Ela Bhatt

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Ela Bhatt (2009)

Ela Ramesh Bhatt (born September 7, 1933 in Ahmedabad , India ) is the founder of SEWA and was an Indian parliamentarian. She is an emeritus member of the Global Elders group .

biography

Ela Bhatt was born the second of three daughters in a medium-sized Indian family in Ahmedabad. Her maternal grandfather, who was arrested several times, was a doctor and followed Mahatma Gandhi . Her mother took part in the women's movement, her father had a prosperous law firm. Ela Ramesh spent her childhood in Surat . After Sarwajanik Girls High School from 1940 to 1948, she graduated from Gujarat University in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in English. She studied law and received a gold medal in 1954 for her work on Hindu law. She was not satisfied with the English class at Shrimati Nathibai Damodardas Thackersey Women's University in Bombay . She moved to the legal department of the textile workers' association in Ahmedabad. In 1968 she took over the management of their women's department. In 1972 she founded the Self Employed Women's Association, SEWA, a union for self-employed women, which today has close to 1 million members. It organizes self-employed women who do not have a regular income or social benefits in India. The aim is to get women into full-fledged work. Bhatt u. a. the sister organization Shree Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank Ltd. In 1979 she co-founded the President of Women's World Banking .

From 1986 to 1988 Bhatt was appointed by the Indian President as a member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament, the Rajya Sabha .

In 2007 she was appointed a founding member of Global Elders . Today she is an emeritus member of the group .

Bhatt has been married to Ramesh Bhatt since 1956. They have two children, Amimayi (* 1958) and Mihir (* 1959).

Awards

literature

  • Jyotsna Sreenivasan: Ela Bhatt . 1st edition. The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2000, ISBN 978-1-55861-228-0 (English).
  • Ela Bath: We are poor but so many: the story of self-employed women in India . Oxford University Press, USA, 2005, ISBN 978-0-19-516984-3 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ascension Gateway: Ela Bhatt Quotes
  2. ↑ a b NRCW: Ela Ramesh Bhatt (1933–)
  3. ↑ SEWA: Structure , English
  4. ↑ SEWA: About us , English
  5. ↑ WWB: History , English
  6. ↑ Alphabetical List Of All Members Of Rajya Sabha Since 1952 , English
  7. ^ The 1977 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership , English
  8. ↑ Self-Employed Women's Association / Ela Bhatt (India) ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rightlivelihood.org
  9. ^ A b India Government: Search Awardees
  10. ↑ Haverford College: Honorary Degree Recipients ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , PDF @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.haverford.edu
  11. ↑ a b c d Ela R. Bhatt ( Memento of the original dated December 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Format Doc  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sa-dhan.net
  12. ^ Temple University: Honorary Degree History
  13. ↑ Harvard Gazette: Honorary degrees awarded to eleven ( Memento of the original from October 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , June 7, 2001 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.news.harvard.edu
  14. ↑ Yale Bulletin & Calendar: Honorary Degrees ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in English from June 7, 2002 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.yale.edu
  15. ↑ Public Health Hero - Ela Bhatt ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 2003 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.publichealthheroes.org
  16. ↑ Center for Organization Development V. Krishnamurthy Award for Excellence ( Memento of the original from September 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.codhyd.org
  17. ↑ The Hindu : Ela Bhatt presented Lal Bahadur Shastri award  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , October 8, 2004@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.hinduonnet.com  
  18. ↑ Indian Institute of Management Lucknow: Lakshmipat Singhania - IIM, Lucknow National Leadership Awards ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , PDF @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.iiml.ac.in
  19. ↑ Global Summit of Women: 2005 Mexico City ( Memento of the original from November 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. June 23-25, 2005 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.globewomen.com
  20. ↑ Zee Astitva Awards 2006 hails work of women in diverse fields
  21. ↑ UKZN-Online: UKZN Associate Chosen for Nelson Mandela's Elders Group ( Memento of the original dated December 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , in English from October 10, 2007 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ukzn.ac.za
  22. ^ University of Chicago: Ela Bhatt: Organizing Working Poor Women: The Sewa Experience , 2007
  23. ↑ Ernst & Young : EOY 2007 Winners ( Memento of the original from April 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ey.com
  24. ↑ Lemelson Recognition and Mentoring Program: L-RAMP Award Winners 2008 (total October 21, 2011)
  25. ↑ Roosevelt Institute, List of Prize Winners ( Memento of the original from March 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 14, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rooseveltinstitute.org

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personal data
SURNAME Bhatt, Ela
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bhatt, Ela Ramesh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian parliamentarian and founder of the organization
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Ahmedabad , India