Mahatma Gandhi
A revered leader who championed nonviolent resistance, fought for India's independence from British rule, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom worldwide.
Mahatma Gandhi, among two girls and indian community in South Africa against discrimination.
Here's a time line of Mahatma Gandhi's life:
- 1869 - Mohandras Karamchand Gandhi is Born in Gujarat, India
- 1883 - Gandhi Marries Kasturbai Makhanji in an Arrange Child
- 1888 - Gandhi Travels to London to Train as a Barrister
- 1893 - Gandhi Travels to South Africa to Work Under a Year-Long Contract with Dada Abdulla & Co., an Indian Firm
- 1894 - Gandhi Founds the Natal Indian Congress
- 1899 - Gandhi Organizes an Indian Ambulance Corps of 1100 Men During His Service in the Boer War
- 1906 - Gandhi Organizes Stretcher-Bearer Corps that Serves During the Zulu Uprising
- 1906 - Gandhi Introduces Non-Violent Protest Philosophy of Satyagraha
- 1908 - Gandhi is Arrested for the First Time, for Refusing to Carry an Obligatory ID Card in South Africa
- 1913 - Gandhi Begins "Great March" to Gain Indian Rights in South Africa
- 1915 - Gandhi Receives Hero's Welcome Upon Returning to India from South Africa
- 1920 - The Gandhi Era of the Indian Independence Movement Begins with the Non-Cooperation Movement
- 1922 - Nationalist Mob Sets Fire to a Police Station in Chauri Chaura Incident, Prompting Mahatma Gandhi to Call Off the Non-Cooperation Movement
- 1922 - Gandhi is Arrested by the British Government on Charges of Inciting Violence at Chauri Chaura
- 1924 - Gandhi is Released from Prison After Serving Only Two Years of a Six-Year Sentence Following Surgery for Appendicitis
- 1924 - Gandhi Begins Twenty-One Day Fast in an Attempt to Reconcile Hindus and Muslims
- 1930 - Declaration of the Independence of India
- 1931 - Gandhi Sets Sail for England to Represent the Indian National Congress at the Second Round Table Conference
- 1932 - Gandhi Begins Six-Day Fast to Protest Separate Elections for Untouchables
- 1934 - Gandhi Announces Retirement from Politics to Focus on Village Economics
- 1942 - The All India Congress Committee Launches the Quit India Movement and make Gandhi Arrested
- 1947 - United Kingdom Passes the Indian Independence Act 1947 and Partition of India happen
- 1948 - Mahatma Gandhi Announces Fast to End Hindu/Muslim Violence in Delhi
- 1948 - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is Assassinated by Nathuram Godse
An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it. Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self sustained.
-- Mahatma Gandhi