Quit India Movement(1942)

Gandhi's 1942 call for an immediate end to British rule.

Quit India Movement

What you need to know

Gandhi's 'Do or Die' call
Demanded immediate British withdrawal
Mass arrests and nationwide protests

Participants

Congress leader
Jawaharlal Nehru
52 yrs at this event
Congress leader
52 yrs at event
Jawaharlal Nehru
First Prime Minister of independent India.
Leader
Mahatma Gandhi
72 yrs at this event
Leader
72 yrs at event
Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of the Indian independence movement and apostle of non-violence.
Congress leader
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
66 yrs at this event
Congress leader
66 yrs at event
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Statesman who integrated the princely states into the Indian union.

Powers

British Raj
British Raj
Direct British Crown rule over the Indian subcontinent.

Timelines

The Indian Independence Movement
The Indian Independence Movement
The struggle for freedom from the founding of Congress to 1947.

Facts at a glance

Start: 8 August 1942
Tags: quit-india, gandhi, congress, 1942

Significance · NATIONAL

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