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Anasuya Sarabhai | |
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| Born | 11 November 1885 |
| Died | 1 November 1972 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Relatives | Sarabhai family |
Anasuya or Anusyabehn Sarabhai (11 November 1885 – 1 November 1972) was a pioneer of the women's labour movement in India. She founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association (Majdoor Mahajan Sangh), India's oldest union of textile workers, in 1920 and Kanyagruha, in 1927 to educate girls of the mills.[1] Also being beloved friend and pupil of Mahatma Gandhi who considered her "Pujya" ("Revered"), during his initial struggle of the Indian Independence Movement and as well as helping him establish his ashram at Sabarmati.
- ^ "Role and Activities". Ahmedabad Textile Mills' Association. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.