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• العربية • অসমীয়া • বাংলা • भोजपुरी • Català • Deutsch • Ελληνικά • Esperanto • Euskara • Français • ગુજરાતી • Հայերեն • हिन्दी • Bahasa Indonesia • עברית • ಕನ್ನಡ • മലയാളം • मराठी • नेपाली • ଓଡ଼ିଆ • ਪੰਜਾਬੀ • پنجابی • Português • Русский • संस्कृतम् • Simple English • Svenska • தமிழ் • తెలుగు • اردو • 中文 • v • t • e The Quit India Movement, also known as the Bharat Chhodo Andolan, was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the After the British failed to secure Indian support for the British war effort with Do or Die in his The All India Congress Committee launched a mass protest demanding what Gandhi called "An Orderly British Withdrawal" from India. Even though it was at war, the British were prepared to act. Almost the entire leadership of the Various violent incidents took place around the country against the British regime. The British arrested tens of thousands of leaders, keeping them imprisoned until 1945. Ultimately, the British government realised that India was ungovernable in the long run, and the question for the postwar era became how to exit gracefully and peacefully. The movement ended in 1945 with the release of jailed freedom fighters. Martyrs of this freedom movement include World War II and Indian involvement [ ] In 1939, Indian nationalists were angry that British If the war is to defend the status quo of imperialist possessions and colonies, of vested interest and privilege, then India can have nothing to do with it. If, however, the issue is d...

On 8 August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay, By the middle of 1942, Japanese troops were approaching the borders of India. Pressure was mounting from China, the United States and Britain to solve the issue of the future status of India before the end of the war. In March 1942, the Prime Minister dispatched Sir On 7 to 8 August 1942, the All India Congress Committee met in Bombay and ratified the 'Quit India' resolution. The 'Quit India' movement, more than anything, united the Indian people against British rule. Although most demonstrations had been suppressed by 1944, upon his release in 1944 Bakshi, Rakesh Ranjan, Quit India Movement in U. P.: Sabotage, Bomb, and Conspiracy Cases (Sitapur: NP Publishers, 1992) Bakshi, S. R., Congress and Quit India Movement (New Delhi: Criterion Publications, 1986) Basavapunnaiah, M., Quit India Call and the Role of the Communists: A Reply to Arun Shourie (New Delhi: National Book Centre, 1984) Bhaskaran, Krishna, Quit India Movement: A People's Revolt in Maharashtra (Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House, 1999) Bhuyan, Arun Chandra, The Quit India Movement: The Second World War and Indian Nationalism (New Delhi: Manas Publications, 1975) Chakrabarty, Bidyut, Local Politics and Indian Nationalism: Midnapur, 1919-1944 (New Delhi: Manohar, 1997) Chakravarty, Shachi, Quit India Movement: A Study (Delhi: New Century Publications, 2002) Chaudhari, K. K., Quit India Revolution: The Ethos of Its Central Direction (Mumbai:...

This Blog Includes: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Key Facts About Quit India Movement for UPSC • On 8th August 1942, It was launched by Mahatma Gandhi at the session of the All-India Congress Committee in Mumbai to end British rule. He was named the leader of the movement • Gandhiji gave the call “Do or Die” in his speech delivered at the Gowalia Tank Maidan, now popularly known as August Kranti Maidan. • Aruna Asaf Ali, a leader that emerged from the movement was popularly known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’ of the Independence Movement. • Yusuf Meherally, a socialist and trade unionist who also served as Mayor of Mumbai coined the slogan Quit India’ • It is also known as the India August Movement • The resolution asked for: • the immediate end of the British Raj on India. • a government to be formed in India after the British left. • a declaration on the commitment of India to be a free state and be able to defend itself from imperialism and fascism • civil disobedience movement to be sanctioned Source: The Statesman The major driving force of this Movement was the collapse of the Cripps Mission. Additionally, the anti-British sentiments had gained popularity among the Indian masses. Other movements that were being conducted in association with the affiliated bodies of the Congress – All India Kisan Sabha, Forward Bloc, etc prepared the ground for the movement. There were militant outbursts occurring at several places which got channelized through this Movement and the economy...

