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Chronology

MAHATMA GANDHI

“My Life is My Message”

 

1869, October 2

Birth at Porbandar in Gujarat Province

1883

Married to Kasturba

1887

Passed Matriculation Examination from Ahmedabad Centre

1888, September, 4

Left fr Lndon to Study Law

1891, January, 12

Passed the Law Examination

1891, June, 6

In India, introduced to Rajchandrabhai (whom Gandhiji regarded as one of his Gurus).

1869, October 2 Birth at Porbandar in Gujarat Province
1883 Married to Kasturba
1887 Passed Matriculation Examination from Ahmedabad Centre
1888, September 4 Left for London to study Law
1891, January 12 Passed the Law Examination
1891, June 10–11 Called to the British Bar and enrolled in the High Court
1891, June 12 Set sail for home
1891, July 6 Introduced to Rajchandra in India
1891, November 16 Applied for enrolment in the Bombay High Court
1892, May 24 Started practice in Bombay High Court
1893, April 19 Left for South Africa representing a firm
1893, May 31 Incident at Pietermaritzburg railway station (ejected from first-class compartment)
1894, May 22 Proposed organization for Indians in South Africa
1894, August 22 Founded Natal Indian Congress
1894, September 3 Admitted to Natal Supreme Court
1899, October 17 Joined Ambulance Corps during Boer War
1901, October 18 Returned to India
1901, December 27 Moved resolution at Calcutta Congress
1902, November 20 Returned to South Africa
1903 Founded Transvaal British Indian Association
1904, October 1 Took over management of Indian Opinion
1904, Nov–Dec Founded Phoenix Settlement
1906, September 11 Started Passive Resistance Movement
1909, Nov 13–22 Wrote Hind Swaraj in Gujarati on board “S.S. Kildonan Castle”
1915, January 9 Returned to India via England
1915, May 20 Founded Satyagraha Ashram at Kochrab, Ahmedabad
1917, April Started Champaran Satyagraha for peasants
1918 Ahmedabad Mill Workers and Kheda Peasants Satyagraha
1919, April 13 Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar
1919, September 7 Navjivan (Gujarati) started under Gandhiji’s editorship
1919, October 8 First issue of Young India published
1920–21 Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movements
1922, February 5 Chauri-Chaura incident; Movement withdrawn
1922, March 10 Arrested and sent to Yeravda Jail
1924, September 17 21-day fast for Hindu-Muslim unity
1924, December 23 Presided over Belgaum Congress
1928, December 26 Attended Calcutta Congress session
1929, December 31 Complete Independence resolution adopted
1930, January 26 Pledge of Independence taken
1930, March 12 Began Dandi March
1930, April 6 Broke Salt Law at Dandi
1931, March 5 Gandhi-Irwin Pact
1934, October 29 Founded Sevagram Ashram
1936 Wardha Scheme of Education
1937 North-West Frontier Province tours
1938, May & Oct–Nov Started fast unto death at Rajkot; issue settled
1939, March 3 Broke fast at Rajkot (issue resolved on 7 March 1939)
1940, October 17 Started Anti-War Individual Satyagraha with Vinoba Bhave as the first Satyagrahi.
1942, January 15 Jawaharlal will be my successor, Gandhiji said.
1942, March 22 Stafford Cripps arrived in India.
1942, March 30 The idea of ‘Quit India’ burst upon Gandhiji.
1942, August 8 Addressed All India Congress Committee at Bombay where ‘Quit India’ resolution was passed.
1942, August 9 Arrested and taken to Aga Khan Palace jail, Pune.
1942, August 15 Lighted the pyre of Mahadev Desai, his Secretary who died in the jail.
1943, February 10 Started fast in Aga Khan Palace jail.
1943, March 3 Ended fast in the jail.
1944, February 22 At 7:30 p.m. Kasturba died. The saree woven by Gandhiji was wrapped around her body and the pyre was lit.
1944, May 6 Released from the jail.
1945, June–July Simla Conference.
1946, March Cabinet Mission arrived.
1946, October 10 Inhuman atrocities started in Noakhali and other districts in East Bengal.
1946, November 6 Left Calcutta for Noakhali by a special train.
1947, January–Dec. Toured troubled areas of Bengal, Bihar and Delhi.
1947, August 15 At Calcutta, fasted as country was cut into two pieces.
1948, January 13 Started fast in Delhi at Birla House against communal riots.
1948, January 16 Stated, “I have no wish to live if I cannot see peace established all round me, in India as well as in Pakistan.”
1948, January 18 Broke fast by taking sweet lime juice from Maulana Azad at Birla House.
1948, January 20 A bomb exploded during prayer at Birla House.
1948, January 27 Wrote that Congress should cease as a political body and devote to peoples’ service.
1948, January 30 At 5:17 p.m. shot dead on his way to evening prayer ground at Birla House, Delhi.

