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On July 14, 1942, the Indian National Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence from Britain . The draft proposed that if the British did not accede to the demands, a massive Civil Disobedience would be launched.

On August 8, 1942 the Quit India resolution was passed. At Gowalia Tank, Bombay Gandhi urged Indians to follow a non-violent civil disobedience. Gandhi told the masses to act as if they were an independent nation and not to follow the orders of the British. Thousands of people all over the country responded to the call.

The British responded the next day by imprisoning Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and other leaders of the Congress party. They also banned the party altogether. This instead motivated the populace to espouse the cause towards freedom. Large scale protests and demonstrations were held all over the country. Workers remained absent en masse and strikes were called. However, not all the demonstrations were peaceful. Bombs exploded, government buildings were set on fire, electricity was cut and transport and communicationCommunication is the process of exchanging information usually via a common system of symbols. Communication" is the academic discipline which studies communication. Forms of communication Animal communications Interpersonal communications Marketing Propa lines were severed.

The British swiftly responded by mass arrests. A total of 90,000 arrests were made nationwide. Mass fines were levied. Bombs were air dropped and demonstrators were subjected to public flogging. Scores of innocent people were killed by police fire. Many national leaders went underground and continued their struggle by broadcasting messages over secret radioFor other uses see: radio (disambiguation Radio is a technology that allows the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of light. Radio waves Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation, and are, distributing pamphlets and establishing parallel governments.