Quit india movement,1942

1. The Quit India Movement,1942 Presented by ….. sudipta maiti. dept : Electrical engg. class roll no: 11/EE/4020 WBUT ROLL NO: 14801611056 REGISTRATION NO: 11148011042

2. Topic for Discussion World War II and Indian involvement Cripps' Mission’ Failure Contemporary condition of congress in 1940 Resolution for immediate independence Gandhi's Quit India speech Quit India movement,1stphase Quit India movement,2ndphase Prominent leaders Women in the Quit India Movement Quit India Movement in Bengal Opposition to Quit India Conclusion Bibliography

3. World War II and Indian involvement British Governor-General of India, Lord Linlithgow , had without consultation with the congress brought India into the war. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose organized the Indian National Army with the help of the Japanese announced war against the British government in I ndia. The Muslim League , Muhammad Ali Jinnah , supported the war in return Pakistan , a separate Muslim state. The Congress Working committee had passed a resolution for war against Fascism at Wardha in September 1939 and freedom in return. Gandhi had not supported this initiative as believer in non-violent resistance.

4. Cripps' Mission’ Failure The Cripps mission was an attempt in late March 1942 to secure Indian cooperation and support for war. Cripps offered immediate self-government and eventual independence in return. The Congress was divided upon its response to India's entry into WW2. But the mission fails.

5. Contemporary condition of congress in 1940 Due to the price hike of daily used commodities ,common people was loosing their trust on congress. Due to active participation of Netaji ,the congress was loosing their popularity. To boost up their party, they shown their activeness through quit India movement.

6. Resolution for immediate independence The Congress Working Committee meeting at Wardha (14 July, 1942) adopted a resolution demanding complete independence from the British government. It proved to be controversial within the party. On August 8, 1942 the Quit India Resolution was passed at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee(AICC).

7. Gandhi's Quit India speech In his Quit India speech on 8 th Aug at Gowalia Tank , Bombay, Gandhi told Indians to follow non-violent civil disobedience . Gandhi called "an orderly British withdrawal" from India and told the Cong leader to Do or Die. He advised for the Hindu-Muslim unity.

8. 'Quit India' movement,1stphase On 9th August, eminent Congress leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad etc were arrested. The All India Congress was declared unlawful associations and banned it. The assembly of public meetings were prohibited. Gandhiji requested for non-violence movement once again in jail.

9. 'Quit India' movement,2 nd phase The arrest of Gandhi and the Congress leaders led to mass demonstrations throughout India. Next it became a terrorist movement . The British swiftly responded with mass detentions. .

10. Prominent Leaders Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jawaharlal Nehru Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

11. Women in the Quit India Movement Gandhiji referred woman “as disciplined soldiers of Indian freedom“. Usha Mehta set up a radio transmitter, called the `Voice of Freedom` to disseminate information in quit India movement. Matangini Hazra , Aruna Asaf Ali, Sucheta Kripalani

12. Quit India Movement in Bengal Large numbers of peasant joined in protesting against taxes, landholders and british. Matangini Hazra stepped forward capturing the court and the police station on September 29 the people of Tamluk sub-division. The national govt was built by Satish Samanta at Tamluk.

13. Opposition to Quit India Hindu Mahasabha and The Communist Party of India strongly opposed the Quit India movement. The Muslim League opposed Quit India. Many Indian businessmen were profiting from heavy wartime and did not support Quit India. The nationalists had very little international support. The lack of leadership.

14. Conclusion The quit India movement is one of the most important event in the history of Indian freedom struggle aginst British. Though the movement was unable to achieve freedom but it succeed to compel the British government to quit India. The British government also realizes that the time had came to quit India.

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