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Quit Indian Movement (1942)
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- Quit India Movement
- Background
- Resolution of Quit India Movement
- Instructions of Mahatma Gandhi
- Reasons for Quit India Movement
- Phases of Quit India Movement
- Impact of the Quit India Movement
- Significance of Quit India Movement
Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement or August Kranti, was a rallying call issued by Mahatma Gandhi from the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee in Mumbai on August 8, 1942. It was a part of Mahatma Gandhi's Civil Disobedience Movement, which aimed to end British rule in India.
Background
- Following Cripps' departure, Gandhi drafted a resolution calling for British withdrawal and a nonviolent non-cooperation movement in the event of a Japanese invasion.
- The idea of a struggle was accepted at the CWC meeting in Wardha on July 14, 1942.
- The Congress Working Committee met in Wardha in July 1942 and decided to give Gandhi command of the nonviolent mass movement.
- The resolution is commonly known as the 'Quit India' resolution.
- It was to be approved by the All India Congress Committee meeting in Bombay in August, as proposed by Jawaharlal Nehru and seconded by Sardar Patel.
- Mahatma Gandhi began the Quit India movement at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai, popularly known as August Kranti Maidan.
- The slogans of the movement were "Quit India" and "Bharat Chodo." Gandhi gave the people the mantra, "Do or die."
- It was supposed to be a peaceful, nonviolent movement to persuade the British to grant India independence, according to the Congress doctrine.