Bio- |
Name- Ela Ramesh Bhatt |
Profession- Lawyer, philanthropist |
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Journey- |
She is the gold medalist lawyer, who has been a part of international labor, cooperative, women, and microfinance movements. |
She founded the women’s first banking in 1979 and has been its chairperson from 1980 to 1998. |
She was also a part of the group named ‘The elders’ founded by Nelson Mandela in 2007. |
She was rewarded with a prestigious doctorate in humane letters by Harvard’s university in 2001. |
Famous For- Founded SEWA (self-employed association). |
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Physical Appearance- |
Height – NA |
Hair Color – Salt & pepper |
Eye Color – Black |
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Personal Information– |
Date Of Birth – 7th September 1933 |
Age – 87 |
Birthplace – Ahmedabad, India |
Caste – Not known |
Religion – Hinduism |
Nationality – Indian |
Zodiac Sign – Virgo |
Hometown – Not known |
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Education Detail– |
School – Sarvajanik girls high school, Surat. |
College- MTB college Surat, Sir LA Shah law college, Asian institute of labor and cooperatives. |
Educational qualification – BA, LLB, diploma of labor &Cooperative. |
Hobbies – Not known |
Awards & Honors |
1985 – Padma Shri |
1986 – Padma Bhushan |
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Relationship Status– |
Affair – Not known |
Marital Status – Widow |
Family– |
Parents– Father – Sumantrai Bhatt Mother – Vanalika Bhatt |
Siblings – Three |
Husband – Ramesh Bhatt |
Children– Son – Mihir Daughter – Amimayi |
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Facts Based On Money- |
Net Worth – Approx $100 k to 1M |
Salary – Not known |
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Some Other Facts About Ela Bhatt- |
Since Ela Bhatt’s college days, she was keenly interested in nation-building activities. |
She became the first census of independent India while being in college. |
She started her career by teaching English at SNDT women university of India. |
In 1955, she also joined the legal department of TLA ( textile labor association). |
In collaboration with Arvind Buch, she did spectacular work by forming a self-employed women’s Union under the women wing of TLA. |
Ela also worked in SEWA after its launch as a general secretary till 1966. |
She works for equality and initiatives for women and girls and child marriage issues. |
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