MAHATHMA GANDHI (1869-1948)

MAHATHMA GANDHI : TIME LINE

• 1869-MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI WAS BORN IN PORBANDAR ON 2 OCTOBER.HIS FATHER KARAMCHAND GANDHI , MOTHER PUTLI BHAI.
• 1883-MARRIES KASTURBAI IN AN ARRANGED CHILD MARRIAGE.
• 1888-TRAVELS TO LONDON TO TRAIN AS A BARRISTER
• 1891-RETURNS TO INDIA AFTER PASSING THE BAR
• 1893-TRAVELS TO SOUTH AFRICA TO WORK UNDER A YEAR-LONG CONTRACT WITH DADA ABDULAA & CO.
• 1899-ORGANIZES AN INDIAN AMBULANCE CORPS OF 1100  MEN DURING HIS SERVICE IN THE BOER WAR.
• 1903- ESTABLISHED THE TRANS WALL BRITISH INDIA  ASSOCIATION
• 1904 -STARTED THE PAPER ' INDIAN OPINION'
• 1906-INTRODUCES NON-VIOLENT PROTEST PHILOSOPHY OF SATYAGRAHA
• 1908-GANDHI IS ARRESTED FOR FIRST TIME
• 1913-BEGINS "GREAT MARCH" TO GAIN INDIAN RIGHTS IN SOUTH AFRICA
• 1915-RETURNS TO INDIA ON JANUAR7 9
• 1917-CHAMPARAN SATYAGRAHA,ESTABLISHES SABARMATHI ASHRAM
• 1918-AHMADABAD MILL LABOUR PROTEST
• 1919-TAKEN THE CHARGE OF YOUNG INDIA NEWS PAPER
• 1920-21-KHILAFAT AND NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENTS.
• 1922-CHAURI-CHAURA INCIDENT.CALL OFF THE NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT
• 1923-IN YARVADHA PRISON
• 1924-BEGINS 21 DAY FAST IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECONCILE HINDUS AND MUSLIMS
• 1925-FOUNDS THE ALL-INDIA SPINNERS ASSOCIATION
• 1928-GANDHI'S " THE STORY OF MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH " IS PUBLISHED , PARTICIPATES IN CALCUTTA CONGRESS IN WHICH A CONSTITUTION FOR INDIA IS ACCEPTED.
• 1929-LAHORE CONGRESS , INC RAISES THE TRICOLOR FLAG OF INDIA
• 1930-JAN 26 , DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA , MAR 12 DANDI MARCH (SALT SATYAGRAHA) , APR 6 ARRESTED BY GOVERNMENT
• 1931-JAN 25- FREE FROM PRISON , MAR-GANDHI-IRWIN PACT , AUG-SECOND ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE
• 1932-SIX DAY FAST TO PROTEST A SEPARATE ELECTIONS FOR UNTOUCHABLES. McDONALD  AWARD
• 1934-RETIRES FROM POLITICS 
• 1936-RELOCATES BASE OF OPERATIONS TO SEVAGRAM
• 1937-WARDHA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME
• 1939-ANNOUNCES FAST-UNTO-DEATH IN THE EFFORT TO FORM A PEOPLE'S COUNCIL IN RAJKOT.
• 1941-ESTABLISHES "GOSEVA SANGAM ".
• 1942-CRIPPS MISSION , QUIT INDIA PROTEST ,ARRESTED ALONG WITH ENTIRE CONGRESS WORKING COMMITTEE
• 1943-AT AGA KHAN PALACE AS A PRISONER
• 1944-KASTURBA GANDHI DIES AT AGE 74
• 1946-CABINET MISSION , SIMLA CONFERENCE.
• 1947-UK PASSES THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE ACT 1947 ON JUN 15 , TRAVEL TO NAGHVALI , THREE DAY FAST AT CALCUTTA
• 1948-ANNOUNCES FAST TO END VIOLENCE IN DELHI.
• 1948- JANUARY 30 , GANDHI IS ASSASSINATED BY NATHURAM GODSE.