Another brother, Nagendranath, was a university professor who married Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore's only surviving daughter Mira Devi. Upendranath Ganguly's younger brother Dhirendranath Ganguly (DG) was one of the earliest film directors. Her mother Ambalika Devi was the daughter of Trailokyanath Sanyal, a renowned Brahmo leader who wrote many Brahmo hymns. Her father Upendranath Ganguly hailed from Barisal district of Eastern Bengal (now Bangladesh) but settled in the United Province. Early life Īruna Asaf Ali was born on 16 July 1909 in Kalka, Punjab, British India (now in Haryana, India) into a Bengali Brahmin family. Post-independence, she remained active in politics, becoming Delhi's first Mayor. An active participant in the Indian independence movement, she is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan, Bombay during the Quit India Movement in 1942. Aruna Asaf Ali ( née Ganguly 16 July 1909 – 29 July 1996) was an Indian educator, political activist, and publisher.
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