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Following the Hindu Mahasabha's official decision to boycott the Quit India movement, [23] Syama Prasad Mukherjee, leader of the Hindu Mahasabha in Bengal, (which was a part of the ruling coalition in Bengal led by Krishak Praja Party of Fazlul Haq), wrote a letter to the British Government as to how they should respond, if the Congress gave a ...
The Quit India Movement (also known as Bharat Chhodo Andolan) was a civil disobedience movement in India which commenced on 8 August 1942 in response to Gandhi's call for immediate self-rule by Indians and against sending Indians to World War II. He asked all teachers to leave their schools, and other Indians to leave their respective jobs and ...
14 July- Wardha working committee meeting reiterated demand for Britons leaving India. 8 August – Quit India resolution was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC, which led to the start of a historical civil disobedience movement across India. 9 August – Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces.
Pages in category "Quit India Movement" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The venue was the Gowalia Tank Maidan, which was located 250 metres away from Goculdas Tejpal House, the place where the Indian National Congress was established in December 1885. The next day (August 8. 1942), the call for "Quit India Movement" was given, with the mantra of "do or die." [2] [3] [4]
The non-cooperation movement was among the broader movement for Indian independence from British rule [10] and ended, as Nehru described in his autobiography, "suddenly" on 4 February 1922 after the Chauri Chaura incident. [11] Subsequent independence movements were the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Movement. [10]
Quit India Movement (1942) Formation of Indian National Army (1942) Bengal famine (1943) Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland; Leo Amery; Stanley Baldwin; Neville Chamberlain; Winston Churchill; Appointed by King George VI (1936–1947) (as Emperor of India) Archibald Wavell, Viscount Wavell (1883–1950) 1 October 1943 21 February 1947 C ...
Quit India procession in Bangalore. The BLPI took part extensively in the Quit India movement. It produced leaflets and posters giving unconditional support to the movement. It went even further, calling for the troops to revolt. [23] [24] In Bombay the party recruited student activists and organised strikes, as well as influencing Congress ...