Who was best known for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay during the Quit India Movement?

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answered Mar 4, 2022 by Mahendrak (121k points)
selected Mar 4, 2022 by Harshwardhan

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : Aruna Asaf Ali

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

She got the following awards -
- International Lenin peace prize in 1964
- Jawaharlal Nehru Prize in 1991
- Padma Vibhushan in 1992
- Bharat Ratna in 1997.