Event | Year |
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Birth | 1869 |
Left for England to become a barrister | 1888 |
Left England to return to India after becoming a barrister | 1891 |
Sailed for South Africa | 1893 |
Established Phoenix Farm in S. Africa | 1904 |
Arrived in India from S Africa | 1915 |
Established Sabarmati Ashram | 1915 |
Fought for Champaran indigo workers (also marked Gandhiji’s entry in to politics) | 1917 |
Started the Non co-operation movement | 1920 |
Non co-operation movement withdrawn due to Chauri Chaura incident | 1922 |
Organised the Dandi March to protest against the salt tax laws | 1930 |
Attended the II round table conference | 1931 |
Settles down at Sevagram, a village near Wardha | 1936 |
Launched the Quit India Movement | 1942 |
Assassinated by Nathuram Godse | 1948 |
Date | Reason for fasting |
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1918, March 15-17 | Fasted in protest against the low wages of the Ahmedabad mill workers |
1919, April 13-15 | Fasted as atonement for Jalianwala Baugh Massacre and also to atone for riots at Bombay, Ahmedabad and other places as a result of that massacre |
1922, Feb. 12-16 | Fasted to atone for Chaurichaura Massacre |
1932, Sep 20-25 | Against communal award of Ramsay Macdonald |
1943, Feb. 10-28 | Fasted in protest against government’s attempt to blame Congress Party for disturbances after Quit India resolution |
1948, Jan. 13-17 | To protest against and atone the communal riots |
1. Organised the Dandi march | ||
2. Launched the Quit India movement | ||
3. Birth year | ||
4. Final arrival in India from South Africa | ||
5. Assassinated in the year | ||
6. Fought for Champaran indigo farmers | ||
7. Called off the non-cooperation movement |