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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.
Aruna is a Hindic, mostly feminine, given name that may refer to the following notable people: Aruna (singer) (born 1975), American musician; Aruna Asaf Ali (1909–1996), Indian educator, activist, and publisher; Aruna Balraj (fl. from 2006), Indian film actress; Aruna Biswas (fl. from 1986), Bangladeshi actress; Aruna Chaudhary (born 1957 ...
She was the younger sister of independence activist and educator Aruna Asaf Ali. [4] Their father Upendranath Ganguly was a restaurant owner who hailed from Barisal district of Eastern Bengal (now Bangladesh) but settled in United Provinces. [5] Her mother Ambalika Devi was the daughter of Brahmo scholar Trailokyanath Sanyal who wrote many ...
Aruna also announced his arrival as a charismatic coach in rugby arena when he guided his past school St. Sylvester's College to the ‘A’ Division and also played a pivotal part in helping his alma mater to achieve a crucial win against Trinity College in 1998.
A fact from Aruna Asaf Ali appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 September 2005. The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that a young Aruna Asaf Ali had to commence the Quit India Movement in 1942 as all the major leaders were arrested the night before to prevent them from reaching the venue?
Aruna Irani (born 18 August 1946) [1] is an Indian actress, who has acted in over 500 films throughout Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Gujarati cinema, playing mostly supporting and character roles. She received two Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress for Pet Pyaar Aur Paap (1984) and Beta (1992), and holds the record for the most ...
Aruna Bag (born 27 April 2003) is an Indian professional footballer from West Bengal who plays as a defender for the Indian Women's League club Kickstart and the India national football team. [1] She has also represented West Bengal and Karnataka in the Senior Women's National Football Championship .
As a student she took part in the Quit India Movement in 1942 and worked with Aruna Asaf Ali. [4] During this time, she relocated to Delhi where she went underground and edited a journal ‘Hamara Sangram’. She was arrested and after serving time at the Lahore Women's Central Jail, she started working among industrial workers.