Quit India Movement

Key Facts

• Observed as Quit India Movement Day / August Kranti Diwas.
• Associated with 8 August 1942.
• Movement began in the context of failure of the Cripps Mission.
• Gandhi gave the famous “Do or Die” call.
• Movement began at Gowalia Tank Maidan, now August Kranti Maidan, Mumbai.
• Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the national flag at Gowalia Tank Maidan.
• She is associated with the title “Heroine of 1942.”

VERY IMPORTANT UPSC FACT

8 August 1942 → Quit India resolution/movement associated with launch
9 August 1942 → Mass arrests and subsequent spread of the movement

Causes

Cripps Mission failure → Indian dissatisfaction → Quit India Movement