The breeding ground of India’s independence movement had had enough manure of mass movements and was fertile now to plant seeds of freedom. In the context of the Quit India movement, analyze. (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
What led to the Quit India Movement?
· In 1939, the Congress passed a resolution, which stated that Indian soldiers should not be sent to the war without people’s consultation.
· In March 1942, the British sent a delegation to India named ‘Cripps mission’ which was failed to address the key demands of the Indians, including their right to form self-government.
· The failure of ‘Cripps mission’ was one of the key factors contributing towards Gandhi’s decision to call for Quit India Movement.
· Another cause of the movement was Gandhi’s fear of a possible Japanese invasion of India and the inability of Britishers to defend the India during such a situation.
Planting seeds of freedom
· The movement was carried forward without the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, or any other leader, all of whom were jailed on its commencement.
· The movement was a direct confrontation with British government, unlike other movements.
· British’s ideological hegemony was exposed to elite class of Indian population like Civil servants, lawyers, military officers etc forcing the Britian to provide independence to the country. All sections of people participated in huge numbers and they were united.
· Decentralized command was the prime significance of this movement.
The British began to seriously think about the issue of Indian independence after seeing the upsurge among the masses.
· It changed the nature of political negotiations with British empire in 1940s which ultimately paved the way of India’s independence.
