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1920 |
April |
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Elected president of All-India Home Rule
League. |
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1920 |
June |
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Successfully urged resolution for a satyagraha
campaign of non-cooperation at Moslem Conference at
Allahabad and at Congress sessions at Calcutta
(Sept.) and Nagpur (Dec.) |
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1920 |
August |
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Second all-India satyagraha campaign began when he
gave up Kaisar-i-Hind medal. |
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1921 |
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Presided at opening of first shop selling
homespun (khadi) in Bombay. |
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1921 |
August |
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Presided at bonfire of foreign cloth in
Bombay. |
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1921 |
September |
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Gave up wearing shirt and cap and resolved to
wear only a loin-cloth in devotion to homespun cotton
and simplicity. |
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1921 |
November |
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Fasted at Bombay for five days because of
communal rioting following visit of Prince of Wales
(later Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor). |
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1921 |
December |
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Mass civil disobedience, with thousands in
jail. Gandhi invested with "sole executive authority" on
behalf of Congress. |
|
1922 |
February |
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Suspended mass disobedience because of violence
at Chauri Chaura and undertook five-day fast of penance
at Bardoli. |
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1922 |
March |
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Arrested at Sabarmati in charge of sedition in
Young India. Pleaded guilty in famous |
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1922 |
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statement at the "great trial" in Ahmedabad
before Judge Broomfield. Sentenced to six years'
imprisonment in Yeravda jail. |
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1923 |
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Wrote Satyagraha in South Africa and part of
his autobiography in prison. |
|
1924 |
January |
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Was operated on for appendicitis and
unconditionally released from prison in
February. |
|
1924 |
September |
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Began 21-day "great fast" at Mohammed Ali's
home near Delhi as penance for communal rioting
(between Hindus and Moslems), especially at
Kohat. |
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1924 |
December |
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Presided over Congress session at Belgaum as
president. |
|
1925 |
November |
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Fasted at Sabarmati for seven days because of
misbehaviour of members of ashram. |
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1925 |
December |
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Announced one-year political silence and
immobility at Congress session at Cawnpore. |
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1927 |
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No-tax satyagraha campaign launched at Bardoli,
led by Sadar Patel. |
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1928 |
December |
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Moved compromise resolution at Congress session
at Calcutta, calling for complete independence within
one year, or else the beginning of another
all-Indian satyagraha campaign. |
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1929 |
March |
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Arrested for burning foreign cloth in Calcutta
and fined one rupee. |
|
1929 |
December |
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Congress session at Lahore declared complete
independence and a boycott of the legislature and fixed
January 26 as National Independence Day. Third
all-Indian satyagraha campaign began. |
|
1930 |
March |
12 |
Set out from Sabamarti with 79 volunteers on
historic salt march 200 miles to sea at Dandi. |
|
1930 |
April |
6 |
Broke salt law by picking salt up at seashore
as whole world watched. |
|
1930 |
May |
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Arrested by armed policemen at Karadi and
imprisoned in Yeravda jail without trial. |
|
1930 |
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One hundred thousand persons arrested. There
was no Congress in December because all leaders were in
jail. |
|
1931 |
January |
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Released unconditionally with 30 other Congress
leaders. |
|
1931 |
March |
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Gandhi-Irwin (Viceroy) Pact signed, which ended
civil disobedience. |
|
1931 |
August |
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Sailed from Bombay accompanied by Desai, Naidu,
Mira, etc., for the second Round Table Conference,
arriving in London via Marseilles, where he was
met by C.F. Andrews. |
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1931 |
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Autumn. Resided at Kingsley Hall in London
slums, broadcast to America, visited universities, met
celebrities, and attended Round Table Conference
sessions. |
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1931 |
December |
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Left England for Switzerland, where he met
Romain Rolland, and Italy, where he met
Mussolini. |
|
1931 |
December |
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Arrived in India. Was authorised by Congress to
renew satyagraha campaign (fourth nation-wide
effort). |
|
1932 |
January |
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Arrested in Bombay with Sardar Patel and
detained without trial at Yeravda prison. |
|
1932 |
September |
20 |
Began "perpetual fast unto death" while in
prison in protest of British action giving separate
electorates to untouchables. |
|
1932 |
September |
26 |
Concluded "epic fast" with historic cell scene
in presence of Tagore after British accepted
"Yeravda Pact". |
|
1932 |
December |
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Joined fast initiated by another prisoner,
Appasaheb Patwardhan, against untouchability; but fast
ended in two days. |
|
1933 |
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Began weekly publication of Harijan in place of Young
India. |
|
1933 |
May |
8 |
Began self-purification fast of 21 days against
untouchability and was released from prison by
government on first day. Fast concluded after 21
days at Poona. |
|
1933 |
July |
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Disbanded Sabarmati ashram, which became centre
for removal of untouchability |
|
1933 |
August |
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Arrested and imprisoned at Yeravda for four
days with 34 members of his ashram. When he refused to
leave Yeravda village for Poona, he was sentenced
to one year's imprisonment at Yeravda. |
|
1933 |
August |
16 |
Began fast against refusal of government to
grant him permission to work against untouchability
while in prison; on fifth day of fast he was
removed to Sassoon Hospital; his health was precarious;
he was unconditionally released on eighth
day. |
|
1933 |
November |
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Began ten-month tour of every province in India
to help end untouchability. |
|
1933 |
November |
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Kasturba arrested and imprisoned for sixth time
in two years. |
|
1934 |
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Summer. Three separate attempts made on his
life. |
|
1934 |
July |
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Fasted at Wardha ashram for seven days in penance
against intolerance of opponents of the movement
against untouchability. |
|
1934 |
October |
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Launched All-India Village Industries
Association. |
|
1935 |
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Health declined; moved to Bombay to
recover. |
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1936 |
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Visited Seagon, a village near Wardha in the
Central Provinces, and decided to settle there.. (This
was renamed Sevagram in 1940 and eventually became
an ashram for his disciples.) |
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1937 |
January |
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Visited Travancore for removal of
untouchability. |
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1938 |
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Autumn. Tour of Northwest Frontier Province
with the Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. |
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1939 |
March |
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Began fast unto death as part of satyagraha
campaign in Rajkot; fast ended four days later when
Viceroy appointed as
arbitrator. |
