Introduction: Quit India Movement
On August 9, 1942, India launched a mass upsurge against colonial rule on a scale that had not been witnessed earlier. It also sent out the unmistakable message that the sun was about to set for the British empire in India. It has led even the ordinary Indian to the streets with a vow to ‘Do or Die’ in the form of – Quit India Movement.
The movement was a clarion call driven by Mahatma Gandhi as a part of the Civil disobedience movement, demanding the end of British rule in India. Even though the British crushed the moment violently, the message was clear. They realized they would have to leave India, as nothing less was acceptable.