
Today marks the 132nd birth anniversary of Anasuya Sarabhai (November 11, 1885 – 1972). She was a pioneer of the women’s labour movement in India. She founded the Majdoor Mahajan Sangh (Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association), India’s oldest union of textile workers, in 1920. She was affectionately known as Motaben (Elder Sister in Gujarati). The labour movement leader died in 1972. Google today celebrates the 132nd Birth Anniversary of Anasuya Sarabhai with a doodle.