As India approaches August 9, 2026 — the 84th anniversary of the Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolan) — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tribute to freedom fighters and martyrs on August 7. The movement was launched on August 8, 1942 at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session in Bombay, when Mahatma Gandhi issued the famous call 'Do or Die' (Karo ya Maro) demanding immediate independence from British rule. On August 9, 1942, Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, and other major Congress leaders were arrested, triggering a spontaneous nationwide uprising that shook British India.
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India Approaches 84th Anniversary of Quit India Movement (August 9) — Gandhi's 'Do or Die' Call That Shook British India
Key Points
- As India approaches August 9, 2026 — the 84th anniversary of the Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolan) — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid tribute to freedom fighters and martyrs on August 7
- The movement was launched on August 8, 1942 at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session in Bombay, when Mahatma Gandhi issued the famous call 'Do or Die' (Karo ya Maro) demanding immediate independence from British rule
- On August 9, 1942, Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, and other major Congress leaders were arrested, triggering a spontaneous nationwide uprising that shook British India
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• Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolan): 84th anniversary August 9, 2026 • Launched: August 8, 1942; AICC session, Bombay; Gandhi's 'Do or Die' (Karo ya Maro) call • August 9, 1942: Gandhi + major Congress leaders arrested; spontaneous nationwide uprising • August 9 = Quit India Day + Nagasaki Day + International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples
