<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Asaf Ali (1888 - 1953) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Bharat Ratna (1997) </Td> </Tr> <P> Aruna Asaf Ali (Bengali: অরুণা আসফ আলী) (16 July 1909--29 July 1996), born Aruna Ganguly, was an Indian independence activist . She is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank maidan in Bombay during the Quit India Movement, 1942 . </P> <P> After Independence, she remained active in politics, becoming Delhi's first mayor in 1958 . In the 1960s, she successfully started a media publishing house . </P>

Who hoisted the congress flag at the gowalia tank maidan in mumbai during the quit movement 1942