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Explained: This day 77 years ago: Quit India in Mumbai | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: This day 77 years ago: Quit India in Mumbai | Explained News, The Indian Express

Reported by Om Marathe |Edited by Explained Desk |New Delhi |Updated: August 9, 2019 7:18:41 pm

Explained: This day 77 years ago: Quit India in Mumbai

After the movement was launched in Mumbai, residents belonging to diverse communities and political affiliations joined in, resisting harsh measures undertaken by the colonial government to muzzle dissent.

Explained: This day 77 years ago: Quit India in Mumbai
The arrests of major Congress leaders failed to deter agitators’ grit. Protests around Dadar reached fever pitch, requiring both the military and police to be deployed. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)


On this day 77 years ago, Mumbai became the scene of massive public demonstrations against colonial rule. The previous day, August 8, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi had given the clarion call of ‘Quit India’ at Gowalia Tank (now August Kranti Maidan). The Quit India movement, which subsequently spread to other parts of the country, is among the key moments of India’s freedom struggle.

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