Aruna Asaf Ali

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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.


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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

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