quit india movement,1942
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The Quit India Movement,1942
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sudipta maiti.
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Topic for Discussion
World War II and Indian involvement
Cripps' Mission’ Failure
Contemporary condition of congress in 1940
Resolution for immediate independence
Gandhi's Quit India speech
Quit India movement,1stphase
Quit India movement,2ndphase
Prominent leaders
Women in the Quit India Movement
Quit India Movement in Bengal
Opposition to Quit India
Conclusion
Bibliography
World War II and Indian involvement British Governor-General of India, Lord
Linlithgow, had without consultation with the congress brought India into the war.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose organized the Indian National Army with the help of the Japanese announced waragainst the British government in India.
The Muslim League, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, supported the war in return Pakistan, a separate Muslim state.
The Congress Working committee had passed a resolution for war against Fascism at Wardha in September 1939 and freedom in return.
Gandhi had not supported this initiative as believer in non-violent resistance.
The Cripps mission was an attempt in late March 1942 to secure Indian cooperation and
support for war.
Cripps offered immediate self-government and eventual independence in return.
The Congress was divided upon its response to India's entry
into WW2.
But the mission fails.
Contemporary condition of congress in
1940
Due to the price hike of daily used commodities ,common people was loosing their trust on congress.
Due to active participation of Netaji ,the congress was loosing their popularity.
To boost up their party, they shown their activeness through quit India movement.
Resolution for immediate independence
The Congress Working Committee
meeting at Wardha (14 July, 1942)
adopted a resolution demanding
complete independence from the
British government.
It proved to be controversial within
the party.
On August 8, 1942 the Quit India
Resolution was passed at the Bombay
session of the All India Congress
Committee(AICC).
Gandhi's Quit India speech
In his Quit India speech on 8th
Aug at Gowalia Tank, Bombay,
Gandhi told Indians to follow
non-violent civil disobedience.
Gandhi called "an orderly British
withdrawal" from India and told
the Cong leader to Do or Die.
He advised for the Hindu-
Muslim unity.
'Quit India' movement,1stphase
On 9th August, eminent Congress leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad etcwere arrested.
The All India Congress was declared unlawful associations and banned it.
The assembly of public meetings were prohibited.
Gandhiji requested for non-violence movement once again in jail.
'Quit India' movement,2nd phase
The arrest of Gandhi and the Congress leaders led to mass demonstrations throughout India.
Next it became a terrorist movement .
The British swiftly responded with mass detentions.
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Prominent Leaders
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Jawaharlal Nehru
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Women in the Quit India Movement
Gandhiji referred woman “as
disciplined soldiers of Indian
freedom“.
Usha Mehta set up a radio
transmitter, called the `Voice of
Freedom` to disseminate
information in quit India
movement.
Matangini Hazra,Aruna Asaf
Ali, Sucheta Kripalani
Quit India Movement in Bengal Large numbers of peasant
joined in protesting against taxes, landholders and british.
Matangini Hazra stepped forward capturing the court and the police station on September 29 the people of Tamluk sub-division.
The national govt was built by Satish Samanta at Tamluk.
Opposition to Quit India
Hindu Mahasabha and The Communist Party of Indiastrongly opposed the Quit India movement.
The Muslim League opposed Quit India.
Many Indian businessmen were profiting from heavy wartime and did not support Quit India.
The nationalists had very little international support.
The lack of leadership.
Conclusion
The quit India movement is one of the most important event in the history of Indian freedom struggle aginst British.
Though the movement was unable to achieve freedom but it succeed to compel the British government to quit India.
The British government also realizes that the time had came to quit India.
Bibliography