Quit India
This study guide will help you analyse the speech “Quit India” by Mahatma Gandhi. We will show you examples of elements in the text that will be relevant for your analysis. In these notes, we will focus on the main topics, speaker, audience, language, and circumstances. We will also give you an idea of Gandhi’s intention with the speech.
Presentation of the speech
Title: Quit India
Speaker: Mahatma Gandhi
Context: This speech was held in front of the All India Congress Committee at Bombay (now Mumbai)
When: 8th of August, 1942
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) was an Indian activist and the leader of the Indian independence movement against the rule of the British Empire. He lived for some time in South Africa where he used civil disobedience to fight for the Indian community’s rights in the country.
The first two parts of the “Quit India” speech were originally delivered in Hindustani and later translated into English. Only the third part was originally delivered in English. Next, you can find the summary of all three parts of “Quit India” and an analysis of the first and third parts of the speech.
Excerpt
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