| Mahatma Gandhiji (1869 - 1948) | |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| 1869 | October 2 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Born. Father Karamchand alias Kaba Gandhi and Mother Putlibai. |
| 1881 | Enters High School at Rajkot. |
| 1883 | Marries Kasturbai. |
| 1887 | Passes Matriculation examination; joins Samaldas College at Bhavnagar, but gives up studies at close of first term. |
| 1888 | September 4 Sails for England. Lives on vegetarian diet Takes lessons in dancing and music for a short time, thinking they are necessary parts of a gentleman's equipment. |
| 1893 | April Leaves for South Africa, being engaged by a Muslim firm for legal work. Experiences colour bar in various forms; decides to remain and fight race prejudice. |
| 1896 | July Returns to India and starts agitation on behall of South African Indians. Opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. May 12 Support 'home rule' for India |
| 1915-16 | Tours India and Burma, travelling 3rd class on the railways. |
| 1917 | Idea of making use of spinning - wheel to produce handmade cloth on large scale takes root in his mind. April Goes to Champaran (Bihar) to investigate conditions of labour in indigo plantations; arrested and later released; |
| 1919 | February 28 Signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills. April 6 Inaugurates all-India satyagraha movemeni; countrywide hartal. November 24 Presides over All-India Khilafat Conference at Delhi. December Advises acceptance of Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms by Congress at Amritsar. |
| 1922 | February 5 Following Chauri Chaura (U.R) tragedy, in which 21 police constables and one sub-inspector were burnt to death by a mob, fasts for five days and abandons plan of satyagraha movement. |
| 1925 | Commences writing his autobiography. The Story of My Experiments with Truth. |
| 1928 | December Moves resolution at Calcutta Congress session in favour of Independence if Dominion Status is not granted by end of 1929. |
| 1929 | December At his instance Lahore Congress session declares that Swaraj in Congress creed shall mean Puma Swaraj (complete independence). |
| 1930 | February 12 Commences march to Dandi sea-beach, where he ceremoniously picks up salt (April 6). |
| 1931 | August 29 Sails for England as sole Congress delegate to Second Round Table Conference. |
| 1939 | March 3 Commences 'fast unto death' at Rajkot to secure Ruler's adherence to promise given to reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention. |
| 1942 | August 8 Addresses A.I.C.C. session in Bombay on implications of Quit India resolution. |
| 1944 | February 22 Kasturba Gandhi dies in Aga Khan's Palace. |
| 1948 | January 12 Decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi; Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji. 30 Is assassinated on way to evening prayer by Nathuram Godse. |
| This list was prepared by Dr. Jinadatha | |
