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  1. Aug 8, 2022 · Aruna's marriage to Asaf Ali introduced her to the world of politics, and she soon followed in her husband's footsteps to become an active member of the INC. She was a familiar face at the forefront of many of the struggles, and two years into her political debut, she was arrested for taking part in the Salt Satyagraha.

  2. Dec 19, 2012 · Aruna Asaf Ali was a fearless freedom fighter who was dubbed the ‘Grand Old Lady’ of the Independence movement. Aruna was born in 1908 into an orthodox Hindu family in British Punjab. While working as a teacher after her education, she met and married Asaf Ali, despite parental opposition on the grounds of age (he was more than 20 years older than her) and religion (he was Muslim).

  3. Aug 4, 2017 · Aruna met Asaf Ali, a leader in Congress party and one of the country’s most prominent lawyers, in Allahabad in January 1928 during a vacation. In their first meeting itself, Aruna and Asaf felt attracted to each other. Inter-religious marriage was a big taboo in those days and his father disapproved of the marriage.

  4. Jul 16, 2015 · The Mahatma and Nehru doted on her – this Bramho, high caste Bengali lady who had married Asaf Ali, a Muslim, against all odds, gone to jail and then undercover after 1942. Aruna Asaf Ali with ...

  5. Aruna Asaf Ali 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 a Quit India Movement in 1942, giving the movement one of it’s most long-lasting image.

  6. May 1, 2023 · Aruna Asaf Ali’s journey began with her upbringing in a liberal and religious Bengali family, which laid the foundation for her eventual contributions to India’s independence movement. A. Birth and family background. Born on July 16, 1909, in Kalka, Aruna Ganguly was the daughter of Upendranath Ganguly and Ambalika Devi.

  7. AA Short Note on Aruna Asaf Ali. Aruna Asaf Ali's political vision how-. ever shifted from that of a nationalist to accommodate a world view that sought to. BISWAMOY^AT]_. Aruna Asaf Ali's life and career. were conditioned by her exposure to a political context which reflected diversity, secularism. transform Gandhi's vision of swaraj to its.

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