Words of Freedom: Aruna Asaf Ali
Words of Freedom: Aruna Asaf Ali
by Aruna Asaf Ali
AdultsIndian author
Selected writings of the 'heroine of 1942', who hoisted the flag in Bombay during the Quit India movement — part of Penguin's Words of Freedom series.
- Author
- Aruna Asaf Ali
- Age
- For grown-ups
- Type
- Women Leaders, Non-fiction, Freedom Fighters
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Penguin India
- In India
- Available
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