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The correct answer is " Aruna Asaf Ali ".
- Aruna Asaf Ali was a political activist and participated in the Indian Independence movement.
- She is known for hoisting the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement.
- In 1958, She also became " Delhi's first mayor ".
- Aruna Asaf Ali is popularly known as the 'Grand Old Lady' of the Independence Movement.
- Gowalia Tank Maidan is located in central Mumbai.
- Mahatma Gandhi issue the quit India speech in this garden.
- She was greatly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's ideas and beliefs.
- In 1932, she had gone on a hunger strike in Tihar Jail against the mistreatment of the political prisoners
Important Point
- She got the following awards -
- International Lenin peace prize in 1964
- Jawaharlal Nehru Prize in 1991
- Padma Vibhushan in 1992
- Bharat Ratna in 1997.
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