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Anasuya Sarabhai Honoured With Google Doodle on Her 132nd Birthday

Anasuya Sarabhai Honoured With Google Doodle on Her 132nd Birthday Google celebrated the 132nd birthday of Anasuya Sarabhai, pioneer of the women’s labour movement in India, on Saturday with a doodle. Born on November 11, 1885, to an industrialist’s family in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, Sarabhai played a pivotal role in altering the course of India’s labour history. In 1914 she helped Ahmedabad’s weavers successfully organise their first strike for higher wages. […]