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Aruna Asaf Ali

1909 - 1996

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aruna Asaf Ali is the 425th most popular social activist (down from 312th in 2019), the 540th most popular biography from India (down from 356th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Aruna Asaf Ali ranks 425 out of 840. Before her are Frances Ames, Mahmoud Taleghani, Marina Oswald Porter, Evelyn Mase, Huey P. Newton, and Mahadev Govind Ranade. After her are Gulnara Karimova, Claudette Colvin, Leo Deutsch, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Inge Scholl, and Miroslav Tyrš.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Aruna Asaf Ali ranks 224. Before her are Nikola Vaptsarov, Riccardo Freda, Wang Zhen, David Miller, Eva Justin, and Vagn Holmboe. After her are Ferenc Fejtő, Martha Norelius, Olivér Halassy, Piotr Jaroszewicz, Adolf Šimperský, and Đorđe Vujadinović. Among people deceased in 1996, Aruna Asaf Ali ranks 176. Before her are Seymour Cray, Ferdinand Leitner, Paul Rand, San Yu, Vagn Holmboe, and Mikael Tariverdiev. After her are Arthur Rudolph, Arleigh Burke, Inger Jacobsen, Yahya Ayyash, Og Mandino, and Yulii Khariton.

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In India

Among people born in India, Aruna Asaf Ali ranks 540 out of 1,861. Before her are M. S. Swaminathan (1925), U. R. Ananthamurthy (1932), Sharmila Tagore (1944), Anna Kashfi (1934), Prince Vijaya (-543), and Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842). After her are Vichitravirya (null), Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850), Robert Swinhoe (1836), Asrani (1940), Lobsang Sangay (1968), and Arundhati Roy (1961).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Aruna Asaf Ali ranks 30. Before her are Baba Amte (1914), Jayaprakash Narayan (1902), Ela Bhatt (1933), Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858), Ram Manohar Lohia (1910), and Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842). After her are Bhikaiji Cama (1861), Irom Chanu Sharmila (1972), Saalumarada Thimmakka (1911), Rajendra K. Pachauri (1940), Sugathakumari (1934), and Abdul Sattar Edhi (1928).

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