History

  • The Birth of Mohandas K. Gandhi

  • Gandhi's Marriage

    Gandhi marries Kasturba Makanji at a very young age, 13
  • Gandhi's Studies

    Gandhi travels to London to study law at the University College in London
  • Gandhi Passes the Bar Exam in England

  • Gandhi Returns to India

    He returns after finishing legal studies
  • Gandhi Moves

    Gandhi moves to South Africa to work as a lawyer and experiences racial discrimination and begins his activism
  • Formation of the Natal Indian Congress

    Gandhi leads the movement for Indian rights
  • Gandhi Returns

    Gandhi returns to India and begins leading the Indian independence movement
  • Champaran Satyagraha

    Gandhi leads his first major nonviolent protest in India against the exploitation of indigo farmers
  • Jallianwala Bagh

    British troops kill hundreds of Indian civilians in Amritsar and would strengthen Gandhi’s resolve for independence.
  • Salt March

    Gandhi begins a 240 mile protest against the British salt tax, which becomes a symbol of India’s non-violent resistance to British colonial rule
  • Quit India Movement

    Gandhi calls for an immediate end to British rule in India. He is arrested by the British but continues to fight with non violent ways.
  • Partition of India

    India is partitioned into Pakistan and India. This leads to widespread violence and mass migration.
  • India Gains Independence

    India gains independence from British rule
  • Assassination of Gandhi

    Mohandas Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist who opposed Gandhi's policy of tolerance towards Muslims