QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT DAY

Observed annually on 8 August

Aim : To honour the historic call for complete independence from British rule. This year marks the 83rd anniversary (1942–2025) of this major civil disobedience movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.

 ABOUT QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT

• Launched On: 8 August 1942
• Launched At: All India Congress Committee Session, Bombay (now Mumbai)
• By: Mahatma Gandhi
• Slogan: “Do or Die”
• Also Known As: August Kranti or August Movement
• Purpose: To demand an end to British rule in India
• Significance: Mass arrests, protests, and a turning point in India’s freedom struggle