The South Asian Struggle for Independence By yasmineelsharif May 7, 1861 Rabindranath Tagore is born in Kolkata, in Bengal, India Period: May 7, 1861 to Jan 30, 1948 Leadership in India's Independance Oct 2, 1869 Mohandas Gandhi is born in Porbandar, India May 11, 1883 Tagore becomes known as the "Bengali Shelley" due to his impressive writings skills Jan 23, 1897 Subhas Chandra is born in Bengal, India Apr 14, 1911 Tagore tries to reunite Brahmo Samaj, but fails Nov 22, 1913 Tagore recieves a Nobel Prize for Gitanjali, becoming the first asian to ever do so Jan 2, 1914 Tagore becomes apart of the British Knighthood Apr 13, 1919 The Amitsar Massacre causes Tagore to give up British Knighthood in show of support of protest Jun 6, 1921 Bose was arrested for his participation in the nationalistic movement Jan 23, 1924 Bose became actively involved in the government of Kolkata Aug 28, 1927 Bose was elected President of the Bengal government Mar 12, 1930 Gandhi and 78 of his followers marched 240 miles to the coast of India—This became known as the Salt March Aug 15, 1947 India gained its Independence from British rule Jan 30, 1948 Gandhi was shot three times and instantly died