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Indian Nationalism And Independence Timeline

By Horacio Garcia

  • 1857

    1857
    Sepoy Mutiny, Hindus and Muslims took over the city of Delhi and continued their rebellion to Central India and Northern parts.

  • 1858

    1858
    British government takes direct command of India. And Raj is the name of the British rule after India came under the British crown.

  • 1869

    1869
    October 2, Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India

  • 1876

    1876
    Gandhi moves with his family to Rajkot, India

  • 1883

    1883
    Gandhi gets married at the age of thirteen to Kasturba Makanji

  • 1885

    1885
    The first meeting of the Indian National Congress is being made in Bombay.

  • 1888

    1888
    Gandhi sails to England so that he can study law

  • 1891

    1891
    Gandhi returns to India and begins to practice law

  • 1893

    1893
    Gandhi accepts a job in South Africa

  • 1903

    1903
    Gandhi decides to open a law office in Johannesberg,South Africa

  • 1906

    1906
    This is the important year in which the formation of the Muslim League is formed.

  • 1918

    1918
    Indian troops return home from the war and afterwards are lied. Hindus protested so the British passed the Rowlatt Acts but those acts lead the government to jail protesters without trial for as long as 2 years.

  • 1919

    1919
    In this year the protest of the Rowlatt Acts occurs. Around 10,000 Muslims and Hindus went to Amritsar which is a big city in Punjab. The Amritsar Massacre occurs as well in which soldiers fired at Hindus and Muslims that pray and listen to speeches. 1,200 were injured and 400 were killed.

  • 1920

    1920
    Mahatma Gandhi leads the Indian National Congress. As well that same year there is the Non-cooperation Movement.

  • 1922

    1922
    After a big trial, Gandhi is sentenced to six years in jail (March 1922-January 1924)

  • 1930

    1930
    There is still Civil Disobedience Movement throughout the country, Salt Satyagraha occurs in this year-Gandhi's Dandi March. And last but not least the First Round Table Conference also occurs in 1930.

  • 1935

    1935
    The Government of India would receive in this year the Royal Assent. This Royal Assent would provide self government and limited democratic elections. Even though it was not total independence yet.

  • 1947

    1947
    In this year The British House of Commons passed and act on July 16, 1947 to create two independent nations, India and Pakistan. Government workers and common people had to decide which country to join and this cause violence between different groups.

  • 1948

    1948
    In January 30th Gandhi is killed in the capital of India Delhi by an Hindu extremist. He killed him because he thought Gandhi was defending Muslims too much.