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The independent movement of India

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  • Sepoy Mutiny

    Sepoy Mutiny
    The uprising ruing the British colonization of India was a mutiny of the native troops know a s"sepoys". It began on Sunday, may 10, 1857 the Sepoy rebellion was a complete surprise to the British.
  • The government of India Act

    The government of India Act
    Parliament passed the Government of India Act, for the purpose of addressing the grievances of the Indian population. It convinced the British that administration of the India must be taken over by the Crown.
  • Empress of India

    Empress of India
    Queen Victoria was given the title Empress of India by the British Parliament
  • The Indian National Congress

    The Indian National Congress
    The hindu indian national congress formed, and it was the largest and most prominent Indian public organization. It was most helpful to many Indian people, and gave influence of modern Indian nationalism.
  • Mass meeting at the Empire Theatre, Johannesburg

    Mass meeting at the Empire Theatre, Johannesburg
    A mass meeting of Indians took place at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg. At this meeting, the Transvaal Indian Congress decide to set up the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council with fifteen members, under the chairmanship of Dr Y.M. Dadoo.
  • WW1 Starts

    WW1 Starts
    WW1 starts
  • Non-Cooperation Movement

    Non-Cooperation Movement
    Gandhiji fought for the rights of the textile mill workers of Ahmedabad. Here for the first time he introduced a method of arbitration - fasting. Gandhiji felt this method provent violence and the compulsion which may present even peaceful struggles.
  • Amrister Massacre

    Amrister Massacre
    incident on April 13, 1919, in which British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in Amritsar in the Punjab region of India, killing several hundred people and wounding many hundreds more.
  • Exlusive Authority Over the Indian National Congress

    Exlusive Authority Over the Indian National Congress
    A multitude of Funjabs gathered in Gandhi was invested with executive authroity on behalf of the Indian National Congress.
  • Gandhi is Arrested by the BIritish Government on Charges of Inciting Violence

    Gandhi is Arrested by the BIritish Government on Charges of Inciting Violence
    The government seized the opportunity for which it was waiting.
  • Movement for complete independence

    Movement for complete independence
    The Indian National Congress Party agreed to start a movement for complete independence from British rule.
  • Salt Satyagraha

    Salt Satyagraha
    The Salt Satyagraha was a campaign of nonviolent protest against the British salt tax in colonial India which began with the Salt March 50 Dardi.
  • Declaration of the Independence of India

    Declaration of the Independence of India
    Gandhi leads the movement to break away from Great Britain. He publishes the Declaration of Independence of India, representing the Indian National Congress, and makes his case for Indian independence. After the Indian National Conference decided calling for complete independence from the British, all over the India absorbed this day as a Purna Swaraj(total independence) with honor and pride.
  • Kasturba Gandhi Died

    Kasturba Gandhi Died
    Wife of Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi dies at age 74.
  • The British Cabinet Mission Arrives in India

    The British Cabinet Mission Arrives in India
    The British Cabinet Mission of 1946 to India aimed to discuss and plans for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership, providing India with independence under Dominion status in the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • Independence Day

    Independence Day
    Viscount Louis Mountbatten, the last British Governor-General of India, announced the partitioning of British India into India and Pakistan.
  • Mahatma Gandhi Announces Fast to End Hindu/Muslim Violence

    Mahatma Gandhi Announces Fast to End Hindu/Muslim Violence
    He began a fast again to stop the fight between Hindu and Muslim. The fast was done until Delhi became peaceful. The fast had a refreshing impact to Pakistan. In India there was an emotional shake-up. The fast compelled people to think afresh on the problem on the solution of which he had staked his life.
  • Mohandas Karamchand gandhi died

    Mohandas Karamchand gandhi died
    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse.
  • Argument bewteen Hindus & Muslims

    Argument bewteen Hindus & Muslims
    India dissolves into chaos and killings, as Hindus and Muslims flee for the borders of India and Pakistan.