Aruna Asaf Ali is always remembered for her daring act of hoisting the tricolour at Gowalia Tank Maidan, Mumbai on 9 August 1942. A fiery political revolutionary during the struggle for independence. Aruna Asaf Ali became a constructive and compassionate social revolutionary after independence campaigning for the removal of poverty and illiteracy. Besides the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 1992, she was posthumously honoured with the 'Bharat Ratna', the nation's highest honour for her services to the nation.
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Specifications
Additional Features
Age Group
15 TO 75
Key Features
BIOGRAPHY
Dimensions
Width
14
Height
21
Depth
1
Weight
0.25
Book Details
Title
Aruna Asaf Ali
Imprint
National Book Trust
Publication Year
1999
Number of Pages
184
Product Form
Paperback
Publisher
National Book Trust
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
ISBN13
9788123727622
Book Category
Biographies, Memoirs and General Non-Fiction Books
BISAC Subject Heading
BIO006000
Book Subcategory
Biographies and Autobiographies
Edition
2017
Language
English
Contributors
Author Info
Shri G.N.S. Raghavan (b. 1926), a journalist of repute, was closely associated with Aruna Asaf Ali. From 1957 to 1982 he has held important positions in the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Prior to that he worked with Times of India, Thought and Indian Express. Before retiring in 1982 he was the Secretary of Second Press Commission. Among his important publications are: Private Face of a Public Person-A Study of Jawahar lal Nehru, The resurgence of Indian Women and M. Asaf Ali: Memoirs-The Emergence of Modern India.
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