for "helping home-based producers to organise for their welfare and self-respect" and the Padma Bhushan (1986).
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7 September 1933 Ahmedabad, India
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2 November 2022 (aged 89)
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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