“I grew up in the time around India’s independence, in the aura of a country fighting for its freedom. It was a heady and idealistic time, and we were all infected with a spirit of optimism, and the spirit of Gandhiji.”

—  Ela Bhatt

Discussion with Ela Bhatt, Founder, Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA)

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