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Gandhi is born
Gandhi was the son of Putlibai Gandhi (Mother)
Karamchand Gandhi (Father). He was born in Porbandar. Porbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat. -
Gandhi marries Kasturbai Makhanji
13-year old Mohandas was married to 14-year old Kasturbai Makhanji in an arranged child marriage -
Travels to London
Less than a month shy of his 19th birthday, Gandhi traveled to London, England, to study law at University College London and to train as a barrister. -
Gandhi returns to India
After he studied law in London and had passed the bar he decided to return to India to practice law. -
Gandhi is thrown off a train
Gandhi is thrown off a South African train by a white man because of his colo. That single handedly motivated him to fight for Indian rights in the British Colony -
Gandhi founds Natal Indian Congress
Gandhi realized that what the Indian people needed was a permanent organization to look after their interests. So in August of 1894 he founded the Natal Indian Congress for that very reason. -
Introduces Non-Violent Protest Philosophy
Gandhi introduces Non-Violent Protest Philosophy of Satyagraha.
At the beginning of the South African War, Gandhi argued that Indians must support the war effort in order to push their claims to full citizenship. -
Gandhi is Arrested for the First Time
Gandhi was arrested for the first time, for refusing to carry an obligatory ID card in South Africa. He was arrested for breach of the registration law and thrown into prison. The following month he was released after an understanding was reached with the government. -
Great March
Gandhi begins "Great March" to gain Indian rights in South Africa. The "great march", consisting of 2,037 men, 127 women and 57 children from Charlestown. Gandhi was arrested later that day for crossing the boarder. -
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (Armritsar Massacre)
British General Dyer marched troops into a garden where unarmed men, women, and children were gathered. He ordered his troops to fire upon the crowd and killed 379 people and wounded 1,100. He did not give any of the wounded medical attention. -
21 Day Fast to Reconcile Hindus and Muslims
In September 1924, Gandhi went on a twenty-one day fast to purify himself and to reconnect the Hindus and Muslims. -
Declaration of the Indepence of India
The Declaration of the Independence of India was accepted by the Indian National Congress, resolving the Congress and Indian nationalists to fight for complete self rule apart from the British Empire. -
Salt March
Gandhi and thousands of followers decided to walk to Dandi to get there own salt. This was a nonviolent protest against the British salt tax in colonial India. This was the first act of opposition after the declaration of independence. -
Salt March Ended
Gandhi and his followers finally reached their destination at the coast of Dandi to retreive their salt. -
Gandhi Assinated by Nathuram Godse
Gandhi was shot by a Hindu extremist who believed that Gandhi was the problem, not the solution.
