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Quit India movement

  • Mamata Banerjee compares her campaign against BJP to 1942 Quit India movement

    Mamata Banerjee compares her campaign against BJP to 1942 Quit India movement

    Scroll Staff
    · May 08, 2019 · 08:15 pm
  • What it was like being an Indian soldier fighting for the British in World War II

    What it was like being an Indian soldier fighting for the British in World War II

    Diya Gupta, The Conversation
    · Nov 12, 2017 · 09:30 pm
  • In photos: When Gandhi’s message was a mass movement, from Champaran to Bombay

    In photos: When Gandhi’s message was a mass movement, from Champaran to Bombay

    Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
    · Aug 15, 2017 · 03:30 pm
  • Readers’ comments: ‘Only thing in common between Congress of 1940s and the party today is the name’

    Readers’ comments: ‘Only thing in common between Congress of 1940s and the party today is the name’

    Scroll
    · Aug 09, 2017 · 10:30 pm
  • The big news: Marathas demand reservation with silent march in Mumbai, and nine other top stories

    The big news: Marathas demand reservation with silent march in Mumbai, and nine other top stories

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 09, 2017 · 02:06 pm
  • What exactly was Vajpayee's role in the Quit India movement?

    What exactly was Vajpayee's role in the Quit India movement?

    Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and Shankar Raghuraman
    · Dec 25, 2014 · 06:00 am