Aruna Asaf Ali
Indian independence activist (1909-1996)
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- 1909
- Died
- 1996-07-29
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- 5
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Aruna Asaf Ali (née Ganguly) ( Bengali pronunciation: [oruɳa]; 16 July 1909 – 29 July 1996) was an Indian educator, political activist, and publisher. An active participant in the Indian independence movement, she is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay during the Quit India Movement in 1942. Post-independence, she remained active in politics, becoming Delhi's first mayor. She was a recipient of the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour in 1997.
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1909 births1996 deaths20th-century Indian politicians20th-century Indian women politiciansBengali politiciansBrahmosCommunist Party of India politicians from Punjab, IndiaFemale politicians of the Communist Party of IndiaIndian independence activists from DelhiIndian National Congress politicians from DelhiIndian women in warIndian women in World War II