Quit India Movement
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What was the Quit India Movement about? Date, history, significance and more
India | Aug 09, 2025, 11:28 AM ISTLaunched on August 8, 1942, the Quit India Movement was Mahatma Gandhi’s “Do or Die” call for immediate British withdrawal. It sparked a nationwide uprising, faced brutal crackdowns, but ultimately dealt a decisive blow to colonial rule.
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Quit India Movement: Notable women leaders who lit the flame of freedom
India | Aug 09, 2025, 10:17 AM ISTQuit India Movement: From Aruna Asaf Ali to Sucheta Kriplani, take a look at notable women leaders who lit the flame of freedom.
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Quit India Movement: Why did Mahatma Gandhi give 'Do or Die' call and how it shaped India's freedom?
India | Aug 09, 2025, 12:00 AM ISTQuit India Movement: Mahatma Gandhi's call for "Do or Die" (often translated as "Karo Ya Maro" in Hindi) was a powerful statement of resolve, urging Indians to commit to achieving independence or sacrificing themselves in the struggle.
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From Quit India Movement to signing of London Agreement, the enduring legacy of August 8
India | Aug 08, 2025, 02:23 PM ISTIn the crucial meeting held at Wardha on 14 July 1942, the Congress Working Committee resolved to launch a widespread civil disobedience movement. This decision culminated in the adoption of the Quit India Resolution on 8 August 1942, during which Mahatma Gandhi gave a stirring call to action.
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Quit India Movement Day 2025 special: 5 powerful films on India’s freedom struggle
Entertainment | Aug 08, 2025, 10:20 AM ISTThis Quit India Movement Day, explore these 5 must-watch films that capture the spirit of India’s freedom struggle and its iconic heroes.
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Quit India Movement Day 2025: Speech samples, slogans, posters, and drawings
Events | Aug 07, 2025, 12:38 PM ISTCelebrate Quit India Movement Day with powerful slogans, drawing ideas, student speeches, and posters that honour the spirit of August 8, 1942.
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August Kranti Day 2024: History to significance, all you need to know about 'Quit India Movement'
Lifestyle | Aug 09, 2024, 02:38 PM ISTAugust Kranti Day is both a time of remembrance and a moment to reflect on the values that shaped India's freedom struggle. As we observe it in 2024, it’s a chance to recommit to the principles of justice, equality, and freedom that underpinned the Quit India Movement.
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Rajya Sabha members pay homage to 'Quit India Movement'martyrs
News | Aug 09, 2021, 04:40 PM ISTRajya Sabha members paid homage to those who laid down their lives during India's independence struggle on the 79th anniversary of the Quit India Movement on August 09.
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‘Quit India’ day: Martyrs remembered at Mumbai’s August Kranti Maidan
India | Aug 09, 2021, 11:33 AM ISTTributes were paid to martyrs on Monday at an event held at the August Kranti Maidan here to mark the 79th anniversary of the Quit India movement.
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UP Congress to hold protest marches against Yogi government on Quit India movement anniversary
India | Aug 07, 2021, 07:35 PM ISTThe Congress leaders and workers are busy preparing for the two-day campaign on August 9-10 during which various protests including the marches will be organized.
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On 75th anniversary of Quit India movement, President Kovind felicitates 93 freedom fighters in first 'At Home'
India | Aug 10, 2017, 04:14 PM ISTAccording to the President's press secretary, Ashok Malik, each of the freedom fighters was gifted an electric kettle with a personalised message from Kovind.
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75 years of Quit India Movement: Facts about ‘August Kranti’ that changed the course of Indian War of Independence
Life | Aug 09, 2017, 01:55 PM ISTThe Parliament is today holding a special session to mark the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement
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Sonia Gandhi targets RSS, says some organization had opposed Quit India Movement
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Some organisations had opposed Quit India Movement’: Sonia’s jibe at RSS, BJP in Parliament
National | Aug 09, 2017, 12:47 PM ISTThe Parliament is today holding a special session to mark the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement, which later snowballed into enabling India gaining Independence from the British Rule in 1947.
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India's freedom defining moment in ending colonialism around the world: PM Modi
National | Aug 09, 2017, 12:40 PM ISTPrime Minister Modi said that the movement had marked rise of a new leadership in the country. Speaking on the floor of the House, he remembered Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi and others who participated in the historic movement in 1942.
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75th Anniversary of Quit India Movement, Tejashwi to highlight 'insult to mandate'
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President gifts mobile phones to freedom fighters
India | Aug 09, 2014, 09:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today gifted mobile phones to freedom fighters as he hosted an ‘At Home' reception for them on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of the Quit India movement here. During
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Top 5 Indian movements that galvanized the nation
India | Jan 27, 2014, 06:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: In the course of India's pre- and post-independence history, there have many movements in which millions of Indians took part. The movements were often successful, and occasionally unsuccessful.Here we list five such movements
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Today in History: Quit India Movement day
World | Aug 09, 2013, 06:14 AM ISTNew Delhi: On 8 August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay, Mahatma Gandhi launched the 'Quit India' movement. On August 9, 1942 the Quit India Movement began which resulted in the arrest