Women’s Position in the Quit India Movement of Assam

Abstract

After the Non-Cooperation and Civil-Disobedience Movement, the Quit India Movement starting on 9th August 1942 has normally been observed as the third large movement of the people of India for freedom from the independence of British regime. The Quit India Movement was a mass upsurge of unparalleled proportions which accelerated the liberation of the country. Throughout the Quit India Movement the people of Assam like that of other parts of India offered optimistic reply to the call of Gandhi’s ‘Do or Die’. In respect of caste, creed, religion, belief, gender and community people from all areas came forward to the national call; a small number of victims and thousands faced police atrocities and, hence, made extraordinary involvement to the victory of the mass movement.