quit india movement

Sitting in his Bharatpur home, the veteran, “Lohia’s oldest disciple” as he likes to call himself, speaks with the authority of one who has not just witnessed history, but shaped it. Until a recent fall briefly hospitalised him, he was holding three meetings a week. What keeps him going is unfinished work.

A 103-year-old Gandhian and freedom fighter, V.P. Appukkutta Poduval, is set to cast his vote in the upcoming elections, representing a living link to India's struggle for independence. He vividly recalls his first electoral experience in 1946, the simplicity of the political landscape, and his impactful first encounter with Mahatma Gandhi as a schoolboy.

Floral tributes were paid to freedom fighters here on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of quit india movement on Saturday.

In recent weeks, the seer has found himself at the centre of a political and legal storm that stretches from allegations under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act to a decades old dispute over who has the right to call himself the Shankaracharya of Jyotirmath. For many followers of Sanatan Dharm, the position of Shankaracharya is among the most revered spiritual roles in Hindu tradition.

The department of history, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), is going to organise a lecture of Prof JP Mishra on 'Remembering quit india movement' and its message on Monday.

The commemoration of the quit india movement provided a new flash point to Telangana protagonists before the proposed general strike by government employees of the region from August 17.

Freedom fighter Bihara Singh (93), who joined the Indian National Army (INA) at the tender age of 15 in 1942, was honoured by the Mansa additional deputy commissioner on behalf of the President on the 78th anniversary of the historic quit india movement on Sunday.

Way back in 1942, the entire nation pledged to get rid of the British rule, as a result of which the nation observed quit india movement in August 1942.

A 104-year-old man in East Burdwan, Sk Ibrahim, faces the risk of losing his voting rights after his name was placed under adjudication due to a name discrepancy on the voter's list. Despite a home visit by an official, the issue remains unresolved, leaving his voting future uncertain.

Former high court judge and member of Rajya Sabha Rama Jois said the country needs a `quit corruption 'movement on the lines of the quit india movement.

Even when he participated in the quit india movement in 1942 and was sent to prison, V Loganathan, an octogenarian now, would not have thought that he would have to spend 16 years running behind officials to get his freedom fighter's pension once India achieved independence.

After creating waves during the 1942 quit india movement, 'Baghi Ballia' has caused a stir once again.

Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat announced on Wednesday that he would start a regular dialogue through video-conferencing with people from all 13 districts to “promote community participation in governance”.

They fought British rule more than 60 years ago, and on Thursday veteran freedom fighters joined the nationwide anti-corruption movement.

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, in association with Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR), organized Sankalp Se Siddhi: Yeh India Ka Time Hai – an event to commemorate the 75 years of the quit india movement and 70 years of Independence. The day started with a street play performance by the students of LSR’s dramatics society, followed by Manthan, a discussion on Education & Women: Vision for 2020. The event culminated with a patriotic rock show by the rock fusion band Nasya.

The State Archives on Tuesday will host an exhibition of some rare records and archival documents narrating the active participation of Odias in the freedom struggle on the occasion of 75 years of the quit india movement.

Octogenarian R Ponnammal of Madurai has finally won the battle for freedom fighter's pension, more than 29 years after her husband Ramanarasimhan first applied for it.

A division of Gujarat high court has asked the state government to give pension to 80-year old freedom fighter Natvarlal Thakkar, who had participated in the 1942 quit india movement and sustained bullet injury at an age of 12.

The 77th anniversary of the quit india movement that began in 1942 was marked with tree plantation drives across the state, in which 42.3 lakh saplings were planted in Bijnor district alone, followed by Amroha with 27 lakh saplings.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'quit India' jibe at the opposition, saying it is "our victory" that those who did not remember the 'quit india movement' for 75 years are doing so now. Kharge's attack on Modi came hours after the prime minister, while addressing an event to lay the foundation stone for the redevelopment of 508 railway stations, accused the opposition of playing "negative politics" and said now the entire country is rooting for corruption, dynasty and appeasement to 'quit India'.

The state government has invited applications from private parties, including corporate houses, charitable trusts, and individual citizens as well as NRIs, to adopt the historic August Kranti Maidan. The park in central Mumbai was where Mahatma Gandhi launched the quit india movement on August 8, 1942.

Town shuts down on August 14 as mark of respect.

Taraprasad Borthakur, an eminent freedom fighter of the state, passed away at his residence in Sivasagar on Thursday. He was 94.

They helped win freedom for the country, but red tape has defeated them post-Independence. As the nation celebrates its 67th Independence Day, many freedom fighters here continue to live without a proper source of income.

Roop Kumari Khaitan: 81 years old, is a freedom fighter, a social reformer and an activist. She fought for the rights of the teachers, making it her mission to get them treated right when it came to salaries.