In He also participated in the Quit India campaign against the British that was launched in 1942, functioning as an underground operative until he was arrested and imprisoned. He thus was an integral part of the Congress Party’s pre-independence activities and, after the country’s independence in 1947, emerged as one of… Indian independence • In …his last satyagraha campaign, the Quit India movement. Declaring that the British presence in India was a provocation to the Japanese, Gandhi called on the British to “quit India” and to leave Indians to deal with the Japanese by nonviolent means, but Gandhi and all members of the Congress Party… Souza • In …his participation in the anti-British Quit India movement. He joined the Communist Party of India and, with such artists as Sayed Haider Raza and M.F. Husain, cofounded the Progressive Artists Group. In 1949 he left India to live in London, where, while struggling to make an impact as an artist,…

Disclaimer: The following blog post is not a reflection of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s opinion on the Quit India movement of 1942. By In August 1942, Gandhi famously proclaimed the words “We shall either free India or die in the attempt, we shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery.” [1] This started the Quit India movement, a mass attempt at civil disobedience which demanded an end to the British rule in India. Most of the leadership of the Indian National Congress were imprisoned without trial hours after Gandhi’s speech, but masses were still inspired to fight for their independence. [2] Many small-scale protests followed suit around the country, despite the lack of direction by prominent activist leaders. Violent crowds would attack any symbols of British authority and power, including police outposts, railway stations, and post offices. [3] 85 government buildings were damaged, and there were about 2,500 instance of telegraph wires being cut. [4] The Quit India movement was an ultimatum, the last call for freedom from the British. [5] Going back to the cause for the Quit India Movement, Gandhi became emboldened due to the failure of the Cripps Mission. The mission was an attempt by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support during their World War II efforts, led by the namesake of this mission Sir Stafford Cripps. Failure to present any concrete proposals for eventual independence led feelings of upset and disappointment...

In He also participated in the Quit India campaign against the British that was launched in 1942, functioning as an underground operative until he was arrested and imprisoned. He thus was an integral part of the Congress Party’s pre-independence activities and, after the country’s independence in 1947, emerged as one of… Indian independence • In …his last satyagraha campaign, the Quit India movement. Declaring that the British presence in India was a provocation to the Japanese, Gandhi called on the British to “quit India” and to leave Indians to deal with the Japanese by nonviolent means, but Gandhi and all members of the Congress Party… Souza • In …his participation in the anti-British Quit India movement. He joined the Communist Party of India and, with such artists as Sayed Haider Raza and M.F. Husain, cofounded the Progressive Artists Group. In 1949 he left India to live in London, where, while struggling to make an impact as an artist,…

Almost the entire Congress leadership, both at the national and local levels, was put into confinement less than twenty-four hours after Gandhi's speech, and the greater number of the Congress leaders spent the rest of the war in jail. Despite lack of direct leadership, large-scale protests and demonstrations were held all over the country. The British responded with mass detentions, making over 100,000 arrests. Within a few months the Movement had died down, and when the British granted independence on August 15, 1947, they cited revolts and growing dissatisfaction among Royal Indian Armed Forces during and after the war as the driving force behind Britain's decision to leave India. However, the political experience gained by the Indian people through activities such as the Quit India movement laid the foundation for the strongest enduring tradition of democracy and freedom in post-colonial World War II and Indian Involvement In 1942, the British, unilaterally and without consultation, entered India into Opinions on the War At the outbreak of war, during the Wardha meeting of the working-committee in September, 1939, the Congress Party had passed a resolution conditionally supporting the fight against fascism After the onset of the war, only a group led by Cripps' Mission In March, 1942, faced with an increasingly dissatisfied Indian sub-continent which participated in the war only with reluctance; with deterioration in the war situation in Europe and Resolution for Immed...

