Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay

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Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay (now August Kranti Maidan) is a historic public ground renowned as the site where Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement in 1942.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
public ground
alsoKnownAs August Kranti Maidan
associatedWith Indian independence movement
Mahatma Gandhi
city Mumbai
commemoratedBy renaming as August Kranti Maidan
country India
dateOfSignificantEvent 1942
eventYear_QuitIndiaMovementLaunch 1942
formerNameOf August Kranti Maidan
hasCategory Indian independence movement sites
Monuments and memorials to Mahatma Gandhi
Parks in Mumbai
hasHeritageValue yes
historicalPeriod British colonial era
locatedIn Bombay
linked to: Mumbai

India
Maharashtra
Mumbai
movementLaunched Quit India Movement
linked to: Quit India movement
movementLeaderAtSite Mahatma Gandhi
notableEvent Quit India Movement launch
linked to: Quit India movement
notableFor site of the launch of the Quit India Movement
partOf South Mumbai
politicalSignificance major site of anti-colonial protest
significantEvent Gandhi’s Quit India speech
linked to: Quit India movement
use political rallies
public gatherings
recreational ground

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Quit India movement placeOfProclamation Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay
August Kranti startPlace Gowalia Tank Maidan
linked to: Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay
August Kranti startPlace August Kranti Maidan
linked to: Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay
August Kranti commemoratedAt August Kranti Maidan
linked to: Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay
Do or Die placeIssued Gowalia Tank Maidan
linked to: Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay