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79th Anniversary of Quit India Movement: History, Significance, Facts of Kranti Diwas

Here we tell you the History, Significance and Some Interesting Facts of the Quit India Movement. Let us tell you about the Significance of Kranti Diwas…

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79th Anniversary of Quit India Movement: History, Significance, Facts of Kranti Diwas

Every year 8 August is celebrated as Quit Indian Movement Day, while 9 August is celebrated as Kranti Diwas. This day is celebrated on the launching date of the biggest protest of Indians against British Rule. The movement played the biggest role in helping the country to get Independence. Let us tell you more about this Historic Protest, named Quit India Movement or August Kranti. Here we tell you the History, Significance and Some Interesting Facts of the Quit India Movement.

Significance

Let us tell you about the Significance of the Quit India Movement or Kranti Diwas, During World War 2, Britain asked the Indian army to help them. In return for this, they promised to free India. Indian Army helped the British army in this war. But after the end of the war, they went back on their promise. It was a big betrayal with India. In World War 2, 87,000 Indian soldiers lost their lives, while fighting for Britain. After this Mahatma Gandhi declared the final war against Britain.

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History

Talking about the History of the Quit India Movement or Kranti Diwas, the Quit India Movement was launched on 08 August 1942. 4 Days before this movement, on 04 August 1942, the national congress passed a resolution. The purpose of the resolution was if the Britishers don’t leave India as soon as possible, then a nationwide scale civil disobedience movement will be run against them. Let us tell you, on this resolution, the national congress was also split into two factions. Some members of the party were not in the fever of this resolution. Chakravarti Gopalachari, who was a popular name of the party left the party, because of this Resolution. Big leaders like Maulana Azad and Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were also not in the favour of this Resolution. But, they support it after the call of Mahatma Gandhi Ji.

Some leaders, like Former President Dr Rajendra Prasad, Ashok Mehta, Iron Man of India (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel), and Jayaprakash Narayan openly said that they will be in support of this Resolution at any cost. However, even after this, other parties including the Muslim League, the Communist Party of India and the Hindu Mahasabha pulled their hands from supporting this resolution.

On 8 August 1942, the resolution of the “Quit India Movement” “Bharat Chhodo Andolan” or “August Revolution” was passed in the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee.

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Facts

  • The Quit India Movement or Bharat Chhodo Andolan was started from Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay which was later named as “August Kranti Maidan“.
  • During this Movement, Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan “Karo ya Maro“. With the help of this slogan, Gandhiji called upon the people to support the Quit India Movement.
  • As soon as the Quit India Movement started, British Government arrested all the members of the Congress Working Committee, who were supporting the movement. Not only this, the British also declared the National Congress a non-governmental organization. Mahatma Gandhi Ji was put under house arrest in Ahmednagar Fort.
  • In this movement of non-violence, about 940 people were killed and 1630 people were injured of to the ruthlessness of British rule. More than 60 thousand activists were also arrested. According to British documents, from August to December 1942, police and army opened fire on the protesters about 538 times.
  • In the eyes of Bapu, this movement of Bapu was only partially successful, but this movement united the whole country against British Rule. By the end of 1943, the whole country was united. In the end, conceding defeat, the British government indicated that the country would be handed over to the Indians very soon. Then Mahatma Gandhi Ji called off the movement.
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