On the 35th anniversary of International Women's Day, founder of India's 1.2 million-strong SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association) Ela Bhatt reflects in Outlook India on the obstacles that remain to women's equality.

The New York Times profiles the life and work of Ela Bhatt, a "Gandhian pragmatist for the New India" and founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA).