Ela Bhatt Children: Meet Amimayi and Mihir Bhatt

Ela Bhatt was a Gandhian, activist, and cooperative organiser from India. Ela Bhatt was the mother of two adult children. Amimayi born in 1958 and Mihir Bhatt born in 1959.

Ela Bhatt died on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, after a brief illness in an Ahmedabad hospital. She was 89.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel tweeted, “I am deeply saddened by the passing away of eminent social activist ‘Padma Bhushan’ Elaben Bhatt, founder of SEWA organization….Through the economic empowerment of women, she ignited the flame of upliftment in many families.”

Ela Bhatt worked for a number of international organisations, including Women’s World Banking, a global network of microfinance organisations that she co-founded and chaired. She also served as a World Bank advisor and spoke at the United Nations General Assembly.

Ela Bhatt received numerous national and international awards, including the Padma Bhushan, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, and many others.

From 7 March 2015 to 19 October 2022, she was the chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith.  Bhatt, a trained lawyer, was active in the international labour, cooperative, women’s, and micro-finance movements and received numerous awards.

 

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