ElaRameshBhatt was born on September 7, 1933 in Ahmedabad, India. The second of three daughters, Ela grew up in a well-to-do family deeply interested and active in social causes. Her childhood was spent in Surat, an export centre on the coast about 100 miles from Ahmedabad, where her father, SumantBhatt, had a successful law practice. Her mother, VanalilaVyas, wasactive in the women's movement. External Links : Click Here