Disclaimer: The following blog post is not a reflection of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s opinion on the Quit India movement of 1942. By In August 1942, Gandhi famously proclaimed the words “We shall either free India or die in the attempt, we shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery.” [1] This started the Quit India movement, a mass attempt at civil disobedience which demanded an end to the British rule in India. Most of the leadership of the Indian National Congress were imprisoned without trial hours after Gandhi’s speech, but masses were still inspired to fight for their independence. [2] Many small-scale protests followed suit around the country, despite the lack of direction by prominent activist leaders. Violent crowds would attack any symbols of British authority and power, including police outposts, railway stations, and post offices. [3] 85 government buildings were damaged, and there were about 2,500 instance of telegraph wires being cut. [4] The Quit India movement was an ultimatum, the last call for freedom from the British. [5] Going back to the cause for the Quit India Movement, Gandhi became emboldened due to the failure of the Cripps Mission. The mission was an attempt by the British government to secure full Indian cooperation and support during their World War II efforts, led by the namesake of this mission Sir Stafford Cripps. Failure to present any concrete proposals for eventual independence led feelings of upset and disappointment...

On 8 August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay, By the middle of 1942, Japanese troops were approaching the borders of India. Pressure was mounting from China, the United States and Britain to solve the issue of the future status of India before the end of the war. In March 1942, the Prime Minister dispatched Sir On 7 to 8 August 1942, the All India Congress Committee met in Bombay and ratified the 'Quit India' resolution. The 'Quit India' movement, more than anything, united the Indian people against British rule. Although most demonstrations had been suppressed by 1944, upon his release in 1944 Bakshi, Rakesh Ranjan, Quit India Movement in U. P.: Sabotage, Bomb, and Conspiracy Cases (Sitapur: NP Publishers, 1992) Bakshi, S. R., Congress and Quit India Movement (New Delhi: Criterion Publications, 1986) Basavapunnaiah, M., Quit India Call and the Role of the Communists: A Reply to Arun Shourie (New Delhi: National Book Centre, 1984) Bhaskaran, Krishna, Quit India Movement: A People's Revolt in Maharashtra (Mumbai: Himalaya Publishing House, 1999) Bhuyan, Arun Chandra, The Quit India Movement: The Second World War and Indian Nationalism (New Delhi: Manas Publications, 1975) Chakrabarty, Bidyut, Local Politics and Indian Nationalism: Midnapur, 1919-1944 (New Delhi: Manohar, 1997) Chakravarty, Shachi, Quit India Movement: A Study (Delhi: New Century Publications, 2002) Chaudhari, K. K., Quit India Revolution: The Ethos of Its Central Direction (Mumbai:...

This Blog Includes: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Key Facts About Quit India Movement for UPSC • On 8th August 1942, It was launched by Mahatma Gandhi at the session of the All-India Congress Committee in Mumbai to end British rule. He was named the leader of the movement • Gandhiji gave the call “Do or Die” in his speech delivered at the Gowalia Tank Maidan, now popularly known as August Kranti Maidan. • Aruna Asaf Ali, a leader that emerged from the movement was popularly known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’ of the Independence Movement. • Yusuf Meherally, a socialist and trade unionist who also served as Mayor of Mumbai coined the slogan Quit India’ • It is also known as the India August Movement • The resolution asked for: • the immediate end of the British Raj on India. • a government to be formed in India after the British left. • a declaration on the commitment of India to be a free state and be able to defend itself from imperialism and fascism • civil disobedience movement to be sanctioned Source: The Statesman The major driving force of this Movement was the collapse of the Cripps Mission. Additionally, the anti-British sentiments had gained popularity among the Indian masses. Other movements that were being conducted in association with the affiliated bodies of the Congress – All India Kisan Sabha, Forward Bloc, etc prepared the ground for the movement. There were militant outbursts occurring at several places which got channelized through this Movement and the economy...