Who among the following freedom fighters hoisted the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement?

The correct answer is Aruna Asaf Ali.

• Aruna Asaf Ali was an Indian educator, political activist, and publisher. 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.
• The Quit India Movement was started on 8th August 1942.
• Every year 8 August is celebrated in India as August Kranti Din.
• The failure of the Cripps Mission acted as the immediate cause of the Quit Indian Movement.
• Hindu Mahasabha officially boycotted the movement at an open front.

Additional Information

• Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman president of the Indian National Congress.
  • She became the president of the Indian National Congress in the Kanpur session in 1925.
  • She was given the title of "Nightingale of India" for her contributions in the field of poetry writing.
  • She was called 'Bharat Kokila'.
• Matangini Hazra used to lead huge processions and actively participated in the Quit India and Non-cooperation movements.
  • During the Salt Satyagrah, she stealthily got into the premises of Tamluk Court without arousing suspicion of the police guarding the building and hoisted the national flag.
  • Matangini Hazra was known as Gandhi Buri.
• Tara Rani Srivastava was an Indian freedom fighter, and part of Mahatma Gandhi's Quit India Movement.