CHRONOLOGY OF MAHATMA GANDHI

Chronology, Timeline of Events, Family Tree.


A Short Chronological Sketch


  • 2 October, 1869: Birth at Porbunder in Gujarat (Sudamapuri, Kathiawad)
  • 1876 :Beginning of Education at Rajkot.
  • 1883 : Married with Kasturba at Porbunder.
  • 4th September, 1888 : Left for London to study Law.
  • 12 January, 1891 : Passed the Law examination.
  • 10-11 June, 1891 : Called to the British Bar and enrolled in the High Court.
  • 12 June, 1891 : Set sail for home.
  • 6 July, 1891 : In India, introduced to Raychandbhai (Whom Gandhiji regarded as his Guru).
  • 16 November, 1891 : Applied for enrollment in the Bombay High Court.
  • 24 May, 1892 : Came to Bombay to start practice in the High Court as Barrister.
  • April, 1893 : Representing a Porbunder firm set sail for South Africa.
  • June, 1893 : At Pietermaritzberg station Gandhiji was ordered to go into the 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 bundles pitched out after him. He was left to shiver in the waiting room all night.
  • 22 May, 1894 : Proposed an Organisation to watch the interest of Indians and to oppose colour bar against them in South Africa.
  • 22 August, 1894 : Founded Natal Indian Congress to fight colour prejudice.
  • 3 September, 1894 : Admitted to Natal Supreme Court despite opposition by Natal Law Society.
  • 17 October, 1899 : Out break of Boer War and Gandhiji joined Ambulance Corps.
  • 18 October, 1899 : Started for India assuring to return to South Africa in his service were to be needed.
  • 27 December, 1901 : Moved a resolution on South Africa at Calcutta Congress session.
  • 20 November, 1902 : At the growing pressure from Indians in South Africa, returned to South Africa.
  • 1903 : Founded Transvaal British India Association.
  • 1 October, 1904 : Took over entire management responsibility of 'Indian Opinion'.
  • Nov.-Dec., 1904 : Founded Phoenix settlement.
  • September, 1906 : Started Passive Resistance Movement.
  • 13-22November, 1909 : Wrote 'Hind Swaraj' in Gujarati on board S.S.Kildonan Castle on the way to South Africa from London.
  • 9 January, 1915 : Returned to India.
  • 25 May, 1915 : Founded Satyagraha Ashram at Kochrab, Ahemadabad.
  • April, 1917 : Champaran Satyagraha.
  • 1918 : Ahemadabad mill workers & Kheda Peasant Satyagraha.
  • 13 April, 1919 : Massacre at mass meeting at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Gandhiji implored people to be calm 8 October, 1919 First issue of 'Young India' under Gandhiji's Editorship.
  • 1920-21 : Khilafat and non-Co-operation Movement.
  • 5 February, 1922 : Chauri Chaura incident and withdrawal of Non Co-operation Movement.
  • 10 March, 1922 : Arrested. On 21 March sent to Yervada Jail. Remained in jail till March 1924.
  • 17 September, 1924 : Started 21 days fast for Hindu-Muslim unity.
  • December, 1924 : Presided over the Belgaum Congress.
  • December, 1928 : Attended Calcutta Congress where a draft Constitution of India was adopted on 31 December, 1928.
  • December, 1929 : Gandhiji's resolution on Complete Independence was adopted at open session of Lahore Congress along with immediate boycott of legislatures.
  • 26 January, 1930 : Pledge of Independence day taken all over India.
  • 19 February, 1930 : All India Congress Committee adopted Civil Disobedience programme.
  • 12 March, 1930 : At 6.30 a.m. with 78 Ashramaties Gandhiji started his famous Dandi March to break the Salt Law.
  • 4 May, 1930 : Arrested and taken to Yervada jail.
  • 26 January, 1931 : Released from Jail.
  • 5 March, 1931 : Gandhi-Irwin Pact was announced.
  • 29 March, 1931 : Left for London to attend Round Table Conference.
  • 5 December, 1931 : Decided to restart Non Co-operation Movement.
  • 4 January, 1932 : Arrested and imprisoned without trial.
  • 8 May, 1933 : Started 21 days fast for the improvement of Harijan's condition and was released at 6 p.m. from jail.
  • 31 July, 1933 : Individual Civil Disobedience started.
  • 1 August, 1933 : Arrested and remained in Jail till 23 Aug.1933.
  • 17 September, 1934 : Stated "I am going to resign from the Congress".
  • 28 October, 1934 : Declared his intention to retire from Congress.
  • 1936 : Founded Sevagram Ashram at Wardha.
  • 1937 : Wardha Scheme of Education.
  • May & Oct-Nov, 1938 : North West Frontier tours.
  • 3 March, 1939: Started fast unto death at Rajkot and on settlement of the issue ended fast on 7 March, 1939.
  • 15 October, 1940 : Started Anti-war individual Satyagraha with Vinoba as the first Satyagrahi.
  • 15 January, 1942 : 'My political successor is Jawaharlal' Gandhiji said.
  • 5 March, 1942 : Cripps arrives.
  • 30 March, 1942 : The idea of 'Quit India' burst upon Gandhiji.
  • 8 March, 1942 : Addressed All India Congress Committee of Bombay and Quit India resolution was passed.
  • 9 August, 1942 : Arrested and taken to Agakhan Palace-Jail.
  • 15 August, 1942 : Lighted the pyre of Mahadev Desai, his secretary who died in Jail.
  • 10 February, 1943 : Started fast in Agakhan Palace-Jail.
  • 3 March, 1943 : Ended fast-in-Jail.
  • 22 February, 1944 : At 7.35 p.m. Kasturba died. The saree woven from yarn spun by Gandhiji was wrapped round her body.
  • 6 May, 1944 : Released from Jail.
  • March, 1945 : Cabinet Mission.
  • Jan-July, 1945 : Simla Conference.
  • 1946 : Cabinet plan accepted.
  • 10 October, 1946 : In Naokhali and other districts in East Bengal inhuman atrocities started.
  • 6 November, 1946 : Left Calcutta for Naokhali by a special train.
  • Jan-Dec., 1947 : Toured troubled areas of Bengal, Bihar & Delhi.
  • 15 August, 1947 : At Calcutta, fasted as country was cut into two pieces.
  • 13 January, 1948 : Started fast in Delhi against communal riots.
  • 16 January, 1948 : 'I do not with to live if peace is not established in India and Pakistan'.
  • 18 January, 1948 : Broke fast by taking orange juice from Maulana Azad.
  • 20 January, 1948 : A bomb exploded during prayer.
  • 27 January, 1948 : Wrote that Congress should cease as political body and should devote on his way to evening prayer ground at Birla House, Delhi.