Ela Bhatt

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Indian lawyer cooperative organizer founder human trade unionist women's rights activist

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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Predicate	Object
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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