On August 8, 1942, the “Quit India Movement” was launched by Mahatma Gandhi for Satyagraha during World War II.
Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’ in this movement. His words were “We shall either free India or die in the attempt”. These words swept across India gushing like fire and awakening its people to call for a rising. Hundreds of men and women marched on the streets shouting slogans of ‘Bharat Choddo’ or Quit India.
"Here is a mantra a short one that I give you. You may imprint it on your hearts and let every breath of yours give expression to it. The mantra is "Do or Die". We shall either free India or die in the attempt. We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery." It was with these inspiring worlds that Mahtma Gandhi in the speech he delivered just after the passing of the historic "Quit India" resolution by the All-India Congress Committee on 8th August, 1942 at Bombay ushered in a new phase in the glorious struggle for India's freedom.
Gowalia Tank Maidan (now also known as August Kranti Maidan) is a park in central Mumbai where Mahatma Gandhi issued the Quit India speech on 8 August 1942 decreeing that the British must leave India immediately or else mass agitations would take place. Gandhi's call for the nation was of "Do or Die". The call mobilized the citizens to a huge Civil Disobedience movement as the British refused to grant independence till the War was over.
The Martyr's Memorial also known as Shaheed Smarak which is a life-size statue of seven brave young men who sacrificed their lives in the Quit India movement (August 1942), to hoist the national flag on the Secretariat building. The foundation stone of Martyr's Memorial was laid on August 15, 1947, by the then governor of Bihar, Mr. Jairam Das Daulatram. The sculptor Mr. Deviprasad Roychoudhry built the bronze statue of the seven students with the national flag. These statues were cast in Italy and later placed here.
The August Kranti (August Revolution) which took place in Ballia in UP is one among the most inspiring chapters of the Quit India Movement of 1942.
Mahatma Gandhi gave the slogan ‘Do or Die’ in this movement. His words were “We shall either free India or die in the attempt”. These words swept across India gushing like fire and awakening its people to call for a rising. Hundreds of men and women marched on the streets shouting slogans of ‘Bharat Choddo’ or Quit India.
"Here is a mantra a short one that I give you. You may imprint it on your hearts and let every breath of yours give expression to it. The mantra is "Do or Die". We shall either free India or die in the attempt. We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery." It was with these inspiring worlds that Mahtma Gandhi in the speech he delivered just after the passing of the historic "Quit India" resolution by the All-India Congress Committee on 8th August, 1942 at Bombay ushered in a new phase in the glorious struggle for India's freedom.
Gowalia Tank Maidan (now also known as August Kranti Maidan) is a park in central Mumbai where Mahatma Gandhi issued the Quit India speech on 8 August 1942 decreeing that the British must leave India immediately or else mass agitations would take place. Gandhi's call for the nation was of "Do or Die". The call mobilized the citizens to a huge Civil Disobedience movement as the British refused to grant independence till the War was over.
The Martyr's Memorial also known as Shaheed Smarak which is a life-size statue of seven brave young men who sacrificed their lives in the Quit India movement (August 1942), to hoist the national flag on the Secretariat building. The foundation stone of Martyr's Memorial was laid on August 15, 1947, by the then governor of Bihar, Mr. Jairam Das Daulatram. The sculptor Mr. Deviprasad Roychoudhry built the bronze statue of the seven students with the national flag. These statues were cast in Italy and later placed here.
