Ela Bhatt

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Ela Bhatt was an Indian cooperative organizer, lawyer, and founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), renowned globally for her pioneering work in women’s rights and grassroots economic empowerment.


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instanceOf Indian lawyer
cooperative organizer
founder
human
trade unionist
women's rights activist
awardReceived Indira Gandhi Prize
Legion of Honour
Niwano Peace Prize
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Ramon Magsaysay Award
Right Livelihood Award
countryOfBirth India
countryOfCitizenship India
countryRepresented India
dateOfBirth 1933-09-07
dateOfDeath 2022-11-02
describedBySource obituaries in international media
educatedAt Gujarat University
Sir L. A. Shah Law College
familyName Bhatt
fieldOfWork cooperative movement
informal sector labor
microfinance
women's rights
founded Self-Employed Women’s Association of India
givenName Ela
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
Gujarati
Hindi
memberOf Indian National Congress
Rajya Sabha
movement grassroots economic empowerment
women's cooperative movement in India
nativeLanguage Gujarati
notableIdea organizing self-employed women in the informal sector
notableWork founding the Self-Employed Women’s Association of India
occupation cooperative organizer
lawyer
social worker
trade union leader
placeOfBirth Ahmedabad
placeOfDeath Ahmedabad
positionHeld Member of Rajya Sabha
religion Hinduism
sexOrGender female
spouse Rasesh Bhatt

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