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Do you think that the Quit India movement was a Spontaneous Revolution?

  • UPSC 2009
  • Rise of Gandhi and the Gandhian Era

The Quit India Movement (August 1942) is often described as the most "spontaneous" of Gandhi's three great mass movements, since its actual course unfolded almost entirely without central Congress direction, the entire top leadership having been arrested within hours of the call.

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  • The Case for "Spontaneous Revolution"
  • The Case Against Pure Spontaneity
  • The Element of Continuity and Leadership-in-Absentia

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