Do or Die

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"Do or Die" is the historic call to action issued by Mahatma Gandhi during the Quit India Movement of 1942, urging Indians to fight for complete independence from British rule with unwavering resolve.


Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf historic call to action
political slogan
quote
rallying cry
alsoKnownAs We shall either free India or die in the attempt
associatedWithCountry India
associatedWithEvent Quit India Movement
associatedWithStruggle Indian independence movement
category 20th-century political quotes
Indian independence slogans
dateIssued 1942-08-08
deliveredIn Quit India speech
deliveredTo All India Congress Committee
hasConnotation determination
patriotism
urgency
historicalContext World War II
historicalSignificance symbolized the decisive push for Indian independence
influenced mass participation in Quit India Movement
issuedBy Mahatma Gandhi
language English
linkedOrganization Indian National Congress
medium public speech
methodAdvocated civil disobedience
non-violent resistance
movementPhase final phase of Indian freedom struggle
movementType anti-colonial movement
opposedTo British colonial rule in India
partOfSpeech English phrase
placeIssued Bombay
Gowalia Tank Maidan
politicalGoal immediate British withdrawal from India
purpose to call for complete independence
to demand an end to British rule in India
to inspire mass civil disobedience
relatedConcept Purna Swaraj
Satyagraha
speaker Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
targetAudience Indian freedom fighters
Indian population
theme national unity
sacrifice for freedom
unwavering resolve
timePeriod British Raj
year 1942

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
August Kranti
Quit India movement
slogan

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