The Quit India Movement Day is annually observed across India on 8th August to commemorate the launch of the Quit India Movement on 8th August 1942. The day remembers the sacrifices of the martyrs of the freedom struggle and pays homage to the freedom fighters.
The 8th August 2021 marks the 79th anniversary of the Quit India movement.
The day is also known as August Kranti Diwas or India August Movement since the movement was held in August.
Quit India Movement:
i.The Quit India Movement was launched on 8th August 1942 at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee(AICC), during World War II demanding immediate Independence to India.
ii.The movement was launched following the failure of the Cripps Mission to secure Indian support for the British war effort.
iii.Mahatma Gandhi attached the clarion call “Do or Die” to the movement during the speech in Gowalia Tank Maidan, Mumbai.
iv.It was a mass civil disobedience movement and one of the most significant events of India’s freedom struggle.
Events 2021:
i.National Archives of India, under the Ministry of Culture, is organizing an exhibition on the Quit India Movement as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav being celebrated to mark 75 years of Independence.
ii.G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of Culture, inaugurated the exhibition in the presence of Ministers of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal and Meenakshi Lekhi.
iii.As a part of the Quit India Movement Day 2021, the Films Division of India screened 2 documentaries from the Series “India’s Struggle for Freedom” on its website.
About National Archives of India:
Director-General– Chandan Sinha
Headquarters– New Delhi
