What is Ela Bhatt?
{{Infobox person | name = Ela Bhatt | image = MJ-Ela-Bhatt-October-2013.jpg | caption = Ela Bhatt, October 2013 | birth_date = 7 September 1933 | birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] | death_date = 2 November 2022 | nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | education = B.A., LL.B.; Diploma of Labor and Cooperatives; | alma_mater = Sarvajanik Girls High School, [[Surat]]; M.T.B. College, [[Surat]]; Afro-Asian Institute of Labor and Cooperatives, [[Tel Aviv]] | occupation = Lawyer, philanthropist | organization = [[Self-Employed Women's Association of India|SEWA]], [[The Elders (organization)|The Elders]] | known_for = founded [[Self-Employed Women's Association of India|SEWA]] | spouse = Ramesh Bhatt | awards = [[Padma Shri]], [[Padma Bhushan]], [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]], [[Right Livelihood Award]], [[Niwano Peace Prize]], [[Indira Gandhi Prize|Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development]] | website = {{URL|sewa.org/}} }} '''Ela Ramesh Bhatt''' (born 7 September 1933 - 2 November 2022),<ref>{{Cite news|last=Langa|first=Mahesh|date=2022-11-02|title=SEWA founder Ela Bhatt dies|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/sewa-founder-ela-bhatt-dies/article66086421.ece|access-date=2022-11-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> is an Indian activist and lawyer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Duncan|first1=Natricia|title=Empowering Indian women through employment|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2014/jun/27/female-empowerment-india-cooperative-unions|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=27 June 2014}}</ref> She founded the [[Self-Employed Women's Association of India]] (SEWA) in 1972. She was its general secretary from 1972 to 1996. She is the current Chancellor of the [[Gujarat Vidyapith]]. She has won the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] (1977), [[Right Livelihood Award]] (1