When in eighth grade, his father asked him to drop out of school and join his other brothers in their farming practice.

Therefore, he left home and went to the city of Indore, which had better schools and gave him an opportunity to join the freedom struggle.

Bhatt was associated with the INTUC (Indian National Trade Union Congress) since its inception in 1947 and held various positions in that organisation.

Bhatt visited the United States of America and Japan to study the productivity movement and industrial relations systems in these countries.

Bhatt had attended various International Conferences on labour welfare and trade unions notably the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) Congress at Vienna in 1955 and at London in 1972; ILO Conferences at Geneva in 1955, 1972 and 1973 and Eighth Constitutional Convention of the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations (AFICO) in Los Angeles in 1977.

[5] In September 1964, a delegation consisting of Bhatt and two journalists – Mr. SR Mohan Das from the Economic Times, and Mr. Raghuvir Desai from Majoor Sandesh, Ahmedabad visited England to meet with Frank Cousins, the general secretary of Transport and General Workers Union He was also strongly associated with the unions of MOIL (Manganese Ore (India) Limited) and WCL (Western Coal Fields).

He consistently practiced Yoga and took keen interest in Indian music including playing the Sitar.