Aruna Asaf Ali

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Indian freedom fighter educator human journalist political activist social worker

Aruna Asaf Ali was an Indian freedom fighter and political activist renowned for her prominent role in the independence struggle, particularly during the Quit India movement.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian freedom fighter → educator → human → journalist → political activist → social worker →
birthDate	1909-07-16 →
birthPlace	Kalka → Punjab Province, British India →
countryOfCitizenship	India →
deathDate	1996-07-29 →
educatedAt	Convent of Jesus and Mary, Nainital →
ethnicGroup	Bengali →
familyName	Ali →
founded	Link (weekly newspaper) → National Federation of Indian Women →
fullName	Aruna Asaf Ali →
givenName	Aruna →
honor	Aruna Asaf Ali Marg in New Delhi named after her → commemorated on Indian postage stamp →
knownFor	hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at Gowalia Tank Maidan in 1942 → participation in Indian independence movement → role in Quit India Movement → underground activities against British rule →
memberOf	Communist Party of India → Congress Socialist Party → Indian National Congress →
movement	Indian independence movement → Quit India Movement → civil disobedience movement →
notableEvent	led protests and strikes in Bombay in 1942 → went underground to evade British arrest during Quit India Movement →
occupation	editor → politician → teacher → trade unionist →
politicalIdeology	left-wing politics → socialism →
positionHeld	Mayor of Delhi → President of National Federation of Indian Women → Vice-president of All India Trade Union Congress →
receivedAward	Bharat Ratna → Freedom Fighter Award → International Lenin Peace Prize → Jamanlal Bajaj Award → Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding → Padma Vibhushan → Tagore Literacy Prize →
religion	Hinduism →
spouse	Asaf Ali →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
August Kranti → Quit India movement →	leader
Aruna Asaf Ali →	fullName
Royal Indian Navy mutiny →	notableFigure