Biographical timeline of Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi, leader of Indian independence through nonviolent civil disobedience (Satyagraha).
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is born in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. #history #india
At age 13, Gandhi marries Kasturba Makhanji in an arranged marriage. #history #india
Gandhi sails to England to study law at University College London. #history #education
Gandhi passes the bar exam and is called to the bar at the Inner Temple. #law #history
Gandhi travels to South Africa to work as a lawyer for a Muslim Indian trading firm. #history #india
Gandhi establishes the Natal Indian Congress to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa. #activism #history
Gandhi returns to India to bring his family to South Africa. #history #india
Gandhi volunteers to lead an Indian ambulance corps for the British during the Boer War. #service #history
Gandhi returns to India and attends the Indian National Congress session in Calcutta. #politics #india
Gandhi returns to South Africa due to ongoing struggles. #history #activism
Gandhi founds the Phoenix Settlement near Durban, a communal living experiment. #community #history
Gandhi leads the first Satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) against the Asiatic Registration Act in Johannesburg. #nonviolence #history
Gandhi is arrested for burning registration certificates and serves his first prison sentence. #activism #history
Gandhi writes Hind Swaraj (Indian Home Rule) on a ship returning from England. #philosophy #india
Gandhi establishes Tolstoy Farm, another cooperative colony for Satyagrahis. #community #history
Gandhi leads a march of Indian miners protesting a £3 tax; many are arrested. #nonviolence #history
Gandhi leaves South Africa permanently, returning to India. #history #india
Gandhi returns to India and is welcomed as a hero. #history #india
Gandhi founds the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, his base for activism. #community #history
Gandhi leads his first Satyagraha in India supporting indigo farmers in Champaran, Bihar. #nonviolence #activism
Gandhi mediates a strike by mill workers in Ahmedabad, leading to a settlement. #labor #history
Gandhi leads a campaign for tax relief for farmers in Kheda, Gujarat. #nonviolence #history
British troops kill hundreds of unarmed Indians in Amritsar. Gandhi responds by launching a non-cooperation movement. #history #tragedy
Gandhi launches the Non-Cooperation Movement, urging Indians to boycott British goods, schools, and titles. #nonviolence #independence )
Gandhi is arrested and sentenced to six years in prison for sedition. He serves only two years. #history #activism
Gandhi is released early due to health issues. #history #india
Gandhi presides over the Indian National Congress session in Belgaum. #politics #india
Gandhi starts the Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi to protest the British salt monopoly. #nonviolence #protest
Gandhi reaches Dandi and illegally produces salt, sparking nationwide civil disobedience. #nonviolence #history
Gandhi is arrested and imprisoned without trial. #history #activism
Gandhi is released and negotiates the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, ending the civil disobedience campaign. #politics #history
Gandhi travels to London to represent the Indian National Congress at the Round Table Conference, but fails to achieve independence. #diplomacy #history
Gandhi begins a hunger strike to protest the Communal Award, which he believes harms Dalit interests. #activism #india
Gandhi temporarily resigns from the Indian National Congress to focus on social reform. #politics #history
A bomb is thrown at Gandhi during a speech but misses. He is unharmed. #history #india
Gandhi opposes the British Government of India Act's federation plan. #politics #history
Gandhi launches the Quit India Movement, demanding an end to British rule. He is arrested the next day. #independence #nonviolence
Gandhi and other Congress leaders are arrested and imprisoned. #history #activism
Gandhi is released due to failing health. #history #india
Gandhi meets Muhammad Ali Jinnah to discuss Hindu-Muslim unity, but talks fail. #politics #history
Gandhi visits Noakhali in Bengal to quell communal violence between Hindus and Muslims. #peace #history
India gains independence from Britain, but is partitioned into India and Pakistan. Gandhi does not participate in celebrations. #independence #history
Gandhi begins a fast in Calcutta to stop Hindu-Muslim riots; violence subsides. #peace #activism
Gandhi begins his final fast in Delhi to pressure the government to pay Pakistan its share of assets. #peace #activism
Gandhi is shot and killed by Nathuram Godse at Birla House in New Delhi. #history #tragedy
