Aruna Asaf Ali (Bengali: অরুণা আসফ আলী) (July 16, 1909 – July 29, 1996), born Aruna Ganguly, was an Indian independence activist. She is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay during the Quit India Movement, 1942. She was 87 years old at the time of her death.
Read more about Aruna Asaf Ali: Early Life, Freedom Struggle: Early Days, Family, Face of Quit India Movement, Countdown To Independence, Post-Independence, Legacy, Anecdote
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