It was 77 years ago that All India Congress Committee approved the 'Quit India Resolution' in Bombay Session, paving way for a mass movement to attain independence.<br />”<br />”<br />”As a precursor to India’s independence, the Quit India Movement was launched at Mumbai’s historic Gowalia Tank Maidan, now popularly known as August Kranti Maidan on 8th August 1942.<br />”<br />”<br />”Mahatma Gandhi’s clarion call of ‘Do or Die’ inspired thousands of party workers but also created a frenzy among the British who rushed to imprison the entire Congress leadership.<br />
News On AIR | August 6, 2019 11:25 AM | 1942 | Quit India Movement launched at Mumbai's historic Gowalia Tank Maidan on Aug 8
Quit India Movement launched at Mumbai’s historic Gowalia Tank Maidan on Aug 8, 1942