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  2. Aruna Asaf Ali - Wikipedia

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    Aruna Asaf Ali (née Ganguly) (Bengali pronunciation:; [1] 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.

  3. Asaf Ali - Wikipedia

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    In 1928, he married Aruna Asaf Ali, a marriage that raised eyebrows on the grounds of religion (Asaf Ali was a Muslim while Aruna was a Hindu) and age difference (Aruna was 20 years junior to him). She is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay during the Quit India Movement , 1942.

  4. List of the first women holders of political offices in Asia

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    Mayor – Aruna Asaf Ali – 1958 [73] Goa. Chief Minister – Shashikala Kakodkar (1973–79) Gujarat. Chief Minister – Anandiben Patel – 2014 [citation needed]

  5. Women of the Indian independence movement - Wikipedia

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    Aruna Asaf Ali (16 July 1909 – 29 July 1996) was an 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.

  6. List of first women mayors (20th century) - Wikipedia

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    Aruna Asaf Ali, first woman elected mayor in Delhi, India Tara Cherian, first woman elected mayor in Chennai, India Iris Winnifred King, first woman elected mayor in Kingston, Jamaica Aldamira Guedes Fernandes, first woman elected mayor in Brazil and also first female mayor of Quixeramobim Ester Roa, first woman elected mayor in Concepción, Chile

  7. The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been A Disaster For Decades ...

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    The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been A Disaster For Decades. It's Still Not Fixed.

  8. National Federation of Indian Women - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] [5] It was established on 4 June 1954 by several leaders from Mahila Atma Raksha Samiti including Aruna Asaf Ali. [6] [7] [8] The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss addressing at a Programme on Female Foeticide, organised by the National Federation of Indian Women, in New Delhi on 13 July 2007 Mohd ...

  9. Sucheta Kripalani - Wikipedia

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    Like her contemporaries Aruna Asaf Ali and Usha Mehta, she came to the forefront during the Quit India Movement and was arrested by British. She later worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi during the Partition riots. She accompanied him to Noakhali in 1946. [citation needed]