August Kranti

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Indian independence movement event mass protest political movement

August Kranti is the popular name for the 1942 Quit India Movement, a major mass protest demanding an end to British colonial rule in India.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian independence movement event → mass protest → political movement →
alsoKnownAs	August Movement → Bharat Chhodo Andolan →
associatedDocument	Quit India resolution →
associatedWith	All India Congress Committee → Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee, 1942 →
commemoratedAt	August Kranti Maidan →
country	India →
demand	end of British rule in India → immediate independence of India →
endDate	1944 →
hasCommemorationDate	August 9 →
hasOfficialName	Quit India Movement →
hasPopularName	Quit India Movement →
historicalPeriod	World War II →
inspired	mass participation across India →
leader	Aruna Asaf Ali → Jawaharlal Nehru → Jayaprakash Narayan → Mahatma Gandhi → Maulana Abul Kalam Azad → Rajendra Prasad → Ram Manohar Lohia → Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel →
location	Bombay Presidency → British India →
method	boycotts → mass civil disobedience → non-cooperation → strikes →
opponent	British Raj → Government of the United Kingdom →
opposed	British colonial rule in India →
organizedBy	Indian National Congress →
partOf	Indian independence movement →
result	strengthening of demand for complete independence → suppression by British authorities → widespread arrests of Indian leaders →
significance	turning point in Indian struggle for independence →
slogan	Do or Die →
startDate	1942-08-08 → August 8, 1942 →
startPlace	August Kranti Maidan → Bombay → Gowalia Tank Maidan →
triggeredBy	failure of Cripps Mission →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Quit India movement →	alsoKnownAs