Quit India Movement Day 2023:
Every year Quit India Day is observed on August 8 to commemorate the occasion. This year marks the 81st anniversary of the event.
- The Quit India Movement, also known as the August Movement or Bharat Chodo Andolan, was a significant civil disobedience movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress on August 8, 1942 at Gowalia Tank Maidan also known as August Kranti Maidan in Bombay.
- On this day, August 8th, in 1942, Gandhi gave the famous “Do or Die” speech, urging the Indian people to act decisively and nonviolently against British rule.
- While factors leading to such a movement had been building up, matters came to a head with the failure of the Cripps
- The failure of the Cripps Mission made Gandhi realise that freedom would come only if Indians fought tooth and nail for it.
- The movement aimed to demand an end to British colonial rule in India and achieve full independence.
- The movement saw widespread protests, strikes and acts of civil disobedience across the country.
- People participated in marches, demonstrations, and various forms of nonviolent resistance.
- Women played a vital role in the Quit India Movement, displaying immense courage and leadership.
