Quit India movement
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The Quit India movement was a mass civil disobedience campaign launched in 1942 demanding an end to British colonial rule in India, led prominently by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.
Aliases (9)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian independence movement
→
mass civil disobedience campaign → political movement → |
| alsoKnownAs |
August Kranti
→
Bharat Chhodo Andolan → |
| commemoratedOn |
August Kranti Day
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| commemorationDate |
9 August
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| context |
World War II
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| country |
India
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| followedBy |
post-war negotiations leading to Indian independence
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| goal |
Indian independence
→
end of British rule in India → |
| inspired |
parallel governments in some Indian districts
→
underground resistance networks → |
| leader |
Aruna Asaf Ali
→
Jawaharlal Nehru → Jayaprakash Narayan → Mahatma Gandhi → Maulana Abul Kalam Azad → Ram Manohar Lohia → Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel → |
| location |
British India
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| method |
boycott of British institutions
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mass protests → non-violent civil disobedience → strikes → |
| opposedBy |
British government
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Viceroy Lord Linlithgow → |
| opposedTo |
British colonial rule in India
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| organizedBy |
Indian National Congress
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| participants |
Indian National Congress activists
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peasants → students → workers → |
| placeOfProclamation |
Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay
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Mumbai → |
| precededBy |
Civil Disobedience Movement
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| proclaimedAt |
Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee
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| proclaimedBy |
All India Congress Committee
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Mahatma Gandhi → |
| result |
mass arrests of Indian leaders
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radicalization of Indian freedom struggle → strengthening of demand for complete independence → suppression by British authorities → |
| significance |
major milestone in Indian independence movement
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| slogan |
Do or Die
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Quit India → |
| sloganGivenBy |
Mahatma Gandhi
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| startDate |
1942-08-08
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8 August 1942 → |
| triggeredBy |
failure of Cripps Mission
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Referenced by (37)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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J. B. Kripalani
("Quit India Movement")
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Jayaprakash Narayan ("Quit India Movement") → Kasturba Gandhi ("Quit India Movement") → R. Venkataraman ("Quit India Movement") → Rajendra Prasad ("Quit India Movement") → Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ("Quit India Movement") → Sarojini Naidu ("Quit India Movement") → Sucheta Kriplani ("Quit India Movement") → |
participatedIn |
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August Kranti
("Bharat Chhodo Andolan")
→
August Kranti Day ("Quit India Day") → Quit India movement ("Bharat Chhodo Andolan") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Gowalia Tank Maidan
("Gandhi’s Quit India speech")
→
Indian National Congress movement ("Quit India Movement") → Indian independence movement ("Quit India Movement") → |
significantEvent |
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Aga Khan Palace
("Quit India Movement")
→
Do or Die ("Quit India Movement") → |
associatedWithEvent |
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August Kranti Day
("Quit India Movement")
→
August Kranti Day ("1942 Quit India Movement") → |
commemorates |
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Aruna Asaf Ali
("Quit India Movement")
→
J. B. Kripalani ("Quit India Movement") → |
movement |
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British India
("Quit India Movement")
→
Gowalia Tank Maidan ("Quit India Movement launch") → |
notableEvent |
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Anugrah Narayan Sinha
("Quit India Movement")
→
Mahadev Desai ("Quit India Movement") → |
participantIn |
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August Kranti
("Quit India resolution")
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associatedDocument |
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Do or Die
("Quit India speech")
→
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deliveredIn |
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Civil Disobedience Movement
("Quit India Movement")
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followedBy |
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Indian nationalism
("Quit India Movement")
→
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hasKeyEvent |
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August Kranti
("Quit India Movement")
→
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hasOfficialName |
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August Kranti
("Quit India Movement")
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hasPopularName |
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The Discovery of India
("Quit India Movement")
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imprisonmentContext |
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Mahatma Gandhi
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knownFor |
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Gowalia Tank Maidan
("Quit India Movement")
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movementLaunched |
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Royal Indian Navy mutiny
("Quit India Movement")
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relatedEvent |
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Independence Day (India)
("Quit India Movement")
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relatedMovement |
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Quit India movement
("Quit India")
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slogan |
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Satyagraha
("Quit India Movement")
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usedIn |