Ela Bhatt

Ela Ramesh Bhatt (born 7 September 1933 - 2 November 2022), is an Indian activist and lawyer. She founded the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA) in 1972. She was its general secretary from 1972 to 1996. 

She is the current Chancellor of the Gujarat Vidyapith. She has won 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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