Quit India Movement
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On 8th Aug 2020, India completed 78 years of Quit India Movement also known as August Kranti.
- Taking inspiration from the Quit India Movement, the Prime Minister gave a call for the revival of its spirit of the Quit India Movement by coining a new slogan karenge aur karake rahenge in place of Gandhi’s slogan of karo ya maro (Do or Die).
- The aim of this slogan is to achieve the goal of building a “New India” by 2022.
Key Points
- About: On 8th August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave a clarion call to end the British rule and launched the Quit India Movement at the session of the All-India Congress Committee in Mumbai.
- 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 popularly known as the ‘Grand Old Lady’ of the Independence Movement is known for hoisting the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement.
- The slogan ‘Quit India’ was coined by Yusuf Meherally, a socialist and trade unionist who also served as Mayor of Mumbai.
- Meherally had also coined the slogan “Simon Go Back
Causes:
- The immediate cause for the movement was the collapse of Cripps Mission.
- The British assumption of unconditional support from India to British in World War II was not taken well by the Indian National Congress.
- The anti-British sentiments and demand for full-independence had gained popularity among indian masses.
- The two decades of mass movement which were being conducted on a much more radical tone under the leadership of the various associated and affiliated bodies of the Congress, like All India Kisan Sabha, Forward Bloc etc. had already prepared the ground for the movement.
- There were militant outbursts happening at several places in the country which got channelized with the Quit India Movement.
- The economy was also in shatters as a result of World War II.
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