Statement of Fasts In South Africa

1913

(Phoenix) Penitential fast for a week for moral lapse of two inmates at the settlement

1914

(phoenix) Fourteen day’s fast for a similar reason

In India

1915, June 1

Fasted for a day on detecting untruth among Ashram boys

1915, September 11

Gave up evening meal due to some Ashramites’ objection to the admission of a Harijan in the Ashram

1918, March 15-17

For a raise in the wages of mill workers of Ahmedabad

1919, April 6

First day of the Satyagraha movement

1919, April 13-15

Began fast for 72 hours owing to Jallianwala Bagh massacre at Amritsar, and disturbances at Bombay and Ahmedabad

1921, November 19-21

Fasted owing to disturbances at Bombay

1921, November 28

Took vow to fast for 24 hours on every Monday till Swaraj was won and started it from that day

1922, February 12-16

Owing to the massacre at Chauri-Chaura

1924, September 17-30

1924, October 1-7

For Hindu Muslim unity

1925, November 24-30

For having detected sexual aberrations in some boys and girls of the Ashram

1928, June 22-24

Owing to moral lapse of an Ashram inmate

1932, September 20-25

In protest against the decision to set up separate electorate for the Harijans

1932, December 22

In protest against Government no allowing fellow prisoners to do scavenging work

1933, May 8-28

For self purification and of his colleagues’

1933, August 16-22

In protest against Government’s decision not to grant all the facilities for Harijan work which he was having previously in jail

1934, August 7-13

An irate reformer attacked an opponent Pt. Lal Nath of the Harijan up-liftment group with a lathi. Started fast to atone

1939, March 3-6

For the breach of promise by the Rajkot ruler

1940, November 12-13

Because he doubted his fellow inmate of committing theft

1941, May 5-7

Because of communal riots in Ahmedabad

1941, June 29

For communal unity

1943, February 10-28

In protest against Government’s propaganda that the responsibility of disturbances after ‘Quit India’ resolution lies on the Congress

1944, November 30

Fasted or thought of fasting for one or more days. Details and reason could not be traced

1946, October 20-23 (?)

Probably on account of an error by the person who prepared the fair copy of letter written during negotiations with the Muslim League

1947, August 15

Against partition of the country

1947, September 1-3

Because of communal riots

1947, October 11

Birthday according to Vikram calendar, fsted instead of celebrating it

1948, January 13-17

For communal unity

Arrests and Imprisonments of Mahatma Gandhi In South Africa

1908, January 10

Arrested for failing to register or to leave Transvaal. Was sentenced to two months simple imprisonment, on 30th Jan. Following a compromise, released

1908, October 7-12

While returning from Natal as he was unable to show his registration which he had burnt, imprisoned with hard labour

1909, February 25

Arrested, sentenced for 3 months imprisonment at Transvaal for not producing registration certificate.

1913, November 6

After the ‘great march’ be was arrested at Palmford, released on 7th on bail furnished by Kallenbach

1913, November 8

Again arrested and released on bail

1913, November 9

Arrested and sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment. At Volksrust sentenced for further three months, but unexpectedly released on 18 December, 1913

In India

1917, April 16

While touring Champaran served with a notice to leave the district but was not arrested

1919, April 10

Arrested at Palwal on his way to Amritsar and was taken back to Bombay where he was released on 11 April 

1922, March 10

Arrested near Sabarmati Ashram for writing three articles in ‘Young India’ Sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. Released from Yeravada prison on 5 February, 1924 unconditionally after an operation on 12 January, 1924

1929, March 4

Arrested and released for burning foreign clothes at Calcutta

1930, May 5

At 00:45 arrested at Karadi near Dandi for violating the Salt law, without trial was imprisoned and released unconditionally on 26 January, 1931

1932, January 4

Arrested in Bombay at 3 a.m. and taken to Yeravada Jail. On 8 May 1933 as he started fast was released at 6 p.m.

1933, August 1

Arrested early in the morning at Ahmedabad following his march toward Rass and released on 4 August at 9 a.m. Was asked to leave Yeravada limits by 9:30 a.m. Did not comply, so arrested on the same day at 9:50 a.m. and sentenced to one year imprisonment. Started fast on 16 August. He was shifted to Sasoon hospital on 20 August and was released on 23 August at 3:45 p.m. from the hospital

1942, August 9

Arrested in the early hours of the morning under the Defence of India Rules following ‘Quit India’ resolution and was lodged in Aga Khan Palace jail. Released unconditionally at 8 p.m. on 6 May, 1944

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