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Critically evaluate: ‘The active participation of Aruna Asaf Ali in 1942 movement symbolized the role of women in India’s freedom struggle.’

  • UPSC 2010
  • Rise of Gandhi and the Gandhian Era

Aruna Asaf Ali's dramatic hoisting of the Congress flag at Gowalia Tank Maidan on 9 August 1942, after every senior male leader had been arrested, has become the iconic image of women's participation in the Quit India Movement.

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  • Aruna Asaf Ali's Role in 1942
  • The Wider Canvas: Women's Participation in Quit India
  • The Longer Trajectory Behind 1942
  • A Critical Assessment

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