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Life
at a Glance |
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2
October 1869
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Birth
at Porbunder in Gujarat
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1883
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Married
with Kasturba
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4
September 1888
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Left
for London to study Law
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12
January 1891
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Passed
the Law examination
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10-11
June 1891
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Called
to the British Bar and enrolled in the High Court
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12
June 1891
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Set
sail for home
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6
July 1891
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In
India, introduced Raychand Bhai (Whom Gandhiji regarded as
his Guru)
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16
November 1891
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Applied
for enrollment in the Bombay High Court
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24
May 1892
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Came
to Bombay to start practice in the High Court as Barrister
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April
1893
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Representing
a Porbunder firm set sail for South Africa
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June
1893
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At
Pietermaritzberg station Gandhiji was ordered to go into van
compartment of the train although he held a first class
ticket. On his
refusal, a constable was brought and he was forcibly
ejected, his bundies pitched out after him.
He was left to shiver in the waiting room all night.
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22
May 1894
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Proposed
an Organisation to watch the interest of Indians and to
oppose colour bar against them in South Africa.
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22
August 1894
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Founded
Natal Indian Congress to fight colour prejudice
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3
September 1894
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Admitted
to Natal Supreme Court despite opposition by Natal Law Society
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17October
1899
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Out
break of Boer War and Gandhiji joined Ambulance Corps
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18
October 1901
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Started
for India assuring to return to South Africa if his service
were to be needed
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27
December 1901
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Moved
a resolution on South Africa at Calcutta Congress Session
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20
November 1902
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At
the growing pressure from Indians in South Africa, returned
to South Africa
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1903
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Founded
Transvaal British India Association
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1
October 1904
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Took
over entire management responsibility of 'Indian Opinion'
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Nov-Dec.
1904
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Founded
Phoenix settlement
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September
1906
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Started
Passive Resistance Movement
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13-22
November 1909
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Wrote
'Hind Swaraj' in Gujarati on board S.S. Kildonan Castle on
the way to South Africa from London
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9
January 1915
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Returned
to India
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25
May 1915
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Founded
Satyagraha Ashram at Kochrab, Ahmedabad
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April
1917
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Champaran
Stayagraha
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1918
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Ahmedabad
Mill workers & Kheda Peasant Satyagraha
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13
April 1919
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Massacre
at mass meeting at Jalianwala Bagh, Amritsar. Gandhiji
implored people to be calm
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8
October 1919
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First
issue of 'young India' under Gandhiji's Editorship
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1920-21
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Khilafat
and Non Co-operation Movements
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5
February 1922
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Chauri
Chaura incident and withdrawal of No Co-operation Movement
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10
March 1922
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Arrested.
On 21 March sent tot Yeravada Jail, Pune.
Remained in Jail till March 1924.
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17
September 1924
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Started
21 day's fast for Hindu-Muslim unity
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December
1924
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Presided
over the Belgaum Congress
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December
1928
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Attended
Calcutta Congress where a draft Constitution of India was
adopted on 31 December 1928
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December
1929
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Gandhiji's
resolution on Complete independence was adopted at open
session of Lahore Congress along with immediate boycott of
legislatures
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26
January 1930
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Pledge
of independence day taken all over India
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19
February 1930
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All
India Congress Committee adopted Civil Disobedience
programme
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12
March 1930
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At
6.30 a.m with 78 Ashramites, Gandhiji started his famous
Dandi March to break the Salt Law
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4
May 1930
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Arrested
and taken to Yeravada Jail
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26
January 1931
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Released
from jail
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5
March 1931
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Gandhi-Irwin
pact was announced
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29
March 1931
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Left
for London to attend Round Table Conference
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5
December 1931
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Decided
to restart Non Co-operation Movement
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4
January 1932
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Started
fast against separate electorate for the Harijans
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8
May 1933
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Started
21 day fast for the improvement of Harijan's condition and
was released at 6 p.m. from jail
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31
July 1933
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Individual
Civil Disobedience started
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1
August 1933
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Arrested
and remained in Jail till 23 Aug. 1933
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17
September 1934
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Stated
"I am going to resign from the Congress"
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28
October 1934
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Declared
his intention to retire from Congress
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1936
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Founded
Sevagram Ashram at Wardha
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1937
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Wardha
Scheme of Education
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May
& Oct-Nov 1938
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North
West Frontier tours
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3
March 1939
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Started
fast unto death at Rajkot and on settlement of the issue
ended fast on 7 March 1939
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15
October 1940
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Started
Anti-war individual Satyagraha with Vinoba as the first
Satyagrahi
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15
January 1942
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'My
political successor is Jawaharlal' Gandhiji said
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5
March 1942
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Cripps
Arrives
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30
March 1942
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The
idea of 'Quit India' burst upon Gandhiji
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8
March 1942
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Addressed
All India Congress Committee of Bombay and Quit India
resolution was passed
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9
August 1942
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Arrested
and taken to Agakhan Palace- Jail
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15
August 1942
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Lighted
the pyre of Mahadev Desai, his Secretary who died in Jail
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10
February 1943
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Started
fast in Agakhan Palace - Jail
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6
May 1944
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Ended
fast - in Jail
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3
March 1943
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22
February 1944
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At
7.35 p.m Kasturba died.
The saree woven from yarn spun by Gandhiji was
wrapped round her body
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6
May 1944
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Released
from Jail
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March
1945
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Cabinet
mission
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Jan-Jul
1945
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Simla
Conference
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1946
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Cabinet
plan accepted
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10
October 1946
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In
Noakhali and other districts in East Bengal inhuman
atrocities started
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6
November 1946
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Left
Calcutta for Noakhali by a special train.
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Jan-Dec
1947
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Toured
troubled areas of Bengal, Bihar & Delhi
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15
August 1947
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AT
Calcutta, fasted as country was cut into two pieces
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13
January 1948
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Started
fast in Delhi against communal riots
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16
January 1948
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'I
do not wish to live if peace is not established in India and
Pakistan'
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18
January 1948
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Broke
fast by taking orange juice from Maulana Azad
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20
January 1948
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A
bomb exploded during prayer
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27
January 1948
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Wrote
that Congress should cease as political body and should
devote to people's service
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30
January 1948
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At
5.17 pm shot dead on his way to evening prayer ground at
Birla House, Delhi
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