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Aruna Asaf Ali
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Key facts
- Born
- Aruna Ganguly , ( 1909-07-16 ) 16 July 1909, Kalka , Punjab , India
- Died
- 29 July 1996 (1996-07-29) (aged 87), New Delhi , India
- Alma mater
- Sacred Heart Convent
- Occupations
- Political activist educator publisher
- Political party
- Communist Party of India
- Other political affiliations
- Indian National Congress
- Spouse
- Asaf Ali ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1928 ; died 2 April 1953</span>"}]]}'>1953 )
- Father
- Upendranath Ganguli
- Awards
- International Lenin Peace Prize (1964) Jawaharlal Nehru Prize (1991) Padma Vibhushan (1992) Bharat Ratna (1997)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Kalka
- Place of death
- New Delhi
- Spouse
- Asaf Ali
- Sibling
- Purnima Banerjee
- Occupation
- freedom fighter
- Political party
- Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Movement
- socialism
- Image
- Aruna Asaf Ali 1998 stamp of India.jpg
- Work location
- Mumbai
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- date of birth
- 1909-07-16
- date of death
- 1996-07-29
- birth name
- Aruna Ganguly
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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