Aroti Dutt

Who was Aroti Dutt?

Aroti Dutt was a social worker from India of International repute. She was the world president of the Associated Countrywomen of the World for two terms, from 1965 to 1971, and subsequently their Member of Honour. She was also the International Vice President of International Alliance of Women. In India, she was the President of the Saroj Nalini Dutt Memorial Association, an organization dedicated to Women’s work, from 1970 to 2003. She had worked in various capacities in that organization since 1942. She also founded various other social welfare organizations in India and was associated with many others. She was a graduate of the University of Calcutta and had a Diploma in Social Welfare from the Institute of Social Studies of The Hague, The Netherlands.