August 9, 2022: Quit India Movement Anniversary or August Kranti Din

 

August 9, 2022: Quit India Movement Anniversary or August Kranti Din

 

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Today we are going to listen about The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement. This was a movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 9 August 1942, during World War II, demanding an end to British rule in India.

After the failure of the Cripps Mission to secure Indian support for the British war effort, Gandhi made a call to Do or Die in his Quit India speech delivered in Bombay on 8 August 1942 at the Gowalia Tank Maidan.

In 1939, with the outbreak of war between Germany and Britain, India became a party to the war by being a constituent component of the British Empire.

Several political groups active during the Indian Independence Movement were opposed to the Quit India Movement.

The All-India Congress Committee launched a mass protest demanding what Gandhi called "An Orderly British Withdrawal" from India.

Almost the entire leadership of the Indian National Congress was imprisoned without trial within hours of Gandhi's speech.

Most spent the rest of the war in prison and out of contact with the masses.

The British had the support of the Viceroy's Council (which had a majority of Indians), of the All India Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha, the princely states, the Indian Imperial Police, the British Indian Army, and the Indian Civil Service

The British refused to grant immediate independence, saying it could happen only after the war had ended.

So, the Quit India Movement paved way for the anti-British sentiments and demand for full-independence had gained popularity among Indian masses.

Thank you and have nice day ahead.