Ela Bhatt Quotes

India, Activist
September 7, 1933

Ela Ramesh Bhatt is an Indian cooperative organiser, activist and Gandhian, who founded the Self-Employed Women's Association of India in 1972, and served as its general secretary from 1972 to 1996. She is the current Chancellor of the Gujarat Vidyapith.

Statistics in the hands of activists have power.

Ela Bhatt
Out of all virtues simplicity is my most favorite virtue. So much so that I tend to believe that simplicity can solve most of the problems, personal as well as the world problems. If the life approach is simple one need not lie so frequently, nor quarrel nor steal, nor envy, anger, abuse, kill. Everyone will have enough and plenty so need not hoard, speculate, gamble, hate. When character is beautiful, you are beautiful. That is the beauty of simplicity.

Ela Bhatt

Values are most important. Democratic values have to be instilled from childhood and the child sees at an early stage in life in every situation in society.

Ela Bhatt
- Society
- Childhood
- Values
Non-violence is not a passive idea. It is ethical activism at its political best.

Ela Bhatt
It is our moral failure that we still tolerate poverty.

Ela Bhatt
- Failure
- Poverty
I relish simplicity as an all-comprehensive value.

Ela Bhatt
- Value
- Simplicity
It is the women who are the leaders in change and without their participation poverty can never be removed.

Ela Bhatt
- Change
- Poverty
- Leaders