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Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India
Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India -
less than a month shy of his 19th birthday, Gandhi traveled to London, England, to study law at University College London and to train as a barrister.
less than a month shy of his 19th birthday, Gandhi traveled to London, England, to study law at University College London and to train as a barrister. -
A great shock lay in store for him when he landed at Bombay. His mother had died while he was in England
A great shock lay in store for him when he landed at Bombay. His mother had died while he was in England -
Gandhi realized that what the India urgently needed was a permanent organization to look after their interests. Out of deference to Dadabhai Naoroji, Who had presided over the Indian National Congress in 1893, he called the new organization Natal Indian C
Gandhi realized that what the India urgently needed was a permanent organization to look after their interests. Out of deference to Dadabhai Naoroji, Who had presided over the Indian National Congress in 1893, he called the new organization Natal Indian Congress. -
It is a measure of Gandhi’s success as a publicist that the Indian National Congress Recorded its protest against the disabilities imposed upon the Indian settlers in South Africa, and the London Times devoted several leading articles to this problem.
It is a measure of Gandhi’s success as a publicist that the Indian National Congress Recorded its protest against the disabilities imposed upon the Indian settlers in South Africa, and the London Times devoted several leading articles to this problem. -
Gandhi is Arrested for the First Time, for Refusing to Carry an Obligatory ID Card in South Africa
Gandhi is Arrested for the First Time, for Refusing to Carry an Obligatory ID Card in South Africa -
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (Amritsar Massacre)
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (Hindi: जलियांवाला बाग़ हत्याकांड جلیانوالہ باغ Jallianwala Bāġa Hatyākāṇḍ), alternatively known as the Amritsar Massacre, was named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in the northern Indian city of Amritsar where, on April 13, 1919, 90 British Indian Army soldiers under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer opened fire on a peaceful religious gathering of Sikh men, women and children. The firing lasted for 10 to 15 minutes, until they ran out of ammunitio -
Gandhi is Arrested by the British Government on Charges of Inciting Violence at Chauri Chaura
Gandhi is Arrested by the British Government on Charges of Inciting Violence at Chauri Chaura -
Indian National Congress Raises the Tricolor Flag of India
Indian National Congress Raises the Tricolor Flag of India -
Gandhi Sets Sail for England to Represent the Indian National Congress at the Second Round Table Conference
Gandhi Sets Sail for England to Represent the Indian National Congress at the Second Round Table Conference -
Gandhi Announces Retirement from Politics to Focus on Village Economics
Gandhi Announces Retirement from Politics to Focus on Village Economics -
Gandhi Relocates Base of Operations to Sevagram, a Small Village Near Wardha in Central India
Gandhi Relocates Base of Operations to Sevagram, a Small Village Near Wardha in Central India -
Mahadev Desai, Gandhi's Personal Secretary, Dies From Heart Failure
Gandhi and the entire Congress Working Committee were arrested in Bombay by the British on 9 August 1942. Gandhi was held for two years in the Aga Khan Palace in Pune. It was here that Gandhi suffered two terrible blows in his personal life. His 50-year old secretary Mahadev Desai died of a heart attack 6 days later and his wife Kasturba died after 18 months imprisonment in 22 February 1944 -
United Kingdom Passes the Indian Independence Act 1947
United Kingdom Passes the Indian Independence Act 1947 -
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is Assassinated by Nathuram Godse
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is Assassinated by Nathuram Godse