amristar massacre

amristar massacre

Apr 13, 1919

was named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in the northern Indian city of Amritsar where

salt march

Mar 12, 1930

was a campaign of nonviolent protest against the British salt tax in colonial India which began with the Salt March to Dandi on March 12, 1930. It was the first act of organized opposition to British rule after Purna Swaraj, the declaration of independence by the Indian National Congress

quit inda movement

Aug 30, 1942

civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence.

formation of pakisten

Aug 11, 1947

The Indian military had no role in the relinquishment of control by the British and the division of India into two parts-- India and Pakistan

indian independence

Aug 15, 1947

is celebrated on 15 August to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation .

gandhi assassination

Jun 30, 1948

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, shot at point-blank range by Nathuram Godse, an activist.