Quit India Movement In Assam: A Historical Study

Abstract

The Quit India Movement was the last phase of freedom movement of India’s  Independence struggle started with the resolution adopted on 8^th August, 1942 by the Congress working committee’s meeting at Bombay. Gandhiji’s call to the nation was ‘Do or Die’ and inspired by this motto of Gandhiji the movement received wholesale responses from the countrymen. Gandhiji and several prominent congress leaders were arrested on the very following day of the passing of the ‘Quit India’ Resolution and the British Government declared Congress an illegal organization.

Likewise the other parts of the country, in Assam too the movement started with a massive response from the Assamese people. Prominent Congress leaders including Gopinath Bordoloi, Sinddhi Nath Sarma were arrested. Assamese women also took active participation in this movement. Assamese women organized Mrityu- Bahini or Santi-Sena which was the backbone of the movement.There were hartals, strikes and demonstrations in all districts of Assam. The British Government resorted a repressive method to subdue the movement. Kushal Konwar, Kanaklata and many other sacrificed their lives in this movement.