more-inGoogle on Saturday celebrated with a doodle the 132nd birth anniversary of Anasuya Sarabhai, who played a pioneering role in India’s labour movement. A feminist and activist, Anasuya was born on November 11, 1885, in Ahmedabad. When she returned to Ahmedabad, Anasuya got involved with the plight of mill workers and took up their cause, fighting against 36-hour work shifts. Mahatma Gandhi supported her work and with his help, she set up Gujarat’s oldest labour union the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association, which later paved the way for the founding of the Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA). Maria Qamar, a Pakistani-Canadian artist and author, who created the Google Doodle, was inspired by the Indian textile industry.

Source: The Hindu November 11, 2017 07:42 UTC