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With the co-operation of Arvind Buch, then-president of the TLA, she undertook to organise these self-employed women into a union under the auspices of the Women's Wing of the TLA. Then in 1972 the Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) was established with Buch as president and she served as its
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for three months, receiving the International Diploma of Labor and Cooperatives in 1971. She was very much aware that thousands of female textile workers worked elsewhere to supplement the family income, but state laws protected only industrial workers and not these self-employed women.
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and Michaela Walsh, and served as its chair from 1980 to 1998. She has served as Chair of the SEWA Cooperative Bank, of HomeNet, of the International Alliance of Street Vendors, and was formerly on the board of directors of
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In November 2010, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honoured Bhatt with the Global Fairness Initiative Award for helping move more than a million poor women in India to a position of dignity and independence.
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convened a group of world leaders to contribute their wisdom, independent leadership and integrity to tackle some of the world's toughest problems. Mandela announced the formation of this new group,
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identified Ela Bhatt as one of her 'heroines'. She said, "I have a lot of heroes and heroines around the world and one of them is Ela Bhatt, who started an organisation called the
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Ela Bhatt was honoured with the prestigious Radcliffe Medal on 27 May 2011 on Radcliffe Day for her efforts in helping uplift women, which has had a significant impact on society.
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in October 2010, Bhatt stated that non-violent struggle against injustice requires "more hard work than fighting" and that "it is the coward who uses weapons."
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as deputy chair. The Elders work globally, on thematic as well as geographically specific subjects. The Elders' priority issue areas include the
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practitioner of non-violence, Bhatt also travelled to the Middle East with Elders delegations in August 2009 and October 2010.
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Ela Bhatt married Ramesh Bhatt in 1956, with whom she had two children, Amimayi (b. 1958) and Mihir (b. 1959). She lived in
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Bhatt was particularly involved in The Elders' initiative on equality for women and girls, including on the issue of
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and Lulit Solomon (J. Coller Foundation), Niclas Kjellström-Matseke (Swedish Postcode Lottery),
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in Brussels, Belgium. She also held honorary doctorates from Yale and the University of Natal.
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2011 for her lifetime achievements in empowering women through grassroots entrepreneurship.
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In 1956, Ela Bhatt married Ramesh Bhatt (now deceased). After working for sometime with the
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from 7 March 2015 to 19 October 2022. A lawyer by training, Bhatt was a part of the
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in June 2001. In 2012, she received a Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa from
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In a blog post written for The Elders' website following the group's visit to
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where she studied at the Afro-Asian Institute of Labour and Cooperatives in
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movements and won several national and international awards, including the
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Bhatt was granted an honorary Doctorate degree in Humane Letters by
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Biography of Ela Bhatt on the official site of the Magsaysay award
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Biography, National Resource Centre for Women, Government of India
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We are poor but so many: the story of self-employed women in India
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Ela Bhatt – Truthseeker, an interview with Culture Unplugged
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An Empire for Poor Working Women, Guided by a Gandhian Approach
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Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage
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Bhatt started her career teaching English for a short time at
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The middle child of three sisters, her childhood was spent in
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Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
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The Elders are independently funded by such donors as Sir
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Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
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in India. Her father, Sumantrai Bhatt, was a successful
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in 2010 for her work empowering poor women in India.
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Times of India, Ahmedabad, 12 May 2012. Available at
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Archived from 843:"Ela Bhatt | Biography & Facts | Britannica" 4737:20th-century Indian women educational theorists 439:On 18 July 2007 in Johannesburg, South Africa, 106:B.A., LL.B.; Diploma of Labor and Cooperatives; 4627:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in social work 4410: 4069: 3256: 2888: 1330: 966: 3172:Center for Peace Building and Reconciliation 1303:Ela Bhatt's biography on The Elders' website 737:"Empowering Indian women through employment" 620:by the Government of India in 1985, and the 322: 271:(7 September 1933 – 2 November 2022) was an 4622:Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work 774: 366:in 1952. Following graduation, she entered 4682:Indian independence activists from Gujarat 4417: 4403: 4076: 4062: 3263: 3249: 2895: 2881: 1337: 1323: 1188:Ela Bhatt selected for Indira Gandhi Prize 1125:"International Alliance of Street Vendors" 996:. CNN.com. 21 October 2010. 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In February 2012, Bhatt travelled to 4599: 2842:Vadivel Gopal and Masi Sadaiyan (2023) 734: 672:Bhatt's book has been translated into 4398: 4386:List of Ramon Magsaysay Award winners 4057: 3244: 2876: 1318: 1219:"Ela Ben's '100-mile communities'..." 1150:"Three cheers for Gujarat's big ben," 942:"Welcoming my fellow Elders to India" 431:general-secretary from 1972 to 1996. 4692:20th-century Indian women scientists 4657:Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha 1701:Zainulabedin Gulamhusain Rangoonwala 860: 806: 656:In June 2012, US Secretary of State 358:in English from the M.T.B. College ( 4717:Women Indian independence activists 696:. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 13: 4702:20th-century Indian businesspeople 1240: 757:"Chancellors of Gujarat Vidyapith" 461:served as Chair of The Elders and 283:(SEWA) in 1972, and served as its 14: 4758: 4732:20th-century Indian businesswomen 2857:Karma Wangchu (Posthumous) (2023) 1475:Gordhandas Bhagwandas Narottamdas 1261: 1247:India's 50 Most Illustrious Women 735:Duncan, Natricia (27 June 2014). 664:(SEWA) in India many years ago". 662:Self-Employed Women's Association 581:Bhatt was one of the founders of 4747:Women members of the Rajya Sabha 4632:Officers of the Legion of Honour 967:Ethan Bronner (28 August 2009). 594:. She was also a trustee of the 564: 529:(The Peter Gabriel Foundation), 4677:Indian women's rights activists 3929:Fenner Brockway, Baron Brockway 1211: 1196: 1181: 1155: 1143: 1117: 1091: 1075:. TheElders.org. Archived from 1065: 1049:. TheElders.org. Archived from 1038: 1012: 986: 960: 944:. TheElders.org. Archived from 871:"WIEGO Board of Directors Bios" 609:and an honorary doctorate from 409: 343:, which in turn was founded by 287:from 1972 to 1996. She was the 4424: 933: 907: 885: 835: 749: 728: 114:Sarvajanik Girls High School, 1: 4742:20th-century Indian educators 4727:Businesspeople from Ahmedabad 4642:Indian cooperative organizers 4637:Ramon Magsaysay Award winners 3470:Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala 2854:Palam Kalyana Sundaram (2023) 2830:Gajanan Jagannath Mane (2023) 1045:Ela Bhatt (19 October 2010). 940:Ela Bhatt (6 February 2012). 721: 624:in 1986. 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