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Aruna Asaf Ali

Indian independence activist (1909-1996)
Person human Q467207

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[18]
Date of birth
July 16, 1909
Date of death
July 29, 1996
Place of birth
Kalka
Place of death
New Delhi
Country of citizenship
India, British Raj, Dominion of India[11][12][13]
Occupation
politician, political activist, publisher, freedom fighter, mayor
Member of political party
Indian National Congress, Indian political parties named "Socialist", Communist Party of India (Marxist)[19][20][21]
Award received
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, Bharat Ratna, Lenin Peace Prize, Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs[14][15][16][17]
Spouse
Asaf Ali[10]
Sibling
Purnima Banerjee[30]
Work location
Mumbai, Delhi[26][27]
Birth name
Aruna Ganguly[28]
Family name
Asaf, Ali[23][24]
Given name
Aruna[25]
Movement
socialism[22]
Name in native language
Aruna Asaf Ali[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Aruna Asaf Ali ar أرونا أساف علي fa آرونا آصف علی he ארונה אסף עלי hi अरुणा आसफ़ अली hi अरुणा आसफ अली ru Аруна Асаф Али ru Асаф Али, Аруна uk Асаф Алі Аруна zh 阿鲁纳·阿萨夫·阿里 zh-hant 阿魯納·阿薩夫·阿里
🔖 Identifiers · 27
ISNI
0000000368504814, 0000000081785583
VIAF cluster ID
111798973
Library of Congress authority ID
n88123307
GND ID
119260980
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Aruna Asaf Ali in the 1940s.png ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
08231p
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13528825b
CiNii Research ID
1140563741653408640
Collective Biographies of Women ID
21930
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119260980
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Aruna-Ganguli-Asaf-Ali
FAST ID
248493
Show all 27 identifiers +15
FemBio ID
1316
Freebase ID
/m/08231p
GTAA ID
76081
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1833929
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
asaf-ali-aruna-2df146
Gujarati Vishwakosh entry
અરુણા-અસફઅલી
IdRef ID
069841527
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05513239
National Virtual Library of India ID
1193274
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
113619006
Our Campaigns candidate ID
623447
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095402407
RERO ID (legacy)
A002941887
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjmQk4D4TBfDQCV9DXyBP
Yale LUX ID
person/376ca6a3-7e6c-4f78-a219-a2828cef4a94

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Bharat Ratna, Lenin Peace Prize, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs
Occupation 4
politician, publisher, freedom fighter, political activist
Country of citizenship 3
India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Member of political party 2
Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Work location 2
Mumbai, Delhi
Founded entities 1
National Federation of Indian Women
Instance of 1
human
Movement 1
socialism
Place of birth 1
Kalka
Place of death 1
New Delhi
Sex or gender 1
female
Sibling 1
Purnima Banerjee
Siblings 1
Purnima Banerjee
Spouse 1
Asaf Ali
Spouses 1
Asaf Ali
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Summary

Aruna Asaf Ali was born on July 16, 1909[1], in Kalka[2]. She died on July 29, 1996[3], in New Delhi[4]. She worked as a politician[5], political activist[6], publisher[7], freedom fighter[8], and mayor[9].

FAQs

Where was Aruna Asaf Ali born?

Aruna Asaf Ali's place of birth was Kalka[2].

Where did Aruna Asaf Ali die?

Aruna Asaf Ali passed away in New Delhi[4].

Who was Aruna Asaf Ali married to?

Aruna Asaf Ali's spouses include Asaf Ali[10].

What did Aruna Asaf Ali do for work?

Aruna Asaf Ali worked as a politician[5], political activist[6], publisher[7], freedom fighter[8], and mayor[9].

What awards did Aruna Asaf Ali receive?

Honors received include Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding[14], Bharat Ratna[15], Lenin Peace Prize[16], and Padma Vibhushan in Public Affairs[17].

Related Entities

India Mumbai

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . iccr.gov.in. iccr.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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