ARUNA ASAF ALI:
Date of Birth: July 16, 1909 and Date of death: July 29, 1996
Aruna Asaf Ali Indian Freedom Fighter
Popularly known as the Grand Old Lady of the Independence Movement, Aruna Asaf Ali was an Indian Independence activist and a freedom fighter. Her strong collaboration with the Indian National Congress and the inclination to work for the country’s independence began when she first met her husband, Asaf Ali, who was an active member of the Congress Party. Following her husband’s footsteps, she enthusiastically took part in the Congress programmes and soon became an important member of the party. She is best remembered till date for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia tank Maidan in Bombay at the scheduled time, thus initiating the commencement of the Quit India Movement. The act was historic as it came after all the major leaders and members of the Congress Working Committee were arrested by the British, thus leaving the Quit India Movement leaderless.
After the AICC passed the Quit India resolution on 8 August 1942, the British government responded by arresting the major leaders of the Congress Working Committee. It was left to a young Aruna Asaf Ali to preside over the remainder of the session on 9 August. She hoisted the Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan and earned the epithet "Heroine of the 1942 movement". The British government tried to arrest her, but she went underground in the meantime. Her property was seized and sold. She began to edit Inquilab, a monthly magazine of the Congress Party.
Aruna Asaf Ali was a member of the Congress Socialist Party, a group within the Congress Party for activists with socialist leanings. She was disillusioned with the progress of Congress party on socialism and joined a new party, Socialist Party in 1948. She did not stay in that party for long and joined the CPI (Communist Party of India). She helped found the National Federation of Indian Women, the women's wing of CPI in 1954. This remarkable lady was elected as the first Mayor of Delhi in 1958. She rejoined the Congress Party in 1964 but did not take part in active politics.
Date of Birth: July 16, 1909 and Date of death: July 29, 1996
Aruna Asaf Ali Indian Freedom Fighter
Popularly known as the Grand Old Lady of the Independence Movement, Aruna Asaf Ali was an Indian Independence activist and a freedom fighter. Her strong collaboration with the Indian National Congress and the inclination to work for the country’s independence began when she first met her husband, Asaf Ali, who was an active member of the Congress Party. Following her husband’s footsteps, she enthusiastically took part in the Congress programmes and soon became an important member of the party. She is best remembered till date for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia tank Maidan in Bombay at the scheduled time, thus initiating the commencement of the Quit India Movement. The act was historic as it came after all the major leaders and members of the Congress Working Committee were arrested by the British, thus leaving the Quit India Movement leaderless.
After the AICC passed the Quit India resolution on 8 August 1942, the British government responded by arresting the major leaders of the Congress Working Committee. It was left to a young Aruna Asaf Ali to preside over the remainder of the session on 9 August. She hoisted the Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan and earned the epithet "Heroine of the 1942 movement". The British government tried to arrest her, but she went underground in the meantime. Her property was seized and sold. She began to edit Inquilab, a monthly magazine of the Congress Party.
Aruna Asaf Ali was a member of the Congress Socialist Party, a group within the Congress Party for activists with socialist leanings. She was disillusioned with the progress of Congress party on socialism and joined a new party, Socialist Party in 1948. She did not stay in that party for long and joined the CPI (Communist Party of India). She helped found the National Federation of Indian Women, the women's wing of CPI in 1954. This remarkable lady was elected as the first Mayor of Delhi in 1958. She rejoined the Congress Party in 1964 but did not take part in active politics.
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