CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT- AN ANALYSIS

The Quit India Movement came at a time when the British supremacy was crumbling with the approach of Japanese forces towards the Indian sub-continent and the British’s apparent inability to defend Indian territory. At the backdrop of the Second World War, the British found themselves losing grip over the Indian affairs but holding on to it firmly inspite of adverse situations. The League’s demand for a separate state, the failure of Cripps’ proposals, the Indian public unrest and Gandhi’s own skepticism about the ability of the British to defend India-have all led towards the calling of the Quit India Movement. It is termed as the last great movement that awakened the masses to take up cudgels against the colonial rule.