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PM Modi pays tribute to Quit India Movement heroes on 84th anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday remembered those who participated in the historic Quit India Movement, saying their courage will always remain an inspiration for every Indian. In a post on X,…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday remembered those who participated in the historic Quit India Movement, saying their courage will always remain an inspiration for every Indian. In a post on X, Modi said the clarion call of Quit India, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, infused new energy into the freedom struggle and reflected the nation's determination to break free from colonial rule.
The Quit India Movement was launched on August 9, 1942, after Gandhi gave the call 'Do or Die' at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay. The movement, which the British viceroy called the most serious rebellion since 1857, saw thousands arrested, including leaders like Vallabhbhai Patel, Aruna Asaf Ali, Jayaprakash Narayan, and Usha Mehta.
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Official tributes often paint the Quit India Movement with a broad brush, but its real texture was messy and fearless, secret radios, jailbreaks, and women like Aruna Asaf Ali hoisting the flag alone. We must resist flattening this history into a single, government-approved narrative. Are textbooks today teaching schoolchildren the price these ordinary people paid, or just the slogans?
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