Which historical movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi

📘 Explanation

On 8 August 1942, during the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee, Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement.

The movement demanded an immediate end to British rule in India. Gandhi gave the famous slogan “Do or Die”, encouraging Indians to fight peacefully but firmly for independence. Soon after the announcement, many national leaders were arrested, yet the movement spread widely across the country.

📘 व्याख्या

8 अगस्त 1942 को बम्बई में आयोजित अखिल भारतीय कांग्रेस कमेटी के अधिवेशन में महात्मा गांधी ने भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन की शुरुआत की।

इस आंदोलन का मुख्य उद्देश्य था — अंग्रेजों को भारत छोड़ने के लिए मजबूर करना। गांधी जी ने इस समय प्रसिद्ध नारा “करो या मरो” दिया। घोषणा के तुरंत बाद कई नेताओं को गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया, फिर भी यह आंदोलन पूरे देश में फैल गया।

🧠 Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य

⭐ The movement is also called the August Movement.
⭐ It was one of the most powerful mass movements of the Indian freedom struggle.
⭐ Students, workers, and common people actively participated.
⭐ The movement accelerated the process that finally led to India’s independence in 1947.