The 77th anniversary of Quit India movement 08/08/2019 – Posted in: Daily News
QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT
The 77th anniversary of the August Kranti Din, the historic day of freedom struggle of our country, is being observed on August 8.
- On this date in 1942, Mahatma Gandhi gave a clarion call to end the British rule.
- On the very same day, Mahatma Gandhi had launched the Quit India Movement at the session of the All-India Congress Committee in Mumbai.
- After the failure of Cripps Mission, Gandhiji gave the call to Do or Die in his Quit India speech delivered at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai.
- Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai today popularly known as August Kranti Maidan.
- The Bharat Chhodo Andolan or the August Kranti of 1942 was a swan-song of British rule in India in the history of the Independence struggle.
Important Info
- At that time, Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the Indian Tricolour in the Gowalia Tank Maidan proudly. This was the first time when Indian Triclour was hoisted.
- In 1992 Reserve Bank of India issued a 1 rupee commemorative coin to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Quit India Movement.
Source: News on Air
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