Subhashini Ali

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name = Subhashini Ali Sehgal


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office = President, All India Democratic Women's Association
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party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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spouse = Muzaffar Ali (divorced)
children = Shaad Ali
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date = January 27
year = 2007 |
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Subhasini Ali is an Indian politician and a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). She is the President of the All India Democratic Women's Association.

Family

Subhashini Ali is the daughter of illustrious freedom fighters, Colonel Prem Sehgal and Captain Lakshmi Sehgal [ [http://www.the-south-asian.com/Oct2001/Laxmi_Sehgal2.htm LAXMI SEHGAL:THE DOCTOR WHO SOLDIERS ON] the-south-Asian,October 2001.] who were a part of the Indian National Army. She attended Welham Girls High School. [cite web
last =Fernandes
first =Vivek
title =The Subhashini Ali 5 Questions
publisher =rediff.com
date =2001-07-21
url =http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/jul/21sub.htm
accessdate = 2007-10-01 ] She was formerly married to filmmaker Muzaffar Ali. Her son is Shaad Ali, the upcoming film maker who has directed popular hits such as Saathiya and Bunty aur Babli. Ali is an atheist. ["There are religions that have very rigid rules and there are others that don't. Religion is something that I, as a person, am not interested in. I have always been an atheist. My parents were atheists. It doesn't bother me if somebody is religious. My problem is when religion is used to institutionalise other things." [http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/aug/08inter.htm The Rediff Interview/ Subhasini Ali] , 8 August 2001 (accessed 21 April 2008).]

Political career

Trade Unionist and leader of the All India Democratic Women's Association she was once very influential in the politics of Kanpur and represented the city in the 1991 Lok Sabha.She is currently a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Films

Subhashini Ali designed period costumes for 1981 classic, Umrao Jaan, directed by Muzaffar Ali. She also dabbles in amateur acting, and her first starring role was in Asoka in 2001, followed by an English feature, The Guru 2002 and was seen again in 2005, alongside her fellow party member, Brinda Karat in the Amu [imdb|1064598] .

ee also

Swaminathan family

References

External links

* [http://www.india-seminar.com/2004/540/540%20subhashini%20ali.htm A life in Service, an article by Subhashini Ali on her family history and her mother]