With Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas in mind, Ela Bhatt raised hope when she organized female labourers in India
By Daphne Bramham, Vancouver Sun, October 2, 2009
Ela Bhatt
Photograph by:
Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun
Ela Bhatt never met Mohandas Gandhi, but as a child she caught a glimpse of him leaving her family’s home in Ahmedabad.
Her grandfather and great-uncle were among Gandhi’s followers who were jailed for civil disobedience. And it’s Gandhi’s philosophy that has profoundly influenced Bhatt’s own thoughts and actions.
As a young lawyer in 1972, she helped found a trade union for the 93 per cent of female labourers whose efforts aren’t counted as part of the Indian economy.
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