St. Stephens: College where Gandhi drafted Quit India Movement

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Published : Sep 6, 2019, 8:02 AM IST

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Gandhiji on his maiden visit to Delhi after coming back from South Africa in 1915 had stayed with the principal of the St. Stephens College, Prof Sushil Kumar Rudra, inside the college premises. Gandhi ji had a very special relationship with the college. The Quit India Movement was designed at the conference hall of the Stephen College after one hour thirty minutes long meeting which involved several students, principal and teachers. Gandhi ji also had dinner in the house of Hakim Ajmal Khan Sahib, the renowned Hakim and Congress leader of Delhi.

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