Quit India Movement Day: August 8 and Its 1942 Call
Why in the news
The day was observed again on 8 August 2026 to remember the freedom struggle’s 1942 mass movement.
Key facts
- Date: August 8; alternate name August Kranti Diwas.
- Event remembered: launch of the Quit India Movement in 1942.
- Slogan: “Do or Die”, given by Mahatma Gandhi.
- Aruna Asaf Ali became a symbol of the movement by raising the national flag at Gowalia Tank Maidan.
Exam angle
- Year: 1942.
- Venue linked to the flag hoisting: Gowalia Tank Maidan.
- Leader associated with the slogan: Mahatma Gandhi.
- Other name of the day: August Kranti Diwas.