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This book is a collection of speeches by Ela Bhatt, Founder, SEWA. The speeches selected by the editor, Margie Sastry, focus specifically on the area of Women, Work and Peace, the three keywords of Ela Bhatt's life work.

Some of the ideas that began early can be traced chronologically in this collection, as the genesis and evolution of Sewa from a simple idea of helping the poor self-employed women to an organization that is now a force to reckon with.

The Hundred Mile Hypothesis which germinated in Ela Bhatt's fertile mind just a few years ago, has now been tested, tried and appreciated as a viable do-able action plan by many. Others like the Grihini concept have barely been defined but hold a lot of promise. Economy of nurturance, a more recent theme, is…

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