The Quit India Movement was a civil disobedience campaign initiated in August 1942, urging for immediate Indian independence from British rule, led by Mahatma Gandhi. Despite the mass protests and calls for passive resistance, the movement lasted only three months and ultimately failed due to tactical organizational mistakes, loyalty of governmental services, and the physical strength of the British government. Historians attribute the movement's shortcomings to several key factors outlined by Dr. Amba Prasad.

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Subrahmanya

2. The Quit India Movement was a civil
disobedience movement launched in India in
August 1942 in response to Gandhi’s call for
immediate independence. The All India
Congress Committee proclaimed a mass
protest demanding what Gandhi called "an
orderly British withdrawal" from India. The
call for determined, but passive resistance
appears in his call to Do or Die, issued on 9th
August at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in
Mumbai in the year 1942.

5. Gandhiji’s Speech During Quit India Movement

12. The revolt of 1942 lasted for 3 months only
It failed in its attempt to paralyze the government
machinery in order to seize power . The three
main causes of failure according to Dr.Amba
Prasad are
1.Tactical mistakes of organization and planning
2.Loyalty of the services
3.Superior physical strength of the government