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SEWA founder & women’s activist Elaben Bhatt passes away

SEWA founder & women’s activist Elaben Bhatt passes away

SEWA founder & women’s activist Elaben Bhatt passes away: At the age of 89, Elaben Bhatt, a well-known activist for women’s empowerment and the founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), passed away. Elaben was the Chairperson of Sabarmati Ashram and recently resigned as the Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi-founded Gujarat Vidhyapith. In 2007, Nelson Mandela

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Eminent economist, Abhijit Sen passes away

Eminent economist, Abhijit Sen passes away

Renowned economist and former Planning Commission member, Abhijit Sen has been passed away at 72 due to heart attack. In his career, he taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and hold several important government positions including the chair of the Commission of Agricultural Cost and Prices. He was a member of Planning Commission from 2004 to 2014,  during the tenure

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